The Daily Hailey

We finally managed to keep a plan!! We arranged with my parents yesterday that they would come over today for waffles, and then DID! This is actually a great accomplishment for us, since we have seemed to be the worst for dependability this Christmas season.

My mom and I ducked into the city first for a bit of a date. We got food court asian food (SUCH a good guilty pleasure once in a while!) and discussed our New Years meal of appetizers. We decided what we’d get from where, and planned out some little details. When we were done our lunch, I ducked into Starbucks for a drink, and then we hit up M&M Meat Shops for appies.

Once we had done a bit of a mall walk and had what we needed, we drove to another grocery store nearby and picked up the rest of what we needed. Guys, appy day is going to be SO yummy! I’m super looking forward to it. We were originally going to have it at our house, but as has been the trend this year, plans changed and my mom volunteered her house. However, this is still very much my meal, so Brady and I will be preparing and serving as much as we’re able, even if we’re at their house. I want to tell you guys all about what we’re going to have, but hopefully I’m on the ball enough to take pictures, and then I’ll tell you.

We visited a lot, and mom ran our shopping cart into all kinds of things before we were done our date. It was funny. It felt good to get out of the house a little bit, even though my nose was running like a faucet. Its good for the soul, kind of.

Once our date was done, we came back to our house. My dad came soon after, and the whole gang sat down to waffles and breakfast sausage for supper. It was delicious, the kids were happy, (because who isn’t when there are chocolate chip pancakes involved?) and the evening went off pretty much without a hitch. They stayed a little bit after the kids had gone to bed, and we had a nice visit. No dessert, though, because no one required a little sweet treat after a supper like that!

It was a lovely, delicious, carefree day. Tomorrow will be wonderful, too, when we finally celebrate Christmas with Jerilee! Its nice to be well enough to at least see people again. Thanks, friends and family, for your patience, and your willingness to roll with the punches. We will not always be this unreliable, I promise!