A looooooooooooooong weekend!
S and I took the Amtrak up to Fullerton CA where her fam was having the gathering.
Big nice house, nice yard and a bunch of people. Most of the people were relatives, but there were also some friends.
I sat with the ladies from El Salvador because I think they're fun and funny. I think one is in her 70's and the other in her 60's. When they clicked into speaking Spanish, I was actually able to get the gist of what they were saying. One time though, just for humor's sake, I exclaimed, "did you just tell me to shut up?!" We all laughed.
Having taken the train, we were on a schedule; that's a good thing. That way it is easy to not overstay the visit or have super long goodbyes. This family has very very long goodbyes.
It was great! With our full bellies, we sat on the train for about two hours and headed back to SD.
I set my alarm for 4am Friday! Can you believe it? My neighbor/friend and her Mom in law had planned on being at the early sale and I decided to go with them. I had no great plans for purchase; I just wanted the experience. I had thought about doing it in past years, but never did. We were there at 4:30 and the line was already wrapped around the parking lot.
Chik Fil-A is smart because they took food and coffee out to the line and were selling it. Later they gave the food away; that's when I got some of course. They also gave out coupons for later.
Inside the store, which really didn't take long, it was crowded. Luckily there were not any fights. My neighbor was not able to get her t.v. because some people were buying 15 at a time. I, however, purchased an off brand portable DVD player for $68 and a toaster oven which I was going to get anyway turned out to be $8.77 less than I thought. The DVD player also connects to the t.v. so I have a two in one there.
Now, being in the mood to shop, I told S I was going to Target and the grocery store. I ended up buying the cable I needed for the DVD player to connect to the t.v. , a headphone splitter and some games that S expressed earlier she might be willing to play. I had fun, came home (decided to go to grocery store later) and told S that it's Christmas now - Why wrap the games? S will be away (for an acupuncture course) for a week, so we're not getting a tree yet; by the time she comes back, we may not see a reason for it. We'll see.
Happy HOLIDAYS!
S and I took the Amtrak up to Fullerton CA where her fam was having the gathering.
Big nice house, nice yard and a bunch of people. Most of the people were relatives, but there were also some friends.
I sat with the ladies from El Salvador because I think they're fun and funny. I think one is in her 70's and the other in her 60's. When they clicked into speaking Spanish, I was actually able to get the gist of what they were saying. One time though, just for humor's sake, I exclaimed, "did you just tell me to shut up?!" We all laughed.
Having taken the train, we were on a schedule; that's a good thing. That way it is easy to not overstay the visit or have super long goodbyes. This family has very very long goodbyes.
It was great! With our full bellies, we sat on the train for about two hours and headed back to SD.
I set my alarm for 4am Friday! Can you believe it? My neighbor/friend and her Mom in law had planned on being at the early sale and I decided to go with them. I had no great plans for purchase; I just wanted the experience. I had thought about doing it in past years, but never did. We were there at 4:30 and the line was already wrapped around the parking lot.
Chik Fil-A is smart because they took food and coffee out to the line and were selling it. Later they gave the food away; that's when I got some of course. They also gave out coupons for later.
Inside the store, which really didn't take long, it was crowded. Luckily there were not any fights. My neighbor was not able to get her t.v. because some people were buying 15 at a time. I, however, purchased an off brand portable DVD player for $68 and a toaster oven which I was going to get anyway turned out to be $8.77 less than I thought. The DVD player also connects to the t.v. so I have a two in one there.
Now, being in the mood to shop, I told S I was going to Target and the grocery store. I ended up buying the cable I needed for the DVD player to connect to the t.v. , a headphone splitter and some games that S expressed earlier she might be willing to play. I had fun, came home (decided to go to grocery store later) and told S that it's Christmas now - Why wrap the games? S will be away (for an acupuncture course) for a week, so we're not getting a tree yet; by the time she comes back, we may not see a reason for it. We'll see.
Happy HOLIDAYS!
posted by Jan @ 9:14 AM
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