This holiday weekend did me good, but it definitely did not start out so well.
On Thursday morning, I woke early as I was excited to wear my newest skirt and spend an extra fifteen minutes curling my hair for the day's special occasion. Trent and I left our house about twenty minutes later than planned (which is good for me...), and started the trek to my hometown. We drove separately, though, as he had to be back a day earlier than me.
I stopped at the grocery store on my way out of town as I needed to pick up a few ingredients for the appetizer I most recently pinned and wanted to prepare before our gigantic feast. Unlike my usual stops at the grocer's, I was outta there lighting fast and excited to get home and start the weekend.
About a year ago, I bought a new (to me) car which has a keyless entry and keyless start. Literally, KEYLESS. My car unlocks whenever the "fob" is near it and I start the car with the push of a button. Theoretically, this is a fantastic idea as one would never have to stand in the cold and dig through a purse or a pocket to find their keys. But, on this day (Thanksgiving day), this great invention did me no favors...
As I reached for my car door, with grocery bags in mitten-covered hands, the usual *ding!* did not sound as the doors unlocked (as it should when the "fob" is near). Frustrated and cold, I walked to each and every door and tried to open my car doors. Nothing. Annoyed, I walked back inside the grocery store and called Trent.
Trent was already 15 miles out of town. Luckily, though (and a bit frustrated himself...), he turned around to rescue me. Meanwhile, I walked back and forth to my car trying and retrying to get into my car. By the time Trent arrived, my precious curls had turned to frizz and my runny nose (...this was the fourth, miserable day of a cold) had made me look (and act) like a three year old as I found creative ways to stop the dripping without a tissue at hand...
Anyway, after driving across town in search for a new battery, we finally gave up our search (every place was closed), and drove to the next town where we found a replacement. Thank god.
THEN, my grumpy attitude and I started the way back to my hometown. We arrived 2 hours late. Ug. So much for that appetizer...
ANYWAY, enough sulking! The rest of the weekend was great! I ate WAY too much food, played games, and shopped my little socks off. Most of my shopping was done on-line in the days leading up to Thanksgiving. But, my mom, sister, and I still couldn't resist our Black Friday shopping tradition. We left the house at 10:00 PM and returned after 4:00 AM. Successful it was.
Friday was spent eating leftovers, more shopping, and watching "Frozen" in the very front row of a very packed theatre with my baby cousins, brother, and someday-sister-in-law.
Saturday was BAKING DAY!!!!! Several family members gathered together for an afternoon/evening of baking and sharing a dozen or more different Christmas cookie recipes. It was so great and will definitely be an annual thing...
Today I was lazy. And sadly, after looking closely at the picture of me above, I noticed an odd bulge near the bottom of my shirt. My belly. Good god. NO, I'm not pregnant. I went and bought my very first Cedar Falls gym membership a few hours ago. It's time to get serious.
