Adam's Turkey, Black Friday and Christmas Decorating

Adam's smoked turkey was beautiful and delicioius so I had to show you a picture.

Black Friday: It went well actually and I would totally do it again. We arrived at the mall at 4:15AM. My first stop was Express where everything was 40% off. Then we went to Macy's- and again only bought things that were at least 40% off. These are the only places we bought things and ended up leaving the mall about 5:30, which was good because it started to get crazy but really, if you get there first thing, its not bad at all- and we both hate to shop. There were a lot of stores open but really didn't have any good sales, so beware, they are just trying to feed off the the frenzy! It also really helped that I had a plan and that 2 days before I had gone into Express, tried on what I wanted and then was able to come back and just grab the items and sizes I needed and go. I also had envelopes labled with store names and inside had pictures of what we wanted and coupons from the Sunday ad. We got 3 pairs of jeans, 1 sweater, 3 tank tops, 2 dress tops, a necklace, a pair of mens dress shoes, 2 mens dress shirts, 2 pairs of slacks and a jolly good time for well under $500. Thats a lot of stuff! It was all good brands too. So the take home message is: Black Friday is worth it if you have a plan and stick to it, know what you want, stay in your budget, and get there early and get out! Here's all our stuff!

After getting home I took a nap, then got up around 0830 and did Plyometrics (P90X stuff) with Adam. At the time I was actually feeling good. Today my toilet seat parts are really sore! I then went to the book store (yes, there was an envelope for this one) in my sweaty nasty running shorts and a big jacket. I spent too much time there fiddeling with Christmas stuff and trying to decide which 5$ Christmas CD to buy. Adam calls and says his friend got us tickets to our minor league Bball team- the "Reno Bighorns". So we accepted and went with Dave and Rosa. This friend of Adams works for the Bighorns so we got club seats, third row back from courtside. Yes, they are just a minor league team, but it was still cool to watch so close, and these guys are still really good. In fact on our team is a guy that played on the Mavericks last season, DJ Strawberry (Daryl Strawberry's son), and Patrick Ewing Jr (you can figure that one out). I LOVE basketball.

I really like to watch football too, but basketball is my favorite, espcially college, infact we dont watch NBA we only watch NCAA. I think I like bball so much because I know the game better than football and when I watch I can relate to how they feel when they play because I use to play and love it, but football I never played of course so as much as I like it, I have no personal connection. Speaking of football- UNR beat Boise State last night in an EXCELLENT game! Go Pack!!! There was a 14point spread on Boise, but the Pack came through big.

The next day we got our Christmas tree and started to put up our decorations

Random Pictures

The bachlorette party the other weekend with work friends- Jen, Leslie and Liz.

It was really bright and Adam didn't have sunglasses, all we could find were ski goggles. heehee

It's kinda blurry but I woke up to this the other morning. So pretty!

The girls doing what they do best- sleeping and looking cute

The act of ink. It was very apparent this guy knew a thing or two about tattoos, and Adam asked around and did some research. I supppose you wouldn't go to an out of shape trainer right.....or a bald hair dresser?

Adam's new tattoo. This was right after he got it. You have to keep it wrapped for a bit I guess.

Thanksgiving

The day before Thanksgiving Eve a friend of Adams wanted to go give gloves, sleeping bags and such to the homeless. It was predicted to be 6degrees that night and she felt bad for these people. We were happy to go, but in all honesty Adam and I are anything but bleeding hearts- infact we are pretty horrible people, espcially myself, I'm a little jaded. But I'm glad we went and everyone was extremely in need. It gives you a new perspective on being grateful. The next morning we started out Thanksgiving Eve with first of the season skiing. It was great weather but as we got onto the snow, we both go to click in our boots and off of Adam's bindings pops a few washers and he is unable to get his boot clipped. He told me to go up and he would meet me after a few runs. I guess his bindings are unfixable and he never got to ski. He hung out in the lodge while I skiied for about 2hrs. We then went shopping for Turkey day food, and then went to a friends house for appetizers and games. The morning of we layed around and watched football. Until about 2pm when we had Thanksgiving at a friends place. Hours later it was back to our place to watch Elf, my favorite movie! Now as Thanksgiving comes to an end I lay out our plan of attack for Black Friday tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving, to family and friends- wish we could all be together!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...Already!

Last night Me, Adam, Dave and Rosa went to a local theatre to see "The Buttcracker". Yes, a spoof on The Nutcracker. It was fun and different. The theatre was, like I said, a small local one filled with art enthusiast. So there was edgy humor and cross dressing. I think its fun to dive into other peoples cultures, Adam actually played nice and said he thought it was funny too. It was a good kickoff to the Christmas season!!!! Already Christmas music and today we got snow! There is suppose to be a big snow storm tonight, which is great but I have a bachlorette party I'm attending tonight and Adam is worried and says he doesn't want me on the rode after, so..... guess I need to figure that one out. The Bridal shower was this morning, for a work friend and I just got back from it. It was fun. I then had to stop in to work to fix some charting that I had apparently done wrong and for legal reasons had to go in and fix it. However, they made a mistake and it wasn't me. I should have clocked in for the 15minutes I was there! haha. It's always awkward walking into work in normal clothes. Everyone stares at you and makes comments, cause all we see eachother in is loose baggy scrubs. Except for the annual Christmas party, which I am so stoked for!
Adam and I might do black friday. Risky?- Yes, but thought it might be fun. We are also getting ready to plan our first of the year ski day! The lifts have already started to open. Also, the big news on Adams list is his new tattoo. Yep, a big black tattoo on his calf. I was a little anxious about it, but he came home and said- it's exactly what he wanted, so that made me happy. He's been thinking about it for over a year and really, if its what he wants then its what he wants. When I first started to panic about it my friends at work kinda laughed and assured me that its not a big deal. And it took a few days for me to really believe it just didn't matter. It's of a cross he designed himself so its not like its mighty mouse or a unicorn or something super cool (sarcasm). I told him I just wanted him to be happy with it and have it really be of something that meant enough to him to be a permanent part of his body. Apparently its not done yet either. No pic though, sorry, I will work on that. Also, Adam ran the other day, he is preparing for his first 5K he is going to do early next year! I'm so proud. He is also doing P90x, which is kicking his butt! We did the yoga together the otherday, thats hard stuff!
I'm getting so excited for the holidays! Even tho it will just be the two of us :(

If I Could Just Toot My Own Horn For a Sec.

I got introduced the other day as "the women who saved my husbands life"! My patients wife said this with tears in her eyes...... thats why I do what I do! It was a great feeling. I caught small neurological changes in her husband that led to a quick and emergent craniotomy AKA brain surgery. The changes were small but by the time we got back from MRI and a CT scan, he was decompensating quickly. His breathing pattern and level of conscioiusness had changed. It made me feel really good to know I had caught on early and that, from what I know, he is doing much better. :)