turkey day

Well, our turkey day was lacking a turkey, but that's okay, I had some the day before at Henry's, and my family isn't that fond of turkey, anyway.

To start, Aaron and I woke up at the butt crack of dawn (okay, 9am), packed up some stuff, took his parents some potatoes for their Thanksgiving, filled up the car, and headed to Wyoming around 10am. About the last 20 miles or so, Aaron started getting antsy after he realized he'd brought his PSP with no game in it, and the sunlight wasn't doing much for his playing DS, either. Antsy passengers don't mix well with drivers, but after a little bit of hollering at him, he calmed down. We arrived at my parents' place about 20 after 11 that morning. I'd warned Aaron to bring something with long sleeves, as it is usually about 60* in the house most times. Well, since the oven had been on most of the morning, and it was about 60* outside, it was around 80* in the house with the windows open. At the end of November! Insanity.

We had a great lunch/dinner with pork roast, mashed potatoes, corn on the cob, gravy, salad, and croisant rolls. Mmmm. Followed by a chocolate cheesecake made by Ashley, and a layered cheesecake/pumpkin pie made by Aaron and myself. Everything was very delicious.

While Mom watched the Broncos kick the Cowboys' butts, Aaron and I napped on the couch, waiting for 6:30 to arrive, as we were going to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, taking my sister with us. The movie was a lot of fun, but they left stuff out from the books (as usual), but it was still good.

After sleeping on an air mattress that is bigger than my own bed, we again awoke at the butt crack of dawn (this time it was 7:30!), to get ready to go to Rapid City for some "day after Thanksgiving" shopping. WAHOO. Mom, Dad, Ashley and I ate at the Mongolian Grill, which is fun to watch, and yummy to eat. We missed the "Wake up at the pre-butt crack of dawn" sales and it wasn't as crowded as I thought it would be. Ashley and I managed to find something for Mom, Dad, and eachother, but we still want to get them a little something else for Christmas.
I bought myself a new, small Playstation 2 and Guitar Hero (rawk!), which I have been playing ever since I got home, and my fingers are numb.

Now I'm home, Aaron's at work, and I'm tired as crap. I think I will read until I fall asleep, wake up when he gets home from work, and maybe find something to eat before I really go to bed.

I hope everyone else's Thanksgiving was as safe and uneventful as mine!