November 27, 2021 - Saturday


It's been a fun couple of days. :) But, despite my best intentions, I did not take any pictures on Thursday and only one picture yesterday. I've been slacking. I did, however, take LOTS of pictures today! And just look at how seductive Ben is being up there! I'm going to go back to Thursday, just to give it a quick recap. 

I was really anxious going into Thanksgiving, as I wrote on Wednesday, but once people showed up (Ali, Bryce, Laila, Melis, Cerag, and Naz) and everything was in full swing, the anxiety was gone and I was having a great time! I think the day went really well, dinner was delicious, and everyone had fun. I'm glad we hosted and I'm very thankful for our family and friends. 

Yesterday was pretty chill. I took the girls to visit Naz and Melis for a couple of hours and, afterward, we cleaned a bit and relaxed. I sewed some new masks for Ben and we ate tons of leftovers. Not a crazy day and I'm so glad, because we needed some rest after the craziness of Wednesday and Thursday! Last night, 123though, I started to feel so ashamed of myself for over-eating the way that I did. I wish that I could just have a couple of days of overindulgence and not let it stress me out. I seem to be able to handle small instances of bad eating/drinking just fine, but I think two days in a row of eating too much just made me feel really crappy about myself. We'll get back to healthier eating on Monday and I am planning to cut WAY back on the Christmas cookies this year. I won't be cleared for my surgery if I end up gaining a bunch of weight!

Today was a good, busy-ish day. Busier for Ben than me, as always. :) But I just couldn't sit around all day, so we went for a hike at Indian Run, which is always fun. It was nearly deserted and we got to just take our time walking and exploring. It was cold, of course, but we layered and nobody seemed too bothered by it. I'm so glad we went out for a bit! The fresh air and physical activity is good for all of us. And then we ate all of those calories we burned in the form of fast food haha! 😑 Ben did some shopping and errands and I did some more mask sewing. I want to have Christmas masks done in time for them to go back to school on Monday. I'm feeling generally content and very sleepy, but also just so thankful for this long weekend we've gotten to have together. It feels like it should be Sunday, but it's only Saturday and we have one more day of fun before we get back to real life! 






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