Yes I realize I just totally skipped over Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving, this year was not the center of my attention at all. We had Thanksgiving dinner at Kyle’s mom’s house, and I brought the pies. But the main thing, that I’ve been focusing on all week is getting ready to go to CALIFORNIA! That’s right we went to California again this weekend. So all week, I’ve been running around the house like crazy, packing clothes, gathering Christmas presents and cards (hey if I’m going down there WHY ship it?), cleaning, and trying to keep the kids from destroying the things I’ve already cleaned…….
Then Thursday evening after having Thanksgiving dinner at Karen’s house (and Kyle had a nap), we hopped in the car and headed for California. The trip down was pretty much uneventful, only stopping for potty breaks, water refills, feeding the baby, gas refills, and switching drivers, and we arrived at my parents house around 5 in the morning (CA time). The kids were really excited and it took a little bit to get them to settle down to pick a sleeping spot.
But the purpose of this post is to announce to the world that Kyle bought me a KitchenAid stand mixer for Christmas while we were in California. Costco had one on sale with a coupon over Thanksgiving weekend, and we found a mail-in rebate online, so we researched them a bit and decided to go for it. So Christmas came a bit early for me this year, and hopefully Kyle will let me use it before Christmas too. 😉