I guess during the holidays you can just expect all my posts to be belated!
Up:
- Thanksgiving was a great time! Mike's Mom (Pinkie) came into town and is staying through the 1st and Mike's brother Pat was also here for the holiday weekend. Mike smoked a turkey breast and it was YUMMY! Our friends Heather and Brent Warren also came for dinner and brought potatoes and stuffing, so all I had to make was Green Bean Casserole, Broccoli & Rice Casserole and the pies. It was a essentially stress free getting everything ready for the meal.
- Shopping! Pinkie and I decided to brave the shopping on Black Friday. We didn't do the crazy stay up all night specials, we just went into town in the afternoon. It was a mistake to go into Boise, but the outlet mall wasn't busy at all and had tons of great deals. Jackson and Kennedy's Christmas gifts are totally taken care of and I was able to get some good deals on clothes for me too!
- I absolutely love decorating for Christmas! It's great having Pinkie here to help decorate and to help with the kids so I can actually get some stuff accomplished. We had my DVD fireplace going, the Christmas tree candle burning, and of course the holiday music playing while we decorated. Jackson woke up from his nap to find the Christmas tree and he LOVED it! He's been singing Jingle Bells and saying, "HoHoHo....Merry Christmas!"
Down:
- Mike left this morning for a two week TDY. This is the first time he's been away from home since he returned from the deployment. I'm already super depressed that he isn't here and hope Jackson doesn't go crazy without Daddy here.
- Christmas is less than a month away and my shopping is only half way complete. I have so much to do, but seriously NO ideas for certain family members this year. I think it gets harder and harder to think of great gift ideas each year.
So impressed with how together you are! I didn't even think about doing black friday with my 2 kids!! Also did not even think about decorating yet and I CERTAINLY don't have any Christmas shopping done! you are way ahead of me- I seriously cannot believe you have done all that with a one month old. you are my hero. and also I need to get my act together!
ReplyDeleteI hope Mike's 2 weeks go by as quickly and smoothly as possible. XOXO