When was the last time I posted? What don't ya'll know?
Holy Crap! November 20th? Really....Here we go.....prepare to read for a while
Lets just go all the way back to Thanksgiving.
I was off of work Thanksgiving. We went to Jack's mom's house where I proceeded to cook oodles of food. Ya'll my mother in law is always so impressed at what I can cook, and she informs me of what I will be making every holiday. This Thanksgiving I surprised her with something new. Sweet potato casserole. Ok, she had already started heating up some yams before I told her. They mysteriously disappeared when I told her what I was making. It totally cracked me up. Anyway, I made a Sausage Ring (that is a recipe you just have to have), green bean casserole, sweet potato casserole, and chess squares that didn't set because the oven kept being opened. My sister in law and brother in law didn't show up until later, and of course they had already eaten. What holiday wouldn't be complete with some kind of family drama. Well...this one. Until the next day.
Black Friday. I worked most of the day the day after Thanksgiving, and when I got home we headed straight to my MIL's house. Apparently she had gone Black Friday shopping with my SIL and BIL. She said by the time the morning was over she was so pissed that she told them to take her home. My SIL had been telling her what all she needed to buy my nephew. Tossing stuff in the shopping cart demanding that she buy it. She wouldn't even let her go back to have a price changed, and she got overcharged big time! Ridiculous. Anyway just another example of my SIL. Anyway Mo and I had a blast shopping. I am so blessed to have a wonderful MIL.
Sunday
Ghetto Thanksgiving.
You say, "What in the hell is that?"
I say, "It is when the Bly side of the family gets together."
Ya'll have to understand that all of my cousins have kids, and I mean a lot of kids! So many kids. Did I mention that my cousins are hilarious? It was a blast! I hadn't seen my cousins in FOREVER! I love Facebook because it forces all of us to talk all of the time. My nannie would be so glad.
Fast forward....because nothing really exciting happens between this time and the last two weeks of December.
Tuesday before Christmas. I decide that I want to run to Murfreesboro to JC Penney's to find my mom some Isotoner gloves to add to her little goodie bag I had made her (of all of my awesome couponing finds). I got to Stones River Mall and was totally amazed at how much it had changed. I hadn't been in that mall since way before we moved to California. I was successful in finding the gloves, and I only had a little bit more time before I was supposed to meet Jason for lunch in Hickory Hollow, so I left. I was cruising down the interstate and got tright past Old Hickory Blvd, and my car starts making a funny noise. I just start praying please just make it to the Hickory Hollow exit. I noticed the oil light flickering, and I thought fucking great! I attempted to throw some oil in it just to see if that would make the sound stop. Ummm no! It made it worse so bad in fact that my car just totally died. I immediately called my mom and asked for Bennett's phone number, so I could call and have the tow company they use come tow my car. Then I called Jason, so he could come and help me move my car to the side of the road. He got there, and while he was going to park his car. I actually pushed my car to the side of the road by myself ::I am woman hear my roar:: Then we stood there during the time we were supposed to be eating lunch and waited on a tow truck. Yep....tow truck finally got there. He loaded my car up, and I got to ride with him and his wife all the way to Smyrna. My mama came and picked me up, and I got the luxury of driving my little brother's truck home.
I got to our road, and turned, looked in our driveway. Jack's car is not there. Yep. Apparently we were further behind on our payment than we realized. Repoed. I just started bawling. Boo hooing. I called Jack and said, "Either they repossed your car, or someone stole it. Find out which one." I cried and cried after I got ready for work and started heading out. Jack was trying to console me over the phone. Oh the day is not over yet...
I headed to Sonic before I got to work to get something to eat, since I had to skip my lunch date. I was sitting there about to place my order when my phone rang. I look down it is the district office. "Oh God what now?" Hello? Hey Jennifer this is Margie you just had corporate visitors in your store and Mark wants you in your store now because it was not a good visit. ::Me:: Oh God this has been the worst day ever. Start boo hooing again. She lets me go. 3 minutes later. Phone rings again. Jennifer I am so sorry I told you wrong they have not been to your store yet, but they are on their way there. They flew into Murfreesboro on the corporate jet and started in Murfreesboro, went to Smyrna, then LaVergne, they should be at your store very soon. ::Me:: Oh thank goodness. Thinking that perhaps we could make sure everything was in its proper place before they got there. I arrive at my store only to find out that they were already there. I was shaking. I mean in the middle of a breakdown. Worst day ever. <---You won't here that out of my mouth very often, but that indeed was a horrible day. I apparently had a good corporate visit just for the record, so maybe it wasn't absolutely horrible.
The next day, Bennett's called to tell me what was wrong with my car. I made Jack talk to them. He told me to get all my crying out before he told me. Blown engine it was going to cost at least 2500 bucks. After a lot of trying to figure out how we were going to pay to get my car fixed, we decide to get Jack's car back so I can drive it until we can save the money up to pay to put an engine in my car because Bennett's said I could leave it there for free until I could save up the money.
Next day, my mom calls offers to loan me the money to get my car fixed. YAY. Deakins' Christmas was this night.
Friday is Christmas Eve. I worked all day. We were soooooooo busy. I have never seen my store that busy. It was crazy! We had two registers going the entire day! After work, we made the decision to go ahead and go to Jack's mom's house because we were afraid the weather would get bad overnight, and we didn't want to get stuck at home. When we got there, I finished wrapping the presents we bought. Then Jack presented me with the Christmas present he got me.
Christmas was pretty uneventful. I did get everything that I asked for. :) Doesn't sound too exciting, but new sheets, cookie sheets, and mixing bowls. That isn't everything I got, but that is what I asked for. My favorite thing that my MIL got me was Little Big Planet! I love that damn game! If you have a PS3, it is a must have!
Wednesday I got my car back. I drove to get my husband from his mama's house, as we were driving back almost to exit 40 I heard a snap. Yep. You fix one thing another thing breaks. The serpentine belt for the alternator broke. Luckily, it was covered with my engine. They came and towed my car again the next morning, and I had it back by that evening.
We didn't do anything excited for New Year's because I worked and today wasn't very exciting either.
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