Kids, Thanksgiving, and more kids!

Hey everyone!


Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Mine was filled with many many gluttonous moments that I will not soon forget, but it was all worth it.


It all began Wednesday since I had a special Thanksgiving meal for my kids and their parents at work, which was really nice. The kids sang some songs for their families and then they ate some turkey sandwiches and got the heck outta there. These parents were the most laid back I've ever encountered. So quiet and they left so soon. I was lucky to get some pictures (which later I discovered my memory card was acting wacky and I lost most of) before they took off.


Thursday was nice. I got up nice and early to bake an oreo cheesecake for my mom's house which we were going to eat at Friday. We got ready then headed out to Jersey to have Thanksgiving dinner with Patrick's family. Dinner was good, and we ended up staying overnight so we could go shopping Friday. Now, Black Friday is something where every year I say I'll never do again, but every year I do it again. Patrick's uncle wanted to buy tools at Sears, so that was our first stop. We were going to get up at 4:30, but of course the tryptophan coma from the turkey had us out until close to 6. So we arrived at Woodbridge Center Mall around 6:30, and although the parking lot is packed, we get a good parking spot. We enter Sears expecting the worst, but it's actually pretty empty. I guess not much of a need for tools! I bought a couple of shirts, and then we hit the actual mall. OMG! People were packed like sardines. This is the point where I say, "I'm never doing this again!" But anyway, we walked around a bit and then left.
After breakfast at Uncle Ed's we headed back home. As we're headed to our house, Patrick says, "I just want to check what it's like at the Target and Circuit City." I'm like, "okay, sure" and then we get there. Holy cow! It looks like there is a line to get into Circuit City? Huh? It's 11 o'clock! I go to Target. It's empty. Patrick tries heading to Circuit City. Yes, there is a line to get into the store! Are they giving stuff away? No thanks. Plus it was freezing that morning/day!
Anyway, we head home to lounge for a few hours and then head to my mom's for ANOTHER thanksgiving feast! Well for those of you who don't know her, my mom redefines the word feast and takes it to a whole new level. She makes: a ham, a turkey, a prime rib, lasagna, stuffing, baked potatoes (both sweet and white), sausage, veggies, rolls...am I leaving anything out? Does it matter? It was all good!
Saturday, another event....Joyce and Arvy's little bundle of joy was being christened. Patrick loves this kid's middle name: His name is Addison Kalel Villanueva. I know....yep...after Superman. It's inspiring Patrick for our future children. Not so inspiring for me.
Before we knew it, it was Sunday again! Ah! What happened to the LONG weekend that we were gonna have? Oh well. It was fun anyway!
GOBBLE GOBBLE!