I went home for Thanksgiving. This holiday though didn't seem like a typical Thanksgiving though. It was too short. I only got the day of Thanksgiving off... so I headed out with Thomas Wednesday night to Quincy. Leah had taken the kids up earlier that day. It was foggy and as funny as it sounds when we were just 10 miles or so from Quincy, Thomas (who was driving the truck) got lost. lol... and I got us back on track. I knew where we were, but wasn't about to question his navigation skills, so I just kept talking and singing along. Until Thomas admitted that he didn't know where he was. I then got us back on track which is probably the FIRST ever of me having more directional skills than another person! Whoo Hoo for me!
We got to my mom's house after stopping and letting David know about the gathering in town. We ate and during the meal told 2 things we are thankful for. Everyone said something like, "I'm thankful for my family," or "I am thankful for my kids." David was the sentimental one this year that made Misty cry with saying how much he loved her and appreciated what she did. Next year we are going to make it so that no one can repeat something that someone has already said. We also had to remind people time and again that it had to be kept G-rated. My family is a little vulgar and open. :) I love them anyways though!
We cleaned up and hit the sack after a while. Thomas and the nephews went coyote hunting and Leah and Jenny visited into the night. I slept in the full size bed with Landon and didn't sleep well at all because he kicks and turns and talks and moans in his sleep. I am a VERY LIGHT SLEEPER. So I was up most of the night listening, protecting myself, and cuddling with him. It was nice, but the next morning I could tell I hadn't slept well. My patience meter was a little low.
Then after getting ready and saying goodbyes Leah, Thomas, and I with the two little ones headed out to Thomas' Stepdad's Business in George (RiverShark Bar and Grill with only family invited) for their family get-together. There we ate even more food, played pool, and had fun visiting. Then Leah and I ended up leaving and heading to Othello to drop off the two youngsters with their grandparents. You see Leah and I both had to work the day after Thanksgiving "Black Friday." We had a really good visit with Dad and Ruth. Dad looked really good and we loved to sit and chat with him. Their house looks really good and comfy. I loved the fire in the fireplace (even though they cheated with a duralog!) :) I still loved it! It was nice to see April and Jennifer there too.
We headed home and then when we got to Leah's house we made no bake cookies, sugar cookies, and chocolate chip cookies. I then left to come to my house and made Grandma Waggoner's Famous Jello Salad for Leah as well (even though she told me not to because we were both SOOO tired). I went to bed at about 9:30 after staying up watching a movie to unwind. It was a nice day, but I wish it could have lasted longer or that my vacation from work could have. It was nice to have some quiet time to myself though.
Oh and I have to say that I went to the theatre last night to watch Twillight and am a TRUE ADDICT now! I have never seen a man as cute as Edward, even if he was a vampire. He didn't look that great at the beginning of the movie and I wondered why they had even chosen him, but by the end of the movie I felt like his #1 Fan! I feel like a little school girl all over again! He was so cute and Bella did a fantastic job too! I just don't know how they are going to do the visual effects for the 3rd movie with the prego moments! I know they will handle it. I want to say thank you to my mom for "taking" me to the movies to see that. Ok... done rambling. But man that blew the other favorites I've had for a LONG time out of the water by a very large margin! If you haven't seen it, GO NOW! If you don't want to go by yourself, I WILL COME IN A HEARTBEAT! That is if you pay for me to get there! :) Twillight rocks!
2 comments:
That was one busy holiday for you!
Erika and I went to see Twilight and had a fun girls date. They did pretty well to portray what was in the book though Erika wanted to switch up the characters a bit.
I've never read Twilight but went as a girls date with my sister in law and mother in law. It was a great movie and I'll probably own it. Now I'm wondering how the books hold up. I started listening to them on MP3 file but couldn't get past the 3rd chapter. My sister in law said her husband listened to it and the narrator is horrible and very boring - so I guess I'll just have to read the book.
I'm glad you liked it though - it's funny to hear who did and who didn't.
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