This year is marks a new peg. It's the first time in 7 years we are not traveling south to Arkansas for Thanksgiving. With my due date a week and a half away, we thought it best to not travel down. I really do not need an Arkansas birth thank you! Michael still makes fun of me and says it answers a few questions that I was born in Missouri. Har Har. I will miss the warmth. It is usually 20+ degrees warmer down there. Take today. They high down in Bella Vista is 71 degrees. Yes it may be rainy but that is a whole lot better then the current 27 degrees it is out now. Our high for Thanksgiving is 21. Are you kidding me?! I expect that on Christmas Day, not Thanksgiving. The high down there is at least 42! The first year we aren't going down and they are actually suppose to receive a rain/ice mix on Friday. The whole town will shut down if it happens! With us not going down it frees us up for the whole Thanksgiving, 4 day weekend. Well, not 4 day for me but for Michael. I'm on a 64 day vacation!
Wednesday. Normally at this time we are packing up the car and driving down south. The whole day of Wednesday was spent driving down. Today Micheal is working which he never has done before the day before. I get to spend the day baking and relaxing. I do have a doctors appointment but that isn't till 4. A day that use to be pretty stressful turned into a day of relaxation. I welcome it!
Thursday. Usually the men (Chuck, Dave, Michael and Andy) would spend the morning cleaning up Grandma's yard while the women cooked and took care of the young ones. We usually ate around 1 and then crashed. Tomorrow, different story. Michael gets to relax on a day off! He is a tad bit excited about it! I have to cook 1 thing for lunch and it's crock pots job! We are heading over to my sisters at noon to eat our selves out of our pants and I am so looking forward to it. Being pregnant over Thanksgiving has it's perks! Although, I am getting to that point where I am running out of room so I don't eat as much. I will just have to snack throughout the day. The rest of the afternoon will be spent with football and my family. We haven't had a Thanksgiving together, well, ever since Michael and I got together. I think we need to start alternating. Especially since we have children now.
Friday. Black Friday. No one in Michael's family is very gung-ho on Black Friday shopping. Now, I do have all my Christmas presents bought, wrapped and under the tree but I still love going early in the morning! My dad and did it a few times when we I lived at home and loved it! The people alone are insane and I love it! I don't even need to buy anything but if we come home with a new TV or something along those lines, oh well. I have quite a few things saved in "checkout boxes" at a few places online. Let's hope they don't crash! Most of the items are hoodies and comfy pants for the hospital. Also, GAP is needing pajama outfits for 14-19 year old woman for a organization in Des Moines. I need to pick some of those out. I believe Old Navy is having crazy deals on PJ's!
We then will just have a normal weekend!! We are already 95% done decorating and all done with wrapping gifts! I have a few homemade ones to finish up and the weekend will hopefully be perfect for it! I also have an idea or two for some last minute gifts. I also have to think of a few gifts for our white elephant Christmas party in December with friends. Looking forward to that evening!! Odd to think we will have another baby at that time!
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