Thanksgiving Holiday

Wonderful Thanksgiving. My holiday started on Wednesday, I got to sleep into until 8 or so and that was great. Paula and I went to Shannon M.'s going away party. Shannon changed jobs so now we will not be working together but she has moved on to a job that she finds more fulfilling. Anyway so we went to a Mexican restaurant and had a nice lunch with lots of the people I work with. It was really fun and I think that Paula enjoyed herself. After lunch Paula, Shannon and my self went for pedicures. That is always a good time. When we were done we ran over to the mall to meet with Shannon's in-laws so that Paula could see sweet baby Kendall. I am pretty sure Paula fell in love with her, but then who doesn't? When we were done there we went to Erin's to pick up the things we ordered from her Pampered Chef party. It was nice to visit with them for a few moments. Erin was slaving away in the kitchen and the kids were running around. It was a nice visit. So after running the roads all day with Paula we headed home for a night of cooking. We were so tired from our running around that we ordered pizza haha, It was good. Also I have to send a thanks out to Paula, while I was at work on Tuesday and she was stuck at our house all day she did all kinds of cleaning to include our laundry. I don't think Paula understands the meaning of relaxing. We are going to have to help her work on that. : ) So Wednesday night Shannon H and I made our pies and Paula made the jello. I also made twice backed Sweet potatoes. That was not easy, but it turned out to be really good.

Thursday was wonderful, can you guys believe that weather it was out of this world. We had the windows and doors open all day. The cooking went well Shannon, Paula and my self pulled it off with out any issues. We work well together as a team. We ended the night with a game. That was a lot of fun.

Friday morning is where the real fun began. Paula, Shannon and myself were all up at 3:30 am and out the door by 4:15. But little did we know we were late. The parking lot was full when we got to the mall at 4:45 and there was a line out the door. But we did get there early enough to receive the gift bags they were giving away. I would say over all the Shopping went smoothly and we did get some great deals. After about 5 hours of shop Paula the Shannon's (Shannon H and Shannon M) and my self hit the dinner in Central Park for some Brunch. I think a good time was had by all.

Things I learned from Black Friday this year.

1. Get up earlier, next year we are going to have to up our time by about 30 minutes.

2. Doesn't matter how warm it was the day before wear a jacket.

3. Don't dress alike. We didn't dress alike but there was a group of women in line in front of us that did. I think there was like 7 or 8 of them.

4. Don't listen to the rumors in the waiting line. We heard all kinds of rumors about how all the stores had to be open and who had what and what the sales were. Most of them were not true.

5. Don't even think about going to Cracker Barrel for Brunch on this day.....

I had a great time and I hope that everyone else did as well. I do hope to see some more of you out next year. If you start training now I know you will be ready haha.

Happy Turkey Day!

Copy Cat

copied from Erin who copied from Katherine who copied from Adrienne:

1. To whom did you last give the finger? I am not 100% sure but I think it would have been someone that cut me off on 95 .

2. If you had 1,000 dollars what would you buy? I would pay a bill.

3.What was the last beverage you spilled on yourself? Water

4. Are you different now than you were 6 months ago? Yes, I have changed my mind about having kids.

5. Have you been anywhere exciting in the last three days? I wouldn't say exciting but fun?

6. What was the last photograph you took? I am sure it was a picture of Kendall

7. Where were you last night around 9:30? Sleeping in my bed

8. What do you think of guys that wear eyeliner? I am not really into it.

9. How many hours did you last sleep? 8-9

10. Who was the last person to whom you spoke on the phone? Shannon M.

11. 50 Cent shows up at your door, what do you do? Did I win something???

12. How was the last egg you ate prepared? It was good I guess

13. Where did you last wear sunglasses? Maybe in the car I don't wear them that often.

14. Ever worn your underwear backwards? I am sure I have

15. Who was the last person to smoke a cigarette in your presence? Someone at work.

16. Does it bother you when people put && before every sentence and after? I have no idea what you are talking about.

17. What animal did you last pet or hold? My little man Bristol

18. What was the last law you broke? Speeding on the way to work this morning

19. What are you wearing?Wouldn't you like to know.

20. What did you think of your last kiss? Sweet

21. What was the last newspaper you read or skimmed? I have no idea

22. What was the last word written on your hand? Something about work

23. What was the last hair product you used? shampoo and conditioner

24. What was the last text message you received? I love you from Tim

26. Who was the last person to make you really laugh? Shannon M.

27. To what song did you last sing along? Your not gonna break my stride (think that is the name)

28. What was the last musical instrument played in your presence? I have no idea

29. What was the last superstitious thing you did? Made two wishes at 11:11

My Favorite Day!!!!

This weekend went pretty good. Tim did catch some fish on his trip but he didn't take any pictures. I do have some pictures of baby Kendall that I will have to put up when I get some time. Tim and I came home early yesterday we had much to do to get ready for our guest. Paula my mother-in-law is going to be with us for Thanksgiving. This is the second annual Hanson Thanksgiving haha. I don't know if it will be any annual thing but I really do enjoy doing it. I did all of my grocery shopping with Shannon (may sis) yesterday and the store was crazy but we got through it. She also treated me to a manicure. So thank you Shannon for that. I also am working on my game plan for Friday. Anyone who knows me knows this is my all time favorite day of the year. I love shopping on this day. Last year was the first year Shannon (my sis) and Paula had ever gone shopping on Black Friday. Shannon M. (baby Kendall's mom) and I get up about 5 and meet with coffee at the mall around 5:45 and wait in line for the doors to open. Then we hit the stores hard until about 10 or 11 by they we have done most of our shopping for the upcoming Christmas and we grab a bit to eat and call it a day. So I have to start working on my shopping list. There are a few guidelines I like to use.

1. Have a list with items and estimated price.

2. Always buy something for your self first. (this is really important.)

3. Partner up with someone who shares the same passion.

4. Map of the mall always helps. (unless you are like me and already know where everything is.)

5. Have coffee.

6. Make trips to the car to unload bags and much as needed. (you are at a big disadvantage if you have a ton of heavy bags to carry.

7. Over all have fun.

8. Take long nap when you are done.

If anyone would like some personal training in this feel free to give me a call. LOL! Or if anyone would like to join us this Friday let me know, and I will share our plans with you.

Going out of Town for the Weekend

Tim and I will be out of town this weekend. Tim is going to be in a fishing tournament with Shannon M.'s dad who name is also Tim. LOL! Tim has been looking forward to this for the past 3 months. I think Tim B. said that they came in second last year. So they are hopping to come in first this year. I will have to have Tim take pictures of the fish they catch so I can put them up on the blog when we get back. Well I hope that everyone has a great weekend, I know we will.

I love Pie

I made this Cherry Pie last night.

Thank You

I just wanted to take a minute and say Thank You to everyone who sent Tim and I a card and left supportive comments. It has really made a difference .


THANK YOU