Let me tell you about it. No, it's too long, let me sum up : we drove in with
We hung out with mom and rested a bit and then we changed and headed into the quarter for the reception for my high school's official 10 year reunion (instead of the un-reunion back in October). The reception was nice. Not as much fun or intimate as the un-reunion, but it was good to see the Mad Russian. It's always good to see the Mad Russian. And since we both had husbands in tow, it was good for them, since they already knew each other.
Talked with a bunch of people, a few I knew really well, but most I only partially and some I couldn't place at all. Was really glad that the one girl I was really really excited to see was also really excited to see me. :) Made me feel happy that at least someone cared who I was and really remembered me from HS. Also had a lot of fun shocking people with the fact that
We left the reception early and went to hang out with
Saturday we got up early and picked up the Mad Russian and her hubby for breakfast at Elizabeth's. I wasn't a big fan of my food, but the Prauline Bacon...mmmmm. After breakfast we dropped them back off at their hotel and after a brief rest at home, we went shopping with
Got to
Some pictures from the party:
People
Monkeys!
One-Handed Trick Pool:
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On Sunday
Monday was Mommy Day. For XMas we gave mom a day of doing whatever she wanted & helping around the house. First we dropped the boxes that Aerith made off at mom's school. Then we went looking for a kitchenette table and went grocery shopping. At home Aerith was awesome with helping with putting together and fixing stuff. He's so good at that stuff. I helped make meatballs and spaghetti.
Christmas morning we all got up late. We opened presents downstairs in the living room, just like we used to do.
On Wed. mom,
On Thurs. we packed up to go home, ate a mommy-made breakfast, and helped bring down a table from the attic and drove home. Got home around 10pm (would have been 9:30, but we had to stop at the grocery store).
In other news, being home is good. Our cats are cuddly. We bought a deep fryer for almost $50 off the ticketed price (floor model + 20% off coupon). I broke our Cocomotion (sadness).