Thanksgiving Hangover

After a busy Thanksgiving Day and a busy start to today, I'm taking some time to rest and relax now. 

Yesterday I was up at 6am and out the door before 7.  It was just after 7 when I got to the HS for the 5K.  It ended up being a group of 7 of us for the race.  I was NOT feeling it.  My back was sore, I got a side stitch and I was just tired and not trained.  But it was still fun and I got a GREAT tech shirt for pre-registering. 

On my way home I stopped a MOBBED Cummbies.  But got the butter and flour that I had run out of on Wednesday night making the banana bread.  When I got home before 9:30am, I figured I had plenty of time.  My boyfriend wasn't leaving his house to get me until 12:30.  Three hours was a ton of time.  HA HA HA! 

So I decided with all that extra time, I could get in more of a workout before the crazy double dinners.  I grabbed my weights and did arms and shoulders, then did a crazy ab workout that left my abs BURNING.  But I love that feeling! 

After the workout, I headed to the kitchen where I had already measured almost everything to bake the cookies.  At least starting wasn't bad.  Then I grabbed the new hand held electric mixer.  That broke.  Before I was done.  It started smoking!  Good thing I saved the old one, even if I don't have the right attachments for baking (lost somehow).  So I was already off. 

And WOW did I make a TON of cookies!  I brought 2-3 dozen to by boyfriend's parents and 2-3 dozen to my family and I STILL have at least another 2 dozen at my house.  Good thing they taste REALLY good.

As the cookies were finishing up, I heated up my wax so I could do my eyebrows... cuz why not add more work when time is starting to cut close!  Then hopped in the shower.  I was starting to freak out between not wanting to be late to his mom's, not really knowing a whole lot of people there and being worried about being uncomfortable, and knowing traffic could be horrible. 

We weren't too late for his mom's, and everyone of course was super nice and friendly.  I really do like his family tons.  His niece loved the bracelet that I got her.  It was so cute.  It was an Alex and Ani bracelet with a "K" charm on it.  In her cute, little 3 year old squeaky voice, she was walking around saying, "Its K for Kailey".  So cute! 

After we left his mom's, we headed over to my grandfather's house.  Come to find out, he has been in the hospital since Wednesday.  The one uncle who took him sent an email to the other 3 boys. It was after 5 on Wednesday and 2 of the boys had it sent to their work email, including my dad. So when the other brother called my dad yesterday morning, that's when he found out his dad would be in the hospital until Friday or Saturday.  Nice.  Gotta love family sometimes.  Oh well.

I think I got back to my house around 7:30 last night.  I was home relaxing for a bit then went back over to my boyfriends house.  We just watched a movie and went to bed early.  Got a REALLY good night sleep last night though, which was GREAT! 

We were up around 8 I think and I was home before 9.  I had a cup of coffee then just found crazy motivation and cleaned, SCRUBBED my house.  The only thing that isn't done is the tub in the bathroom and mopping the kitchen and bathroom.  I sweep, vacuumed, did dishes, counters, dusted, organized SO much crap and even went through my bills and what's posted and whats due. 

For the past hour, my butts been back on the sofa.  Email is now cleared out.  Skimmed over facebook.  Checked out a few other websites.  Made the phone calls I needed to make.  The gym doesn't have any mid day classes today.  Originally I was thinking of swimming laps, but I'm pretty sure the pool is only open for 2 more hours at this point.  Plus, my back is REALLY sore between yesterday's race and cleaning all morning.  Not sure if swimming would be a great idea for me right now. 

Now just waiting to see what's going on for tonight.  My boyfriend is at his gym taking a class.  His mom invited us to her house for leftovers.  She said she does Thanksgiving dinner at her house, then has everyone back over on Friday night every year to eat the rest of the food.  I think that's a great idea.  Not sure if my boyfriends wants to go.... between too much family time and the crazy restrictive diet he's been on for a few weeks.  But I think it would be nice.  Plus, it would give me a better chance to get to know his family. 

And that's what I want to do.  I want to get to know them.  I love him and I know we're going to be together for a long time to come.  I want to get to know his family.  I want them to know me.  It can be really hard for me to open up to people sometimes and feel comfortable in groups that I don't know.  Spending more time around them will help.  So yeah, I want to go to his mom's tonight.  But we'll see. 

And now?? Hmm.. not sure what I want to do.  Shopping?  Read magazines I'm behind on?  Watch some of my tv shows I'm behind on?  Nap?  Go for a walk or something?  I have hours and hours to do whatever I want!  Then I have 2 more days too!  YAY!  Tomorrow I MIGHT go to an early kickboxing class... if I can get them on the phone.  Then I'm meeting my friend Michelle for lunch at 1pm with pedi's to follow.  Sunday the Pats game is on at 4:15.  That's all I have planned for the next couple of days...well, tomorrow night I'll be out with my boyfriend doing something. 

But nice to just have time to RELAX!  Ahhh.....