So, it’s Christmas Eve. This week has absolutely flown by. On Sunday Jason and I took the kids to ride the Strasburg Railroad and see Santa Claus. Our tickets were for Saturday, and Dan originally intended on coming along, but the two or so feet of snow that was dumped on us made venturing out on Saturday evening out of the question. The four of us had a great time, though I couldn’t wait to get home because it was so damn cold that day!
On Monday I accompanied Alyssa and Ryan to preschool and hung around while they had their Christmas parties. I popped in every now and then to check on Alyssa, and I took pictures of her with Santa Claus, but I primarily stayed with Ryan’s class because the teacher had asked if I could help with crafts and general kid-wrangling. I didn’t think I’d enjoy two hours with not one three year old but nearly a dozen, but I did! They were all so cute, and I didn’t mind answering to “Miss Jenn”.
Tuesday… what did I do Tuesday? Oh yeah, I went out on Tuesday evening with my mom, who decided to wait until the last damn minute to do her Christmas shopping. The kids enjoyed spending time with my mom, and we all enjoyed some nachos at Applebee’s. Or should I say… they enjoyed them. I picked at the meat and cheese, and ate three or so chips, but wound up throwing it all up because of trapped air (note the recurring issue… *sigh*).
Wednesday… Wednesday went by a little too quickly for my liking! I went to a doctor’s appointment with a friend yesterday morning, stopped by Target on the way home (to pick up a toy for my mother. It’s my youngest brother’s 12th birthday next Tuesday, and my mom also waited until the last minute to think about a birthday present. She also ran out of money, so I fronted her the $ for the gift.), then spent the day at home with the kids. We needed a day to just lay around and do nothing… we’ve been running around so much lately!
Last night I met up with Jason, his ex-girlfriend and her girlfriend at Ruby Tuesday’s. His ex-girlfriend had gastric bypass surgery six years ago, and I really wanted to meet her to ask her some questions, and just find out what her experience has been like. She looks great, and said she lost the biggest chunk of weight in the first two years. She also has vomiting issues, though hers stem from over-eating. She does have some experience with the air issue, and recommended I pound on my chest to knock it out. I’ll have to try that sometime…
Today I went out to the grocery store. Not by choice, but by necessity. I didn’t get the chance to get out to the grocery store yesterday, so today it was a now-or-never deal. It was MOBBED. Dear god. I also ran by Payless to pick up the seemingly last pair of girls’ snow boots that the entire county has to offer. They’re one size larger than Alyssa’s shoe size, but they must run small, because she swears they fit perfectly.
Right now the kids are getting a bath, then a bite to eat (they had dinner earlier, but since they’re up a bit later tonight they’re wanting to eat again), and then into bed for story time, and then hopefully to bed. Last night I told Alyssa that tomorrow is Christmas. I’m not sure if she remembers or not. Is it bad that I hope she doesn’t, so we don’t have to deal with kids popping up at the crack of dawn? Dan and I would kind of like to sleep in until the sun is fully up, and then we’d really like the opportunity to exchange presents with each other before Alyssa and Ryan are up and ripping into their presents.
I still need to bake cookies… I’m getting around to it, I swear!
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As the domain name suggests, my name is Jenn, and I own this blog. I'm 26 years old and married to my one true ♥, Daniel. And while I have two kids (Alyssa is five, and Ryan is three), you won't find "mommy" in my username or email address, nor does my blog revolve around them. I'm a mother, but most importantly I am me, with a passion for love, blogging, reading, and photography. I'm also a busy freelance writer, web designer & SEO goddess.
Merry Christmas Eve Jenn! I know that the kids at daycare who went to preschool for half a day always came back and called me Miss. Dez. They have to call all their teachers up there Miss. First Name.
Try not to have too much fun tonight or tomorrow