The Townsend Talk: November 2010

As it's getting close to Thanksgiving I realize I have MANY things to be thankful for. I feel so blessed with a great life. My husband has been saying for months that the month of November will be crazy busy for him. That was an understatement. I have only seen him for about 30 minutes to an hour every day for the past week. Like I said, I am more than thankful that he has a great job, and he will finish his MBA next week. But, he has been working soooo much lately, and Romeo and I miss him sooo much!

At first him being gone was okay, I put out my Christmas decorations, shopped, cleaned, did laundry, and watched lots of television. Well, for the past 3 days I have just been plain bored! I know it's selfish because he is working his tail off, but by golly I miss having him around. So does Romeo, he sits at the top of the stairs and just waits on Jeremy to come home at his normal time. Hopefully by Thanksgiving his work will slow down and we can enjoy a LONG weekend together. I'm sure looking forward to it!

Tonight I did get a surprise visit from my parents! My grandpa had an outpatient procedure done and forgot his wallet at the hospital. So, I got to go the hospital and retrieve his wallet, then my parents came up to my house to get it.

After that, I decided to take some pictures of Romeo in front of the Christmas tree. He was sooo good. He sat in a chair in front of the chair for at least 15 minutes without jumping down. He definitely got a treat for that :)

I am definitely looking forward to the rest of the week. Tomorrow night I'm going to my in-laws house to see them and my sister-in-law and sweet little niece! We are going to attempt to make hair bows for Gracie. I watched a few You-tube videos on it tonight, and I think its possible. Then this weekend I am going to my parents and we are hosting a wedding shower for a close family friend. It's going to be a fun weekend!

This weekend Jeremy and I headed down to my parents. Friday night my Mom made chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes, etc. and it was amazing! One of my favorite meals! On Saturday went to Memphis to the Dog Races. Mom and Dad had been before, but Laura, Jeremy, and I hadn't. It was so fun to get excited about our bets! The first time I only won 20 cents, but I got super excited! After the races we went to dinner at Texas de Brazil, it was awesome! Once again, Mom and Dad had been, but the rest of us had not. I love food, so this was definitely a treat! Today we went to church, lunch at one my favorite local BBQ joints, then decorated a Christmas wreath for my sister's apartment before heading back home. It was such a fun weekend, I love going places with my family :)