I'm back

Well, not that I really went anywhere; I just didn't feel like blogging during Thanksgiving break :) I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! We sure did. We went to Tracy and Dan's, like we usually do, and oh. my. gosh dinner was absolutely wonderful. We had the standard turkey, gravy, stuffing, and all that jazz, and it was wonderful. Dan H. is certainly a great cook :) Our contribution to the meal was Chex Mix (me) and apple pie (Dan). Dan seriously makes the best apple pie EVER. It's so yummy. Afterwards, we hung out and played Monopoly, which has become our Thanksgiving tradition. We jokingly call Dan "Old Man Potter" (from It's a Wonderful Life) since he just wipes the board with us. He should go into real estate in real life, then I could quit my job! (Although, with this economy, maybe not!)

Then, on Black Friday we actually went shopping. Yeah, we're crazy. And we know now to never do it again. On Thanksgiving evening, Tracy was asking me if I wanted to go to Boston Store and Kohl's, just to see who was out and about. I said sure, and then she said, "Ok, I'll pick you up at four." FOUR?!? Who in their right mind goes out at 4? Well, we did, and it was a freaking madhouse. The stores were just crammed, the prices weren't even that great; we honestly don't understand the hype about Black Friday. We even tried to go to Target at 5:30 (a half hour before it opened), and there was a line around the store! What the hell, people? It's November in Wisconsin, and you're standing outside? So needless to say, we just went home.

When Dan heard me come in (he stayed home to sleep, since he had to work that day) he just mumbled, "You're back already? Did you guys even go?" Yes, we went, and it was our first and last time :) Don't get me wrong, it was kind of fun to see who was out that early, but it's definitely a one-time thing.

On Saturday we saw Four Christmases. It was SO funny. I literally laughed out loud numerous times. I love Reese Witherspoon, and Vince Vaughn is freaking hilarious (plus, he looked a LOT like Dan in this movie--Dan gets told all the time that he looks like Vince). It's one of those movies I'd like to own.

We still didn't get our tree or lights put up, but we'll do that this weekend. Dan was actually out of town in Milwaukee on Tuesday and yesterday for work; he didn't get back until late last night. So I figured we could wait until Friday or Saturday to start the decorating :) I'll get pictures up when we do!