black Friday

Black Friday

No, I didn’t go shopping on Black Friday. I didn’t step foot in a store and I was happy with that. The first and only time I went shopping on the day after Thanksgiving was my senior year of high school and that was enough for me!

I spent Friday not doing much of anything. I went to the gym (it was EMPTY!), had leftovers, studied, walked Lola, went to the grocery store to get toilet paper & eggs, ate more leftovers, and went bowling. It was a good + restful day.

I was honestly nervous to go bowling. Am I the only person who freaks out about random things? I really enjoy bowling, but I was filling in for my little sister on our church league and I felt self conscious because I typically bowl with bumpers and know nothing about the sport.

My scores were: 86, 94, and 84. Embarrassing.

 The lanes had a holiday theme above the pins 🙂

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Today is Small Business Saturday! 

I woke up feeling really terrible. I had the worst sinus headache/pressure ever. I took some dayquil, put a hot wash cloth on my face, and drank a bunch of coffee. I’m already feeling better :p.

I think i’m feeling up for a run… we’ll see. Later on I might  be going on a double date in downtown Pittsburgh! Catch ya on the flip side!

What did you do for Black Friday?

Are you going to do any small business shopping today?

Thanksgiving

Hello hello! Thanksgiving was a success! Whoop whoop. I cannot tell you how nervous I was to be cooking a full meal for other people that weren’t my immediate family. I had a headache at the beginning of the day and I felt sick from nerves. Now that it is all over, I can’t believe how worried I was. Silly.

I woke up around 7AM and went for a chilly 35 degree run to clear my head. I spiced and oiled the 21lb turkey then put it in the oven at 10:30 for 4.5 hours at 350 degrees.

This was after it had been in for about an hour.

The popper popped and I took it out around 3:00PM.

Jimmy came over around 1:00 and helped me peel potatoes, set the table, and do little last minute type chores before his dad, brother, and sister arrived.

Jimmy’s dad carved the turkey while I finished up making the stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, and pulled the green bean casserole out of the oven. Jimmy’s sister, Laura, helped him roll out crescent rolls and we put those in the oven and sat down for a prayer and then dug in around 3:30pm.

After dinner we had coffee, cookies, and pie. Then we had some fun! We played cards, Just Dance 2, and Twister. We also watched Punkin Chunkin; that was a really funny TV show!

We played Blackjack with fake money from the board game Life.

Just Dance 2

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Watching the Dallas Cowboys win on Thanksgiving was pretty amazing! I had such an awesome day and I felt so blessed to be surrounded by such a loving family!

Today is black Friday and you couldn’t pay me to go near a mall, sorry. I’m cleaning up the house today and studying and then going bowling later tonight!

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving!