I gotta say, this has been the best week! Monday I got off work at 3:00. I went to Wal-Mart and picked up a few after Christmas things and a few groceries and then relaxed at home all night.
Yesterday I got off at 1:00! My friend Jenny wanted hours and so she asked if I wanted to leave. She also said she'd do that on Thursday so we could leave for Iowa earlier.
Jacob and I turned the rest of the day into a date. We went to Springfield and did a little shopping. He was looking for a cable to hook from our router to the BluRay so we can get Netflix. Well they were anywhere between $30 and $50. We checked on my Amazon and now we're getting one for around $12 with shipping! The only bummer was we have to wait for it, but to me it made way more sense to wait and pay so much less for it. We also went to Target and checked out their Christmas stuff.
Then we did an early supper at Olive Garden and used one of our giftcards. It had been almost 2 months since we ate there. Gasp. It was SO good. All I could think of all day were those bread sticks.
We also had 2 free movie passes so we went to see Little Fockers. I'm glad we saw it for free. It had some funny and cute moments, but to me it just didn't live up to my expectations. The first 2 are just plain hilarious. This one didn't have the laugh factor for me. It was fun to see though.
We came home and prepared for the Insight Bowl. And by prepared I mean, Jacob turned on the TV and made queso and I had to debate on which Iowa hoodie to wear. I needed one that had some good "mojo". I showered before the game so I could sleep in today because I knew I'd be up late. The game didn't start until 9:00. It was an intense game and at one point I was fairly certain that I was watching the game slip away from us, but we pulled it out and WON!!!! In your face Missouri! I finally got to bed at about 12:30.
Went into work today fully expecting to have to work a full day, but I got off at 1:00 again and I'm off until Monday!!! Hooray!
Texas Bowl and Illinois/Iowa basketball tonight and then headed to Iowa tomorrow for Christmas!!
Glad you are enjoying your mini vacation. Ben and I had a fun and safe trip to California. I expect it will be a great time and I'll hate to return to the "real" world.
ReplyDeleteI know you are with your Mom, so the vacation is still going - that is great! I can't believe you stayed up to watch the whole game - but really I should have known you would! So glad the Hawks won!!!
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