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highlights of the weekend:
banana split sundae at ghiradelli...then watching a 20-minute argument in an unrecognizable language, with lots of arm and hand motions. pretended to take pictures of ralph when i was really taking pics of the fight in case they needed witnesses or another other type of proof. trust me, we weren't the only ones standing around not calling the authorities.
completing my thanksgiving day grocery shopping by 9 am on saturday! this may be a trivial thing to be happy about but i really dislike crowds and mayham so i was able to avoid the last minute rush.
going to the beach with dog and ralph...then losing my car key. i was carrying my car key loose from the key chain and it must've fallen when i was running around with dog. we're grateful for the geniuses that drew a large picture of a key in the sand and then put the key in the middle of their drawing. that was the best ever! i wrote a huge thank you note next to their drawing and drew me, ralph, and dog.
discovering that archer farms market (a target brand) has awesome spice chai tea mix. it's sold in a small rectangular tin in their tea section. seems to have a lot of caffeine.
the lowlights:
totally missing the kdfc party. we arived just as it ended. oh well, we still had a chance to see the beautiful lights and decorations in the hyatt.
paying $2 for 12 oz. of water in the hotel gift shop because i was totally dehydrated from having taco bell and potato chips in the same night. the cashier was weird but spoke excellent japanese- at least i think he did but who am i to say? i can't speak japanese. he left to a back room for a while and anybody could've walked out of that little store with just about anything.
paying $30 for dog shampoo and conditioner. her skin better stop itching! i thought our problems were solved...she needs to go in for some serious skin tests if the itching persists after use of the special fur products. maybe her items will make my hair silky.
wondering if ralph was going to accidentally drive us off the cliff as he talked on his phone while driving us home from the beach.
sitting in subway for nearly 2 hours thinking of something to do and then getting to my car to amanda's phone message reminding me about the party at hanamaru, after i had totally stuffed myself on a footlong- on the one day i actually ate the whole thing.
going to marshall's and realizing that i threw away $5 at subway because i stashed my change in the plastic subway bag! i wanted to go to get it because $ is $ but ralph convinced me to take it as a loss. i'm finding tiny ways to recover that $5. hmmm...no more starbuck's for one week!
things to do:
dishes
hang clothes
clear table- ok, i know i keep listing this, but you should see my table- this is the most dreadful task (you'll see why when i post a photo!)
find pyrex thermometer at bed & bath for mom's turkey
buy ginger ale for tart cranberry dipping sauce and white wine for the gravy
remember:
mashed potatoes and some form of fatless butter so i can drowned them at dinner time. if my potatoes fail, i can buy this mashed potato and butter flavored soda as an unexpected alternative! heck, they can do the whole meal...
2 pumpkin pies
cranberry relish (this tastes a lot better than it sounds)
utensils
dog and dog's toys
anything else? i'm sure i'm forgetting something important.
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