Thanksgiving Weekend:
Thursday:
On Thanksgiving Day, we packed up the van and headed south to my parents' house. There we had dinner with my family. Of course, the feast was large. Large enough for us all to gorge ourselves then still go back for pie. To say I LOVE the tradtional Thanksgiving Day cuisine would be like saying I love the beach. I dont just LOVE the beach.... i ADORE the beach.... i dream about it. I basque in thoughts of waves crashing onto the sand, walking along the shoreline at night barefoot while the ocean breeze lifts me to new levels of happiness and pleasure that I never knew existed... So i dont just love the beach, you see. Its my 'happy place.' And Thanksgiving food... its my 'happy food.' Even though i had lost about 4 pounds the week before Thanksgiving and would have loved to keep that off, nothing was going to stop me from cramming myself full of that delicious, calorie-ridden goodness. So i ate, and ate... and ate. Then I had dessert.
On Thanksgiving Day, we packed up the van and headed south to my parents' house. There we had dinner with my family. Of course, the feast was large. Large enough for us all to gorge ourselves then still go back for pie. To say I LOVE the tradtional Thanksgiving Day cuisine would be like saying I love the beach. I dont just LOVE the beach.... i ADORE the beach.... i dream about it. I basque in thoughts of waves crashing onto the sand, walking along the shoreline at night barefoot while the ocean breeze lifts me to new levels of happiness and pleasure that I never knew existed... So i dont just love the beach, you see. Its my 'happy place.' And Thanksgiving food... its my 'happy food.' Even though i had lost about 4 pounds the week before Thanksgiving and would have loved to keep that off, nothing was going to stop me from cramming myself full of that delicious, calorie-ridden goodness. So i ate, and ate... and ate. Then I had dessert.
After the schmorgusboard we visited for a while, then made our journey back home. And guess what happened on our way home? It started to snow! Now, we were feeling a little Christmas Spirit by this point, with full bellies and our first snow making our hearts content.... so we stopped off for a Christmas Tree. We got the tree inside and in the tree stand, but were too tired by that point to put on any decorations. Especially considering I had to be up at 10:50 and make my way to Wal-Mart to get in line for a few Black Friday Bargains I was certain I needed to get for the girls.
Friday:
I rang in Friday just like hundreds of other people did, hovering over a pallet of Childrens toys so that when the clock struck midnight we could rip the wrap of that pallet and grab that toy that our child would enjoy SO much that we felt the need to lose sleep over it. I got what i wanted and probably did save about 70 dollars or so. I always say 'Ill never do that again,' but I think we all know I probably will.
After going home and sleeping a few more hours, I had to get up. This was the day we were hosting my husband's family for Thanksgiving. So we cleaned for the better part of the day, and we had a lovely evening when they all came over. Since my stomach was still stretched to the size of basketball from the first Thanksgiving Meal we had, I had no problem scarfing down two huge plates.
Saturday:
My husband's great uncle had passed away earlier in the week. I had met him a few times, and though I cant recall ever talking to him much, I was still sad for the family. A family death is always terrible. I would have accompanied my husband, but it was an outdoor service and I didnt have a babysitter for the girls. So we let daddy go with his family and we stayed home. To make the most of a little Saturday 'mommy and me' time I decided we would make some Christmas ornaments to put on the Tree later that night. So we glued and glittered and bejeweled 26 ornaments. We had a good ole time! Thinking ahead (and knowing Bella's affinity for making messes that would make someone cry) I put down a disposable table cloth to make the ornaments on, so when the masterpieces were finished I put up the supplies and rolled away the disaster that was left behind and tossed it in the trash. So, 25 seconds clean-up time made the project all that more fun.
My husband's great uncle had passed away earlier in the week. I had met him a few times, and though I cant recall ever talking to him much, I was still sad for the family. A family death is always terrible. I would have accompanied my husband, but it was an outdoor service and I didnt have a babysitter for the girls. So we let daddy go with his family and we stayed home. To make the most of a little Saturday 'mommy and me' time I decided we would make some Christmas ornaments to put on the Tree later that night. So we glued and glittered and bejeweled 26 ornaments. We had a good ole time! Thinking ahead (and knowing Bella's affinity for making messes that would make someone cry) I put down a disposable table cloth to make the ornaments on, so when the masterpieces were finished I put up the supplies and rolled away the disaster that was left behind and tossed it in the trash. So, 25 seconds clean-up time made the project all that more fun.
When daddy got home, we were just getting up from a small nap. We got up and around and met my husbands mom and sister at the movie theater to watch "Tangled." It was adorable. I dont know who liked it more, the kids or me. But I suspect I probably did.
Then, it was home for leftovers (duh) and finally getting to decorate that tree and the rest of the house for Christmas. And what Christmas decoration party would be complete without a Christmas movie and some hot chocolate afterwards?
Sunday:
Relaxing. Thats it. A few odds and ends with cleaning and laundry. But mostly... just spending whats left of this long weekend... relaxing.
