Better late than never right?! I wrote this on my way to London, the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I’m actually posting it a week after that. But I wrote it so I’m sharing it! Ha!
I’ve always loved this time of year – between November and December. It just feels magical and cozy. But now that we have K and he’s getting older; I think I’m going to love it more and more.
Let’s talk about Thanksgiving weekend 2019, because while it had its ups and downs, I wouldn’t change a single thing (well, maybe one, but I’ll get to that in a minute).
Wednesday was technically the first day of our weekend because K was home from school, and I took the day off. The first thing we did was go to the grocery store to pick up some Thanksgiving meal essentials. It may have taken us 20 minutes to get out the door between my toddler wanting to put his shoes on all by himself on the wrong feet and then protesting his jacket, but we did it! After that it was smooth sailing until we got home, and I had work to do. I put on some PBS for K to watch so that I could get 30 uninterrupted minutes of work time, but of course, he wanted me to sit next to him. I did that, but he couldn’t stay away from my laptop, so I moved back to the kitchen island. That was a no go for K, so I finished up what I could with a whimpering toddler on my hip and one free hand.
The rest of the day was honestly a bit of a blur. All I vividly remember is K waking up from his nap feeling a little warm. He didn’t have a fever, but something was up. I asked Vishnu to pick up dinner from a place down the street. When he got home, he took one look at Kaiden, and said that we needed to give him some Tylenol before bed. He was warm and very congested.
Thursday started off much like the way Wednesday ended. K woke up warm but with no fever. Just to be on the safe side, we continued with the Tylenol and Motrin, which in some ways was kind of nice because that helped Kaiden stay in a better mood.
I ended up prepping our Thanksgiving dinner throughout the day when I could find time, and this turned out to be a good plan because by dinnertime everything was fresh and ready! Of course, Kaiden ate lots of bread, some mac n’ cheese, some chicken and ice cream. Ha!
The day also included Facetime with family and lots of running around.
After Kaiden went down for the night, our friends came over for dessert and game night. This turned out to be ice cream, Codenames Pictures, and some deep discussion about gun control in this country. #adulting
Friday was a good day, and to be honest, I don’t remember much, except that Kaiden woke up with a slight fever. Poor bubs! But you wouldn’t really have been able to tell given how much energy he had. We were supposed to go to my friend’s place for dinner, but I nixed that because I didn’t want her entire household catching whatever Kaiden had. I also went to Target and Trader Joe’s…per usual. At Target, I found a couple of good deals on clothing for all three of us. And that was pretty much the end of my Black Friday shopping. We also watched Frozen at some point on Friday, which Kaiden liked and Vishnu and I loved. Funny how that works!
Saturday was a better day because Kaiden didn’t wake up warm and his snottyness was more manageable. We met Vishnu’s cousin and his family for breakfast at a place off Michigan Avenue. Even though it was kind of cold outside, we decided to walk, and I think Kaiden really appreciated the fresh air. After breakfast, we walked home and relaxed for a bit.
The rest of the day included packing, cleaning meal prep, and Coco. Oh and lots of cuddling (well, as much as he would let me) with my baby!
And now it’s Sunday. I’m on my flight to London, where I’ll be for the next four nights. We have a full team meeting this week which includes planning for next year. Should be a good one!
I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving holiday filled with the people and foods that you love!
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