After I vowed to do something of value, I …. well, let’s just say that I didn’t actually even move for another hour. Our lunch reservations for Thanksgiving were at 12 noon, so I rushed to get cleaned up and dressed. Lunch was yummy — we each got to choose an appetizer, then they brought all kinds of main course food to the table (turkey, ham and lamb, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, etc) and we each got to choose dessert. While I am certainly mourning not having any leftovers (turns out Mom’s making Thanksgiving — would have flown home for that), it was yummy and delicious and left us stuffed until fairly recently.
After lunch, hung out at home for awhile (did some reading, played with the puppies, etc) and then finally got brave and went to Garden Ridge. As I noted this morning, they opened at 9 am and are open for something like 3 straight days. While I was tempted to go there at 2 am tonight, I decided the chances of me actually being awake and able to drive a car were slim. It was amazing — the store is a mile from one of the biggest, busiest malls in the city. The mall was closed…and the streets were nearly empty. It was just jaw dropping, considering what it’ll look like there in about 9 hours. That was my farewell to that particular mall, as I don’t intend to go to the mall anytime between now and Valentine’s Day. It’s all online now as far as I’m concerned. At Garden Ridge, bought some decorating supplies…next post will be a picture of something… speaking of amazing. Tomorrow I’m decorating our porch (or ‘poach’ as we pronounce it down here).