Almost there

It's almost the end of the year, and I think I will be selling the house in L.A. The person that''s living there does not seem they will be catching up on their rent any time soon, and I am done with the excuse d jour that he's handing me. Friendship be damned at this point, I can't afford to take care of somebody else and let them live for free. It's time for me to take care of myself.

On another note, Clay's birthday was on Wednesday and we both had the day off from work. It was nice. We got to spend all day together. He liked his birthday present, a Sansa mp3 player, and I got him a carrot cake. Man, that was some tasty cake too, thanks to Hereghty's bakery for that one. I highly recommend them for any dessert delights. Then we went to Bogart's for dinner, not a bad place. Nothing fantastic, although they have a long fancy drink menu there was not much actual alcohol in our beverages. I think I would eat there again, but it wouldn't be my first choice. 

That has been one problem Clay and I have found in Raleigh, no restaurants that really stand out. I like the option of going out for a nice dinner, it doesn't have to be expensive. Just good food, and good drinks. We will keep looking and hopefully we will find it here. I think we are spoiled considering he comes from Chicago, and I lived in L.A. and San Francisco. It's really hard to compete with the places we are used to. We'll keep trudging along and find at least one that speaks to us here. I hope.

So it's been a pretty good week. Christmas is almost here and I'm done shopping. Now I need to finish wrapping everything. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow. Hope all is well in your lives.