Anyone else gearing up for a week of insanity???
This week is going to be nuts and I am taking every chance I get to gather up all the sanity and patience I need to make it through. LOL
Today and tomorrow will be heavy cleaning and packing days.
Wednesday I will be baking all day. My sister (who I haven't seen in 5 years) and her kids are also coming over Wednesday.
Thursday we are having a 1pm dinner with my parents. Mom wants me there no later then noon.
After dinner we are heading to Maryland's Eastern Shore (about 2 1/2 hours from us) to my sister in-law's house.
We will be there from Thursday evening to Sunday afternoon which should be interesting. There are 8 people, 2 cats and a dog in her family. There are 5 in mine...so 13 people, 2 cats and a dog under the same roof.
Friday I am apparently going shopping with my sister in-law. Did I mention I despise Black Friday and that I don't do well with crowds?
Saturday is Thanksgiving dinner at my sister in-laws. Her fiance has to work Thanksgiving, hence the postponed dinner.
yup. tomorrow is cleaning the house and game night so i have to cook for everyone coming over, then the next night we are going to a farewell party plus i have to pack, then the next day off to my parents which is an 8 hour drive, the day after we just get to eat, day after that 5 hour drive to DHs parents and then the day after that 4 hours home, unpacking and recleaning! yay...ok now i'm bummed out actually...and stressed lol
ahhh...the one relief of living overseas..don't have to worry about all the craziness the holidays bring. yeah..we're having another family over for dinner...but everything is purchased, so just the next 2 days cleaning the house for thursday (it's already monday night here). I'm just ready to start decorating for christmas!
Our tradition is to decorate for Christmas on Black Friday (because I despise Black Friday and won't go out) but now we have to wait....I kind of want to do it Sunday when we get home but I may be pushing my luck. LOL.
Quoting lbdm2002:
ahhh...the one relief of living overseas..don't have to worry about all the craziness the holidays bring. yeah..we're having another family over for dinner...but everything is purchased, so just the next 2 days cleaning the house for thursday (it's already monday night here). I'm just ready to start decorating for christmas!
We don't have much storage space in our apartment here (even thought it's bigger than our house in the states)..so we left all of our Holiday decorations in long term storage back home (all holidays..halloween, christmas, etc)...so we ordered a 6' tree online and picked up just a few small decorations...It's just crazy..our apartment is 2400 sq ft. and doesn't have a closet big enough to hold our suitcases..ugh.
LOL, where are you stationed?
Quoting lbdm2002:
We don't have much storage space in our apartment here (even thought it's bigger than our house in the states)..so we left all of our Holiday decorations in long term storage back home (all holidays..halloween, christmas, etc)...so we ordered a 6' tree online and picked up just a few small decorations...It's just crazy..our apartment is 2400 sq ft. and doesn't have a closet big enough to hold our suitcases..ugh.
Our week is going to be crazy....but NOT because of Thanksgiving. LOL We are currently visiting DH's family in RI; but will be driving away from here this morning to go to New Jersey. From there we have to unload all of us(me, dh, and 2 ds) our 8 suitcases and 2 carseats at the hotel. Then DH has to take our van and get it SPOTLESS so that he can get it shipped. Then tomorrow evening we fly out of Newark; moving to Germany! We'll land on Wednesday morning(Germany time); and from there we still don't know if we will be in Frankfurt for the long weekend or if DH will get inprocessed and then we'll be sent to our new base.
Quoting lbdm2002:
We don't have much storage space in our apartment here (even thought it's bigger than our house in the states)..so we left all of our Holiday decorations in long term storage back home (all holidays..halloween, christmas, etc)...so we ordered a 6' tree online and picked up just a few small decorations...It's just crazy..our apartment is 2400 sq ft. and doesn't have a closet big enough to hold our suitcases..ugh.
2400 sq ft sounds gorgeous. LOL I was looking at the housing we'll get in Germany.....a 3 bedroom(what we qualify for) ranges from 881 sq ft to 1100 sq ft. THAT is gonna blow.
Today (monday) I start my new job yah, tommorow is my 21st birthday wednesday is my second day at new job and thursday is thanksgiving and my hubbys birthday friday shopping and christmas deco, we were both born on thanksgiving but on different years so it falls on our birthdays every 7 years I should be next year maybe, I lost track because all I am worried about it turning 21 right now lol.
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on Nov. 23, 2009 at 5:22 AM