Spent another mostly relaxing weekend at home! And loved it!!!
We had several plans for Saturday; however, we only kept one! Well, the last one wasn't our doing...or, rather, undoing. Our plan was 1) meet the Shoafs for lunch, 2) attend another Christmas concert at VU and 3) meet the Phelpses for drinks.
We met our friends, Beth & Paul, for a late lunch/early dinner at Blackbird Cafe in downtown Valpo. Haven't seen them since my birthday party and, really, let's be honest, I didn't get much time to chat with everyone that nite. We were planning to leave at 4:30 to get good seats in the VU chapel. Before we knew it, it was 5, the time the concert was to begin!!! We were having such a good time, we really didn't mind missing it. We chatted until 6:30!
During this time, I checked my phone to discover a text from Adam saying they had to cancel because he was very ill. Disappointing, as they live several hours south of us, so we don't have many opportunities to see one another. Maybe we will make another Bloomington trip and swing by Bedford and Ghostwood Farm next summer!
We also put up (more) window plastic to keep out the chill. We are deciding which, if any, other windows will get the treatment for the winter. It definitely makes a difference in the NIPSCO bill, as we did this at our old house.
Chris took his first hot yoga class Sunday morning (I bought him a 15-class deal from Groupon). I thought about hitting the gym, but decided to stay home to clean and to bake my cookies for our party this Saturday. (This is the first time I have frozen cookies for a party...fingers crossed they taste just as good as yesterday.)
The rest of the day was filled with cooking lunch and dinner, watching Christmas shows and other random things. I wanted to walk to the beach this weekend b/c I haven't been there since the last full moon, but I didn't do a good job of keeping that on my To Do list! If we are fortunate, our weather will be mild next week and I can make it several times to make up for my laziness!
Picked up many of the items for Saturday; only a couple more things to go. I also decided to make a Pumpkin-Cranberry-Walnut bread, which I will put in the oven about an hour before the party is to begin ~~ for the delicious smell to linger and greet our guests!
Another week of workouts is in line, beginning with boxing class tonite. I doubled up last Thursday for the first time in quite awhile: did the 5:15 boxing class followed by the circuit. Awesome!!!! Would love to make it all 5 days this week and there really isn't anything stopping me (besides myself). Gotta wear more of my crazy socks from The Sox Box! Already wore my pink "Yay" "Burpees" and my black "Beauty" "Beast" which leaves my green "Yay" "Burpees" and purple "Barbell" "Babe" to coordinate! Workouts should be fun and productive!!!
Wishing I was going to see my mom, sisters, nieces, grandparents, brother and nephews this holiday season, but that is a fact of life...they live in Florida and we don't!
Looking forward to our Vegas vacation! The pet sitter is meeting with Chris tonite!!! I have been working on my packing list, planning to wear things that layer. I reserved our airport parking at Park/Ride/Fly. We have to decide if we want to pay for the New Year's party at "old" Vegas ~~ I think we should b/c we aren't club people and, besides, the clubs all cost tons o'money for NYE! We also have to plan tix to the Neon Museum. We are going to hike the Red Rocks, which will require a rental car for a day or two, but we are going to work on that after we get there. We don't want to be all planned up and not have time to decompress or just go with wherever the day takes us, ya know? And since our timeshare resort is off the strip, we will be taking taxis, in additon to the airport runs. The resort offers a shuttle to the Mirage, but only from 10A-11:30P. Really, it's Vegas, for goodness sake ~~ the city is 24/7! We will have to get a taxi to take us to MGM (where the UFC event will be in full swing) and after we try to celebrity-spot and walk the Strip awhile, plus after the NYE festivities! And, I suppose, to and from the car rental spot. But, we haven't been to Sin City in almost 7 years and we are celebrating both our 20-year anniversary and the New Year, so we are going to just go with it!!
Hard to believe it is one week until Christmas Eve....
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