New Years Weekend

Joe had Friday (12/30) & Monday (01/02) off from work for the holiday which was awesome. Friday morning we headed to Meijer to get some shopping done. Found some Bark Thins to try. The chocolate and gingerbread combo is an odd one, but I like it. Not so much that I’d go out of my way to buy it, but it’s definitely different. The more I eat it the more I like it.

Bark Thins

As I wrote in my previous entry, Friday afternoon was a puppy plate date at our house.

We spent a good portion of Saturday morning & early afternoon at the vet because Milo’s abscess filled up again. The vet actually shaved him and did an incision this time and put medicated gauze inside in an attempt to get it to heal and stop filling with fluid. He kept bleeding which is why we spent so much time there. He was even bleeding a bit after we got home but nothing that required an emergency vet visit. Joe took him back to the vet on Tuesday and it turns out it’s actually a cyst but the capsule is too large to surgically remove which means it’s likely to be a recurrent issue. I think he’s days are numbered, unfortunately.

Saturday after the vet Joe and I got into a bit of an argument because we were both feeling stressed out. We talked things through, however, and enjoyed the rest of the evening together snacking on the pizza we ordered and watching movies. I would not recommend either of them – the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film which was stupid and boring and The Mechanic Resurrection which was so bad we turned it off after a half hour. I ended up going to bed at 11 pm with a migraine only to be woken up at midnight by someone shooting off fireworks right outside the window.

Joe let me sleep in a little on Sunday morning while he drove down to my parents’ house to pick up brother J for a visit. Once they arrived we had some breakfast and headed to the mall for a little shopping. Originally we were going to get J after shopping but he sounded bummed when I said we would be coming later so we decided to bring him along. That was a mistake because he kept talking and I couldn’t really concentrate or enjoy browsing. I guess the upside to that is he saved me money, right? Although I did still get a few things – a wallflower and refill from Bath & Body Works and a Peppermint Bark votive and more Sugar & Spice tealights from Yankee Candle since they were half price at $5.

Bath & Body Works & Yankee Candle Stuff

I was surprised that my brother was so into smelling all the different candles at both stores. I guess he’s deprived of that at home where everything must be unscented due to my mom’s sensitivities.

I stopped by Aunt Annies to get pretzel bites (birthday freebie) which I shared with Joe and J.

We had lunch and played with Wookie, who really took to J quickly, once we got home. Then we ended up watching a Garfunkel and Oats special on Netflix and I made spaghetti and meatballs for dinner while listening to a Bill Burr special the boys were watching.

After dinner we watch Storks which was way better than any of us expected. I’d really like to see it again, in fact.

Monday Joe made belgian waffles for us for breakfast. We also played Wii bowling; J could only get a strike when he was facing away from the screen which was hilarious. We went out to Half Price Books because there isn’t one where J lives and he enjoyed browsing their game guides. We had lunch at Costco before driving J back home. It was a nice visit.