Statistically the most depressing day of the year

Today is officially the most 'depressing' day of the year so I read in the paper today. It is true that the weather is diabolical, my bank account is well and truly in the red, it's Monday morning and I'm tired... However I did have a great weekend and I am going on holiday 5 weeks on Friday so it's not all bad!!
On Friday night I went to Strata for a couple of drinks after work to say cheerio to Laura who I work with who is moving to London. I stuck to Magners as I knew it was going to be a long night so my usual bottle of wine wouldn't have helped! I wore my fabulous favourite shoes (see earlier post for photo!) and a new kimono style top I bought in the sales with a Christmas giftcard (thanks Donna!). Ross picked me up about 6.30 and we headed down to Prestwick for a dinner party at George and Gail's house (George works with Ross). Scott and his wife were also there and we all got the tour of their new house - pretty amazing! Anyway dinner was lovely and much alcohol was consumed before the Wii games and karaoke commenced. At 5am I decided I needed my bed because my dancing to Michael Jackson was becoming embarrassing!
The next day I slept lots on the couch before reviving myself and heading to a local curry house on Victoria Road to try it out. It certainly was authentic in that the decor hadn't been updated for several decades and there was a nice buzzy atmosphere. What wasn't so authentic was the Indian waiter's response when I asked about the Parsee dish, "Sorry, I've no idea - I prefer Chinese myself" !! I almost fell over laughing. After our curry we headed to Donna and Neil's to play Olympics on the Wii - again lots of fun although we left when it was becoming a bit too competitive about 2am!
Needless to say my arm is aching today.
On Sunday we went to Ross's mum and dad's for lunch in Gourock before heading back up to Glasgow for my friend Julie Fowlis's gig at the ABC. It was a total sell out and she was great. Seeing her name in lights above the door was brilliant, she is doing so well for herself.
Other news this weekend is that our friends Trevor and Steph have got engaged! They have a gorgeous wee girl who I'm sure will make a lovely flowergirl. Love must be in the air at the moment. Congratulations!