He went from years of being Scrooge and being anti-Christmas until at least after Thanksgiving to suddenly coming home from work a few weeks ago declaring it was totally acceptable to listen to Christmas music. He said, "It makes me happy, so why not!?" Umm...duh?!
Fast forward to this weekend and it was his idea to get out all the Christmas decorations and the trees. First year that I can actually say I wasn't totally prepared to get it all out. I don't know what it is, but this year, the seasons and holidays seem to be flying by leaving me feeling whip lashed. A sign of getting old?
There she is. In all her glory. And our first year with the dark floors. I'm loving it!
The boys decorated their rooms with the mini trees my brother and I used growing up. My parents picked up some new wooden mini ornaments when they were in Europe last December, which added a nice touch to their trees. Sean was very into decorating his room and tree. Very organized and methodical. Evan, on the other hand, was just ticked he didn't get the "white stuff" or the white felt for snow.
He got over it quickly once he saw Scott drag in all the boxes for the big tree. We needed to put on Garfield's Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes to keep them occupied while the branches and lights were put up. They were dying to get into the ornaments. One thing at a time, kids.
Finally it was time for the ornaments! I'm happy to report that no ornaments were damaged during the decorating phase. Now, we'll see how they last throughout the season. The boys have an obsession with moving them.
Scott and I had a rare night out Saturday night. After organizing and decorating all day, it felt good to take a shower and get ready to head out sans children. My parents came to our house to give us a few hours out and we knew we needed to be back home at a reasonable time since we had a 5k early in the morning. We opted to go to Detroit to eat out and see the tree at Campus Martius even though it was raining. I was determined to see that tree.
We started at Jolly Pumpkin for a beer and truffle fries. The waiter recommended Grey Ghost for dinner, so we headed over there and lucked out getting seats at the counter overlooking the restaurant. We were told to try the "life changing cheeseburgers" and they did not disappoint. My drink on the hand? Disgusting. But, for $14, I was committed.
We ventured out in the rain with umbrellas to see the tree, but ended up breaking both umbrellas (the wind was pretty fierce), getting soaked, and seeing the tree for less than a minute. We ran to the American Coney Island to take a break from the rain and to try and fix our umbrellas. Since it was our first visit, Scott insisted we have a beer and he had a coney dog. Then, we were off to Greektown Casino! First time...ever (?) that we both walked out as winners! It was such a fun night!
It made me realize how much we needed a fun night out like that to feel like adults and to feel like husband and wife! Man, it had been a while.
Sunday morning came early though. The kids ran the Hot Cocoa Mile at 8am and our 5k was at 9am. It was freezing cold and it even started snowing. It kind of made it more magical with downtown decorated for Christmas. Sean finished in 11mins 20sec and Evan finished in 12 mins 41sec. I was proud of both of them! Although, it was a bummer that Sean couldn't partake in the chocolate treats at the end since none of the volunteers knew if they had tree nuts. Poor thing was too afraid and I don't blame him. Turns out one of the chocolates had nuts. Seems crazy to think they didn't advertise that.
The 5k went really well for me! I swear it helps having my mother-in-law run with me. Her and I run the same pace and we really helped push each other this time. I beat my time by a minute and a half and had all my miles under 11 minutes. It was very exciting for me! I'm feeling it today though...
It was another great weekend! Tomorrow is our last day of work and school before Thanksgiving break. I'm looking forward to minimal plans for our few extra days off and just time spent with family and good food!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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