Weekend Wrap-Up

It is already Sunday morning of a four day weekend. I had a very low key, but special Thanksgiving and birthday weekend. It started Tuesday night with my shopping for meals through Saturday and for the items I was bringing for Christmas. DD2 got home about 7:00, ate a quick bite of dinner and came with me up to the fancy Hyvee to shop. I wanted to make sure I only had to make one stop and knew that store would be stocked to the rafters. It was fun exploring the store, looking for all the produce and miscellaneous items we needed, chatting about how gorgeous the store was. She liked that they had a health store and imported foods section, not that we bought anything. Like me, she was wowed by the beautiful bakery and deli area, which we successfully avoided as not on our list. 

DH and I worked on Wednesday, but the girls spent time with friends and DD1 had lunch with her Grandma. DD1 also made vegetarian chili and cornbread for supper-delicious. The girls helped me prep food later, all ready for finishing in the morning. Thanksgiving itself was cool, but sunny, with the girls starting with the Thanksgiving run and an exercise class-pre-dinner guilt relief. No drama at either host, just good food, good wine, and family. I think I've found that I can handle being with my sister-in-law or my brother-in-law, but not both of them together for any extended period of time. Together, the volume just goes up and up as each vies for the top of the ladder of attention. I regress.

DH had Friday and Saturday off as well, but he went up to the lake while I did some holiday stuff, with Hallmark movies on in the back ground. Of course DD2 had friends to spend time with, while DD1 met her bestie in the cities. Later she joined me and my sisters at the local for happy hour and the Minnesota Wild game. No supper for any of us, these nachos were consumed along with naughty cheese curds and wings, but DD2 and I did a late Target run, after the Black Friday craziness was a long distant memory. My actual birthday was Saturday, and it was all things holiday! Coffee at a quaint coffee shop, free squash, two craft fairs, and a Holiday hoopla. We roasted a S'more downtown, had a mimosa, and got a sneak preview of the new brew pub that a local family will open in the spring. Shh, don't tell DH he is getting a t-shirt and beer glasses from me. Dinner was a vegetable pasta fagiole soup, crackers, and DH picked up an apple pie instead of cake. 

I don't need much in life to be happy, and this weekend proved it. Family, friends, good food, doing things I love. I had several extra walks, tried to indulge in more vegetables than pie, (though there was that), and just relish in being away from work when everyone else is as well, so no back log to go back to. I didn't accomplish as much on my list as I woul dhave liked, but things got done, and will continue to plug away as the week goes on. I hope your weekend was as enjoyable as mine.