It's been a busy few days, just like everyone else eh?
Thanksgiving at my BIL's was a long but nice day. Managed to take a mile-ish long walk with DH's cousins before enjoying caramel apple martinis yum.
Friday I worked for part of the day then we put up the tree. Always an adventure with small children. Anyone notice how ornaments that were once your "nice ones" all of a sudden one day become "back of the tree?" And DS9 tonight was commenting on the tag attached to our elf. I said (as I have when he has brought this up before) you've gone to school with tags still on your clothes a few times. I think he is becoming suspicious of the elf...
DS9 is a fun little shopping buddy...he loves going to yankee candle and smelling everything. We went and it wasn't too busy so I let him take his mask off to briefly sniff for the first time since 2019. We picked out Christmasy air fresheners for the kids' rooms and a couple to hang in the tree. Combine those with scented oils from
magic candle and mainstreet melts and we are seriously smelling like Christmas! Brought out magic candle's Floridian Christmas today, love that smell.
Last night was The Polar Express which was super fun. Didnt get to do it last year and this year they did all the photo-ops against outdoor background but it was still great. We saw the "chef" from the car we have sat in for the past 7 years...almost cried when she came to give DH a hug. She works consessions now but is always on the lookout for our group. There has been combo of people from DH's family attending the event yearly for 13 years. The first year we went after DH's grandmother passed this chef and the reader we had for many years actually cried with us. The reader on the car was new (to us) this year and he was awesome. Great voice and great with the kids. DD actually sat still on my lap and paid attention to the story while it was being read. The rest of the ride she was a little maniac but I am guessing that means she has learned to sit quietly while reading at school. Anyone who has a Polar Express ride near them who has not gone on it, I highly encourage it, so fun.
Did a lot of online shopping the last couple days...going to be entering into another round of I WONDER WHATS IN THIS BOX real soon. A lot of the shopping was on etsy which makes me feel a smidge better since its supporting small businesses, sort of.
Almost out of leftovers which means I have to cook tomorrow bbbbooo. The last few years since I cooked a full dinner for my parents we had tons of leftovers...not so this year.
Next week is my last full work week of the year. Pretty sure the 3rd is the last Friday I am working until 2022!