Sounds like you had a fun! Glad boht drives were uneventful even if long.
That is so cool.
Glad you had fun at both games. Does Matt get a lot of playing time? What position does he play?
Glad I'm not the only one who does that.
I had a horrible eating day yesterday. DH joked that we ate one meal since we started the day with a leftover cupcake from my nephew's first birthday party. We went out for lunch. Then had ice cream sundaes for dinner.
I'm hoping it warms up this afternoon so we can go for a run.
Yes - they were definitely long - and Josh insisted on driving the entire trip...
Matt typically gets a lot of playing time, as long as he is suited up for the game. I was actually surprised at how much he was on the ice - I thought it would be a lot less, since he is at a higher level of hockey than the college level - as he was getting a lot of playing time there... If I were to guess - I'd say he had the same amount of ice time or more now.
He is defense.
I try not to - but sometimes, it's my only course of action.
Hahaha... I shouldn't laugh - but it is kind of funny... I've done that a few times.
I hope you were able to go for your run.
So glad you had a fun getaway and that you missed the storm on your departure day. We are fans of any Alaska team, so I'm happy to hear that the Aces won the second game. Yea! And I'm glad they had a few fans in the stands.
I also enjoy exploring local history when we travel. Love that you found Mickey and Minnie dolls!
How incredibly neat that Josh and his brother both were visiting portions of the Berlin Wall on the same day, an ocean away. So neat!
I'm glad you made it home safely.
Our company arrived this weekend and it's a bit insane at our house...my sister, her husband, their three daughters and their dog (last minute addition -- she was supposed to stay with one of our other sisters this week...)....and my parents...and a friend's dog (we trade off dogsitting but she never confirmed that they needed us this week so I thought it wasn't going to happen...until she texted on Saturday to see what time we wanted them to bring the dog over). So it's a bit crazy at our house with seven adults (I count Brie in that), three children ages 10, 9, and 4, three miniature dachshunds (including a male who marks everything...ugh, and a cranky old lady dachshund) and our larger dog. It's a madhouse and poor Brie is going crazy with all of the noise. We're used to a much quieter house, LOL. So I've been finding errands and things for her to do to get her out of the house for a break. She has school today and tomorrow so that will help. Wednesday will be a big cooking day and then Thanksgiving on Thursday with even more people coming. I think I'm insane....LOL....
Have a wonderful day!
Yes - it was a great trip! They actually won the game on Sunday too - we just couldn't stay for it. We did live stream it as best as we could through Iowa though, and the 3rd period was pretty awesome, we were really bummed that we couldn't see it in person.
I agree - local history is my favorite thing!
I know! Right? LOL We had no idea that we were even taking vacations on the same weekend - until I texted Myrthe on our way to KS... She replied that her and Brian were boarding a flight to Berlin... Which is why I sent her the picture of Josh with the Berlin wall in the first place - because I knew they were there and I thought it was funny... I had NO idea that they were truly right next to the wall at that time. LOL
Oh my gosh - that sounds truly INSANE - but it also sounds like the perfect holiday... I love having guests and I love entertaining... and I just love the madness that surrounds the holiday. As excited as I am to be going somewhere for Thanksgiving this year - I am going to miss having it here, as in recent years - we've started some of our own traditions which I love... Even if it is small and just us. Enjoy your time with family and all of the dogs - and hopefully Brie is able to get away a lot - can't say I blame her sometimes. LOL
I'm glad you and Josh had a good get away in Kansas. I was wondering if you'd gone away. I love hockey but sadly haven't been able to see our Lake Erie Monsters play in awhile.
The hotel you stayed in sounds really nice. I also love museums like that.
The garage door is fixed and he got the garage door opener is working, too. Not that i actually park in the garage much but I can get to the Christmas stuff now.
They're feeding use on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I don't know what I'll actually be able to eat because of my onion allergy.
Have a good day
Liz
Hahaha... It's hard to slip by you guys sometimes - you all know me so well. LOL
It was a very nice hotel... Modern... but nice. Personally - I prefer more historic everything, but we enjoyed it, it was clean and very convenient.
Yay that the garage door is fixed! Especially this time of year - it necessary to having a working door.
They usually feed us too - if I worked. This is my 2nd year in a row not working on BF weekend at all - so it's strange, though I am NOT complaining. LOL
Thanks Liz - same to you!
Sounds like you had a great weekend.
How fun that Brian and Myrthe was in Berlin seeing the Berlin wall at the same time you and Josh stumbled upon a peace of the Berlin Wall in the museum.
We did!!! It was so fun to get away and on a whim too - something I don't normally do. LOL
I know - isn't that funny? Such a neat coincidence!
What a fun weekend!! I'm sure it was a little awkward being the only ones cheering for Alaska..but...what can you do. All worth it I'm sure!! So funny about the Starbucks mugs - I have gone on many a search for a friend who collects them. If you ever want one from Toronto, let me know )
It was a little awkward... The Wichita team crowd was a bit abrasive at times with their chanting after goals... I honestly had nightmares that night, and I think it was due to that... It was very intimidating. LOL As it should be, I suppose. It would have been a lot less intimidating if we were more than 3. LOL
Thanks for the offer - I will definitely take you up on that one day - right now I am trying to figure out how I want to display all of them before I get any more.
I've amassed a few over the last month, Myrthe also grabbed me one from Berlin, so I need to reorganize. LOL
Yes in upstate NY (where I go to school) we have gotten a good amount of snow. It started late Saturday night and is still going as I write this lol. I am heading home tomorrow afternoon for break. I live about 3 hours south, (about 20 mins from NYC) and I know they did't get much snow. Ny is funny like tha, different areas can have very different weather.
What a nice little Disney display! I love seeing classic Disney things
It's great to hear you and Josh had such a nice weekend! That's awesome the team won the second game by so much! Hockey games are always exciting!
I hope you had a nice day!
Travel safe today! Hopefully roads are good for you, and traffic isn't too bad, as people are starting to travel for the holiday weekend.
Enjoy your time with family though - I know you'll have a good time!
I know me too!
We did - it was a lot of fun and I sure hope we are able to escape to a few more of his games this year... We've already had family members contact us to offer up their houses, because they happen to be in some of the ciites he is playing in... Which would be awesome!
Thanks - same to you! Drive safe today! And Happy Thanksgiving if I don't see you before then!
Glad you had a nice time in KS! Love all the FB updates.
That is so eat about Josh and Brain...worlds apart but commented. Amazing!
Enjoy your evening!
We did - thanks! I am glad you enjoyed them!
I know - I thought it was so funny. The odds were just incredible!
Thanks! Same to you!
That was nice of you to travel all that way to see Matt's game. Will there be any games that are closer to your home?
That must have been fun to see a winning game. Maybe the team should put Matt on the ice more often.
It was neat that we were able to... A few different things had to fall into place for it to happen - so I am glad they did. It was nice to get away, and I am sure it will prompt us to go more often.
Sadly - no, most of them are quite far for us... We'll see how it goes... I am not really willing to travel in the winter months - unless we are certain that we will have good travel weather for the round trip... I don't think we have plans to go to another one until March?
We'll see...
It was so fun! We think so - LOL. It's so fun to see him play!!!
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I had a good day yesterday - back to my daily routines...
I worked out right away in the morning... I had a good breakfast...
I went to town and picked V up from school... She didn't have to work - like I thought she did. Oh well...
We decided to take the opportunity to haul up some of the Christmas decorations and assemble the tree... It's a very nice tree, but it is a little shorter than I remembered it being... I had to put it on a box and put the skirt over the box - LOL - to make it taller. I had to do it last year with our real tree too, so I feel like I am pretty experienced with this.
In my spare time. over the last few weeks - I've been working on making a clearance table cloth into a tree skirt - I know I've mentioned this here... I was going to applique the letting on, but in the end, I decided that I would just iron it on - as it's so thin that it would be difficult to stitch - and the odds of me actually washing it that often would be pretty rare, especially with an artificial tree now... I dunno??? Do you all wash your tree skirts often with an artificial tree? With real trees - I can see the necessity... Sap, needles and water all over... but with an artificial tree...
Anyways - we didn't decorate the tree at all, so I am not showing everything yet... but I will show this - I think it turned out really cute and I am happy with it!
I've been working on a few other displays around the house, and we are hoping to decorate the tree and set up the village over the next few days or the weekend.
Today - I will be heavy lifting... Then I will be working all day. We are in a winter storm advisory - it sounds like this is our last snow storm until after Thanksgiving, so hopefully holiday travel will be OK.
For those of you traveling tomorrow - I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving... I am very thankful for all of the friendships I have made here over the years!
Have a great day all!
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The roads have gotten much better in the past few hours so the drive home should go pretty smoothly.
