2:51am and....

I'm STILL awake.  Why you ask?  It's definitely NOT because I'm a night owl.  It's because I'm working.  Well trying to work except a few issues have been found which is preventing me from doing my work.  So now I wait... and wait... and wait.  God this is brutal.  I've been sitting here waiting since 10:30pm and I'm exhausted.  At least I have company though.  The other 2 people on my team are awake with me and every now and then we IM each other to bitch about how long we've been waiting.

I'm in serious need of a vacation.  I wasn't planning on taking one in December but to keep my sanity I've decided to ask for THREE whole days off.  I didn't have the guts to ask for a whole week b/c I know there are many projects happening in December.  But now I wish I did so I could go somewhere down south and bask in the hot sun and not have a care in the world. 

But the alternative is not so bad either.  Steve and I are going to the States to do some shopping.  I've been wanting to go ever since our dollar went up but we've been too busy.  I'm curious to see how great the deals are down south.

My mom is driving me a little nuts.  It seems every time she goes to the mall she brings back a piece of jewelry (necklace or bracelet) that she thinks I could wear for my wedding.  It's a really nice gesture but the two of us have completely different tastes.  The thought of her spending an hour at the jewelry counter picking out a necklace for me makes me feel extremely guilty when I have to tell her I don't like it.  How do I tell her nicely without hurting her feelings?