Thanksgiving and other stuff.....

Its been awhile since I posted, there is so much to write so I guess I will use a version of Beth's famous lists:

1. The Big Move

we moved into our house the weekend before thanksgiving. It was a huge project but we got most of it done. most of our stuff thay we dont use on a regular basis are still in boxes and probably will stay that way for several more weeks, unleast until my christmas vacation. we got a new fridge which i love. stainless french door fridge with a double door freezer on the bottom. its awesome. now we only need to remodel the rest of the kitchen to match...hahaha, yeah, that just might be in the budget somewhere in the next 5 years if we're lucky. we got a new washer and dryer. we needed a set so on black friday we were in line at sears at 4:30 am. i have NEVER gone out on black friday ever. i dont deal with those kinds of crowds well but they had a kenmore set for $599. it was necessary and wasnt that bad and while we were out we went to a few other stores. i will post pics of the house with our stuff in it soon..

2. Rhode Island

This past weekend EJ and I went to RI. we left thursday afternoona dn got back sunday night. The main reason forme flying up was to see my grandfather. He isnt doing so well and I really wanted the chance to see him. I wont be going home over the holidays due to financial reasons and santa will only deliver toys at home.....we will probably venture to RI during my christmas vacation at times just not over the actual holiday. So on saturday before my dad's concert I went to see him. My dad wasnt sure if he'd even remember me but as soon as he saw me he smiled and then started to cry. we sat and talked for awhile. he asked how the baby was and how teaching was and I just really enjoyed the time I was able to spend there. I only wish I couldve stayed longer or had the chance to go more often.

the rest of the weekend was nice. my mom and ray and me and the baby went to Edaville railroad (for those of you in miami its kind of a very small scale Santas enchanted forest but with a huge rail car that takes you around to look at the lights and stuff...and a lot colder) it was nice but cold. EJ seemed to enjoy the railway for about 10 minutes until he got bored and wanted to run around. i took him on the dumbo ride and the carosel. both were fun once the ride actually started. he screamed and fought while we were waiting for the ride to start, he is extremely impatient, but had fun once it started.

we also visited with my dad and dana which was fun. EJ ran around outside playing with sticks and leaves and had a great time.

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i dont want to talk about the plane ride to RI. EJ was THAT CHILD on the plane. the one where you are secretly screaming inside your head "OH MY GOD, JUST GIVE HIM WHATEVER HE WANTS" yeah, loads of fun.

the ride home to Miami was much better. not perfect but better. let me just say that i will never fly with him again without his own seat and a car seat to keep him strapped down. we got a row all to ourselves (yay) and he slept for about 90 minutes (double yay) and played most of the rest of the flight (triple yay). heres a picture of him before take off on the way home.

3. Thanksgiving

out of order i know but we had thanksgiving at the new house. i found out the thursday before. lots of time to plan. it was just us and my in-laws. I made the traditional american thanksgiving dinner, my in laws had never had it. (when ive gone there we've had turkeywith cuban spices and rice and beans) so i made turkey with stuffing (real stuffing not stove top....even i was impressed with myself on that one), mashed potato, yams, green bean casserole loaded with cheese, rolls, cranberry sauce (from a can, i hate homemade). it all can out fabulous and my in-laws loved it. my father in law who hates turkey had 3 or 4 helpings along with everything else. it was great.

4. there are a few other things i wantedx to write but i'm exhausted and its time for bed. :)