Yep, it's official: Bonfire night is out of the way, so is Halloween. The next celebration on our calendar is Christmas. Today we went to the shopping centre and it was really beginning to bustle. First I had to post some letters for Dr O, and our nearest Post Office is actually inside W.H. Smiths, which is rather strange, but still... Right next to the PO is a new Jessops in-store shop. The boyf got chatting with one of the sales assistants while I was sorting out the post, and Claire was with him too. OH was discussing cameras with the sales guy as he wants to sell his, and it turned out the youngster didn't really know much about cameras at all. Then it was mentioned that Claire used to work at the other Jessops in town, and one thing led to another and she was told to pop back with her CV as they are hiring at the moment! Claire went out again later and had an impromptu interview with the Manager who said he'd be "happy to have her on board". Result! She just has to wait until next week but it looks as if she has landed herself a part-time position.
Meanwhile, "the red cups are here" - when Starbucks bring out the red cups you know Christmas is around the corner. Claire and I couldn't NOT have one, right?
('scuse the loon all in red - she's high on a tall-skinny-toffee-nut-latte....)
You can see I wear my poppy* with pride. This is my second one this year as they tend to fall off/get crumpled easily, but I don't like being without one in November. (*see link for more info).
Talking of Christmas, we've just watched the Disney Christmas Carol premiere preview on TV. Funnily enough we were just round the corner from the festivities when we were in London on Tuesday, but I don't like crowds, so I'm glad we were able to catch some of it from the comfort of my own sofa...
Now I'm off to see what I can rustle up for dinner and then it's X Factor at 8pm, and tomorrow I want to try and get some scrapping in. Enjoy your weekend!
ETA: How could I forget? I have joined a Christmas Swap via the blog Florence & Mary. It's so much fun!! I can't wait to start shopping for it...
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