Hello everyone. How was your holiday?
Ours was insane. Insane. We never realized the effect marriage would have on the holidays. It's no good.
We sat down for Thanksgiving lunch at my dad's, which as it turns out was the only meal we ate all day even though we had 3 other houses to visit. We got there on Wednesday night at around 10 and everyone was still awake getting the side dishes ready, preparing the brine for the turkey and in general just being assholes. My stepmom's daughter, husband, and 2 kids were there along with her sister and her husband. For those who don't know, Barnie and I have had a complicated relationship in the past. It's a long story that I'd rather not get into, but...let's say I didn't talk to her for a long time, which made talking to my dad hard. I had no idea where she came from, if she had a family...for all I knew she sprouted from a swampy cabbage patch in Louisiana. It was good to meet someone from her family. Feels like I know her a little better now.
Anyway, of course as soon as we walk through the door everyone swarms to the car seat that Vance is carrying. Everyone loved Deven, they all passed him around like a football. It's was great for me because it meant I got at least a few minutes to myself. He's such a well-behaved baby when other people are around. He didn't fuss, and he even let the other people see his beautiful smile. We lucked out so much. We could have gotten a fussy little brat who didn't want to be held by anyone but me, but instead we were gifted with the greatest baby EVER. Baby Jesus ain't got nothing on our Deven.
After a couple of hours of letting the massive amount of turkey we consumed rest, we had to hit the road. We headed to my Aunt's house so she could see the baby. After everyone caught a glimpse of him we headed to Friendswood to see Vance's grandparents and Aunt and Uncle. Deven was starting to feel the effects of all the travel. He was getting restless, so we fed him and hit the road so he would fall asleep. We had to go from Friendwood to Northwest Austin to see Vance's other grandmother. We missed the actual dinner, which was okay because we were still stuffed from the dinner at my dad's. We picked at the left over turkey so we would look interested. From there we made the trek to our Final destination in Guy to hang out with Vance's parents. My arms are exhausted from just typing all of that.
So obviously we did more traveling than eating or spending time with family. Next year we're actually thinking about just staying home and making our own dinner. If our family wants to come see us than they are more than welcome. But we can't do that every single year.
Vance's mom and I did take advantage of the black Friday sales. I got all my shopping done for Vance and got some things for myself. I needed a pair of heels for a party we're going to on the 30th. The shoe aisles at Kohl's had been violently assaulted. Just about everything that I liked was out of my size, but I did manage to find a sophisticated style. I also got myself some fleece pajamas, a couple of sweaters, and some things for Deven. Now we just have to shop for...everyone else. I hate Christmas shopping. We were thinking about being lazy and getting everyone gift cards and framed pictures of the baby. What? We're new parents. We're exhausted.
Speaking of exhaustion, I didn't want to get out of bed today until 1. It's the weather. I'm always depressed and tired when it's cold and rainy. Deven is hungry and starting to fuss. I must be going.