I'm Old and Tired

I feel so old. I'm also exhausted. I think this might be the last year that I can do the Black Friday camping out all night thing. More about that in a minute.

We left Wednesday for Birmingham. We made pretty good time there. Perhaps it's because I was driving. Avonelle and Wilson were already there when we got there. The kids were so excited to see my parents. We almost immediately ate dinner, which was spaghetti because I've been craving Italian food. Lee claimed he didn't feel good so he went upstairs to read and take a nap, and this is at 7pm. Dad and I left and went to Wally World to get the paper goods for Thanksgiving and stuff for the Avocado dip. My cousin Tara really wanted Lee to make the Guacamole dip that they make at his restaurant. When we got back from the grocery store mom wanted him to make some. She loved it.

We got up early Thursday and drove to the big town of Rockmart, GA. This year it was all a whirlwind while we were there. I wish I could've stayed a little bit longer, but I have to admit I was ready to get home. It was good as always seeing everyone. I hope they'll all come back down to Destin this year. I missed seeing the Ron Williams side of cousins because they came down when I was leaving to go catch my plane to see Bobbi.

My cousin Brent is coming to GA down from Ohio in February. Hopefully I'll be able to go up there and see him. I just don't know how great I'll be feeling seeing as I'll be 5 months pregnant. It would be great to go though. He came down last year and I can't remember why but I didn't go.

When we got back to Birmingham I dropped Lee off at Best Buy in Hoover by the Galleria. Yes, it was only 4:30ish. He was 23rd in line. I'm not kidding you. It was nuts. I went to my parents house and dropped off Jackson (Mackenzie rode with my dad to and from GA). I stopped at WalMart and got 2 blankets and something else but I can't remember. I also had to borrow my dad's coat b/c I forgot mine.

I finally got to Best Buy around 6:20. Man it was already cold. There were probably 50 people in line by now. Insane I know. Lee left to go look at heaters. There were the insane people that had their tents, generators with TV/video games set up. As much as I make fun I want a tent and generator. The guy in front of us is getting his master's at Alabama. He is very nice and was there for a TV. The two guys behind us were there last year and remember "Big Bird". We made fun of her endlessly. Too bad Big Bird didn't show up this year. I would have loved to pick a fight with her again.

In front of Joseph (the graduate student) was a nice lady who was trying to make sure her husband came for the first time. He finally arrived and was very nice too. By 5am he admitted to us that he had a really good time and would like to do it again next year. It was a lot of fun. Freezing to death and getting to know others. My sister came around 9pm. That was a lot of fun too. Oh, Pizza Hut was across the street so Lee picked us up a pizza. Oh my it was yummy!

He didn't find a heater b/c they were so expensive or rather he found one but didn't buy one. He went back and bought a butane heater from the camping section. It wasn't enormous but it was nice. I did burn a hold in my blanket twice on it though. Joseph and I made a run in the middle of the night for Krispy Kreme donuts. We were hungry and had to pee. The gas station across the parking lot closed for an hour to stock and of course it's when I was about to pee in my pants. And besides that I had to get in a warm car.

We got everything we wanted. We bought 3 Sony Vaio laptops, 4 Toshiba laptops, 4 eMachine computers, 8 Canon all in one printers, 2 Kodak Easy Share cameras with digital picture frames, 4 digital picture frames, 2 Tom Tom GPS systems, 100pk DVD-R, 4 movies for the kids and a few other things. It was great. Oh and then we got a new 42" LCD flat screen HDTV. How we made it home with everything I'll never know.

I just can't imagine going next year when I still have a new baby and will be tired and leaving my mom with 3 kids. I think she'd die. We made it home yesterday and I am so glad to be home. I only took an hour nap when we got home at 7am Friday morning. Lee slept until 4pm or so. Yeah, he sucks. He slept the whole way up there and back, to and from GA and sleeps in, etc. and is so inconsiderate when it comes to me. Oh well, that won't ever change. Apparently his sleep is more important than mine.

We're having Jackson's 3rd birthday party on the 15th. I can't wait. I can't believe that he is turning 3. Time flies. It's going to be a shark themed party. Well I gotta run. Gotta figure out the kids presents for Christmas. My spoiled little kids.