Cross your fingers for my toes

I was right... I managed to finish the budget around 11:00 pm Wednesday night and got it sent off to Beijing and to headquarters back in the states. Mind you, no one has taken a really close look at it yet, but after a brief review, the CFO told me it looked "really good." So that's encouraging.

My boss generously gave me Thursday morning off to recover from the week and I was feeling good enough to make the mistake of doing Squats at the gym for the first time since high school... I say mistake, because I'm currently physically incapable of going from a sitting position to standing without using my arms to help lift myself up. Smart move.

In other news, and related to the title of this post, I'm all packed up and ready to head to Harbin for the weekend to see the Snow and Ice Festival. I've packed everything warm that I own, but in packing, realized that I don't have boots with me here in China... in fact, the warmest footwear I have with me are my tennis shoes, which are only a slight improvement over going bare foot when the temperature drops to -40 degrees F at night. I'm doubling up on socks and bought a few of those chemical hand warmers to shove in my shoes, but to reiterate the title, keep your fingers crossed for my toes.