Tuesday
I found the one perk of being on nightcrew. Danny was out of work before 8pm, which was awesome because it meant he could get to sleep at a normal hour...and be up early to get on the road!
Wednesday
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| Miley lounged while we packed! |
We packed up the car, loaded up Miley...and were on the road before 9:30. Where were we headed? Akron, Ohio, of course! The trip is ten hours from Jacksonville, but after a few gas and pee stops, we added an hour onto the trip. There was zero traffic..so that was amazing! We picked Kaleb up and headed to Danny's Grandma's for the next few days!
Kaleb was so excited to see Miley..probably more so than seeing his Dad. I'm pretty sure Miley even remembered who he was...they cuddled and played like they never even left each other. Miley must have been really excited because she didn't sleep at all Wednesday night. She was up whining all night..and finally woke the whole house up at 7:00 on Thursday morning!
Thursday
Thanksgiving flew by for us. Our first stop was to Danny's (other) grandma's house. She put me to work the second we walked in..she had me peeling and chopping potatoes. But I was paid for my work...with delicious Lebanese food. I had no idea what I was eating, but oh.my.God. it was amazing.
Next up was Aunt Edna's house. I was way nervous about going here...I knew Danny's sister was supposed to be there, and well...I'm 99.9% positive that she dislikes me. She didn't show up while we were there...so I was able to enjoy our first dinner of the day. I could have eaten every last morsel of the sweet potato casserole. Kaleb didn't want to try it...but that was okay..it just meant more for me!
After hanging out there for a few hours..we went back to Grandma's for our second dinner. It was more fun, but the food wasn't as good. I seriously missed my Mom's stuffing. Miley had so much fun playing with the kids...she ran around the yard and even "helped" them with their Lego building skills.
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| The cousins being goofy! |
We were supposed to end the night by going to the movies (same as last year!) but we were exhausted! Instead Miley and Kaleb, and me and Danny snuggled up to watched Toy Story 3. Second time seeing it...and I'll be honest, still brought a tear to my eye!
Friday
Once again Miley was the first one awake...and if she is awake, she wants everyone up with her! I was lucky though, Danny got up with her for the second day in a row. I stayed in bed until I heard Kaleb and Miley playing together..they are seriously so cute together.
We decided we were going to the movies, Grandma told us to leave Miley out of her cage...so we did. I was so nervous the whole time. I can barely control the animal! We saw Megamind. I thought it was so good! When we got back to the house, the first words out of Grandma's mouth were, "I don't think you should ever leave her out of the cage if no one is home." My thoughts exactly Grandma!
We had dinner with Danny's dad. We went to Luigi's in Akron. We had to stand in line...outside. It was freezing out. I was seriously missing flip flop season while we were standing in that line!! Dinner was good, conversation was so-so. Danny's quiet...but his Dad is even more quiet. Me....not so much. I'd start random conversations about anything...get a chuckle or two, and then back to an awkward silence. Kaleb had fun though! They had a guy walking around making balloons...he got the worm-in-an-apple...I wish I had a picture of it!!
After dinner we dropped Kaleb off. Danny's ex had a surprise for me...a Beatles shirt! She did some Black Friday shopping and thought of me when she saw the shirt. Can I just say I really really like that things are not weird between the two of us. And I got a new shirt out of the deal!
Friday night was my first night ever out in Ohio. Danny's cousin, Candy, brought us out to a comedy show. We had a few good laughs and a lot of drinks! It was so nice to finally get out and do something in Ohio!
Saturday
Miley finally decided that it was okay to sleep in...except we were supposed to be up early!! We had a breakfast date with Grandma and Aunt Lillian. They took us to a local place and had an awesome breakfast to start the day. If you asked me out to either dinner or breakfast...I will always choose breakfast. Mmm mmm good!
After breakfast, we loaded everything back into the car and got on the road. Nine and a half hours later (um...way shorter than the trip up!?) we pulled into our driveway and were so so so excited to be home!
NOW
It's like we never left. Danny is already back to playing COD and I'm blogging. Oh, I love being home!
We had such a good time in Ohio. Before we left I was kinda dreading the trip...but I'm so glad we went. I am so thankful to be part of their family and to have such great people to spend the holidays with when I can't be with my own. I really missed my family..and totally teared up when my sister sent me a picture from their dinner.
And just for a little comparison...here's last years Thanksgiving picture and this years picture! I wish Miley was in the picture, but she was too busy playing with the kids!
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| Thanksgiving 2009! |
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| Thanksgiving 2010! |
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