I spent the rest of Thanksgiving weekend at my parent's house in San Diego...Julie rode home with me from the actual feast and we had lots of time to chat. it was great. she is definitely getting older and maybe we're getting close to the point where we can legitimately be friends. it's been so hard for so many years - but I truly believe God has something wonderful for us as adults. Friday morning I got up (not super early...like 8am) and went shopping with my SIL and sister...Mom met up with us halfway through the day - and actually we did get a lot accomplished.
The lines were RIDICULOUS and I'm not totally sure the sales are THAT good - but it is FUN and I love having that tradition with my Sister-In-Law. I think it is really special that we share that each year. OF COURSE Madeline time was a MUST over the weekend...she has PERFECTED the Shell face...and looks CUTER than me doing it FOR SURE...LOVE HER.
I also had coffee with Anna and then was privy to the GREAT DISHES DEBATE 2010. Anna registered for dishes from Crate & Barrel when she got married in 2007. Well apparently the "earthenware" that she selected doesn't wash well - it cracks - which supposedly adds to the overall character of the dish - but Anna HATED it. So she decided to return them and get something different...but there wasn't really anything different that she LOVED that was at least $400 MORE than what she was returning. So after MUCH discussion and several trips to the FRONT of the store to make phone calls due to the TERRIBLE reception IN the dishes area, she settled on SIMPLE and PLAIN - with a schnaaazy table! I think she'll be REALLY happy in the long run (i hope i hope i hope!).
Other than that, it was family dinner, decorating Mom's house for Christmas, movies with Kevin & Jamie, and as MUCH Madeline as I could POSSIBLY get.
It was a WONDERFUL weekend and it was honestly a little hard to come home. OH well, at least Christmas is JUST around the corner...and I have a LONG holiday then!
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