Grrr! It's Monday... again!
Happy Monday, everyone! *smirks* Yeah, I'm sure a lot of you feel the way I do about Mondays, especially after such a nice, pleasant time off. ^^; *sighs*
Oh yeah!
Magnus, you asked what I was grateful for.
Thanks for asking! Let's see. I have a lot to be grateful for, ranging from the small things like necessary food and clothing to great friends and family! I feel as though I have a lot of brothers and sisters. All of it comes for the goodness of the Lord! XD
Also, thanks for the warm birthday wishes. *hugs you all*
Thanksgiving Day
So how was your Thanksgiving Day? What did you do and did you have a great time? ^^
It felt so good to just sleep in a few extra hours. My dad got some extra sleep too, but he got up earlier and began to work on the dinner. I could smell his preparing the food, which in effect woke me up to help him some. I didn't do a whole lot of the cooking but was more like a pair of hands for him. While he did most of the cooking, I did miscellaneous stuff, including laundry and some cleaning.
After 7 hours or so of cooking, my mom, dad and I were ready to eat. ...Actually, I thought not eating throughout the day would build a big appetite, but it did the opposite. My dad and I didn't feel like eating a whole lot. Lol
It was nice though, just the 3 of us. My sister and her husband came later that night; she had to work that day... Insanity, I tell you... Anyway, we fed her some leftovers, and she gave me my birthday gifts (
West Side Story, metronome, South Korea patch thingy and a silly card - LOL).
Black Friday
I thought that this year I'd try to do some Christmas shopping on Black Friday. I was able to get some ideas from my parents and sister. I really wanted to get them some nice stuff this year, so catching the sales would be handy to me. ^^
My friend and I began our quest 5:30 a.m. and got to the mall by 6. She insisted on going a bit later to avoid the maniacs, as she claimed. I had no problem with that. Not many stores were open by the time we got there, but man, it didn't take long for people to flood in! I was pooped by around 10 or so. Lol
From 7 hours of shopping, I was able to get my dad an iPod nano (I'm jealous now... Lol...) and an iPod car dock, my mom a shirt (for now - will get her more later), and my sis a Nintendo DS w/Brain Age game. My sister is such a nerd... But then again, I asked for the same thing - Brain Age 2. Actually, my sis and I are doing a DS exchange: she gets me the Zelda edition (hopefully) and I get her the red/black one. I wanna play hers so badly...!
*mission almost complete*
Birthday Bananzas
I don't know what "bananza" means or even if it's a word. ^^;
Saturday and Sunday were taken up by birthday bashes. Quite a number of my friends have their birthdays in November. *w00t!* Saturday, I was able to have my hibotchi party with some of my friends.
We went to Kobe's Steakhouse located in Largo, a predominately black community (no offense to anyone out there!). It did feel awkward for some of us, like like a couple pieces of rice in a bowl of black beans, as my dad would say. XD I felt even more awkward being served by Asians... And boy, did the "Asian jokes" come bountifully! LOL So mean! Like my dad said, "Sarah, if they offer you a job here, tell them you can't!" ..I will say this... A couple of those Asian fellows were pretty darn cute! X3 *girly squeal while the males gag*
Our chef was very good! It was only his second day there, although I'm sure he gained experience elsewhere. Lol He made this huge burst of fire - I was glad no one got their eyebrows singed. (-__-)
The food was so good and they gave you decent sized portions. It was a bit pricy, but very much worth it! If you have a Kobe's near you, I'd suggest going there with some friends. Also... Take cash with you, especially if you're in a group. My gosh, we spent 30-40 minutes trying to figure out how to pay the bill (since they put on just one) when most of us had only a card. *shakes head* All that fuss was our fault because we couldn't add right. Poor Asian server dude - he had to get another buddy, who could speak better English, to help out! ^^;
Know Your Anime!
Hahahaha.... Yes, I was able to thwart you last time! *evil chuckle* But you all are still really good - ya know your stuff! Let's see if you can get it this week.
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Well, this is a rather long post. I'm so sorry about that! I actually had more to say, but I'll refrain from speaking more. Have a great day, you guys! *hands out leftover pumpkin pie* Mmm... Pie...
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