the holiday weekend

this has been a wonderful holiday weekend, and i am sad it is ending. it was full of lots of fun. here's a long summary:

WEDNESDAY: Met Brad, Joy, Nicole, and 2 Whitworth students for dinner at Henry's Tavern before they all went to the Gwen Stefani concert. Then, I drove home and packed a million bags (ok, not really that many) and drove to the Stahleys to hang with Bill for the night. We watched Harry Potter (the first one). I spent the night at their house with Brad and Nic, too.

THURSDAY: Coffee and conversation in the morning, and then we started the task of cooking our Thanksgiving food. I took off briefly to go and rent two movies. We ate at 3:30 and then played "the Name Game". We watched Home for the Holidays, a 90's movie, and went to bed early.

FRIDAY: Coffee and conversation in the morning, then we went to tax-fee Oregon and shopped at Best Buy and Michaels. I oddly did not buy anything at Michaels, though I did buy the Grey's Anatomy soundtrack at BBuy. Then we drove to a parking area and took the Max Line (public transportation) and headed into downtown for the lighting of the Christmas Tree at Pioneer Square. We shopped first, though, and I got some cute yellow/brown boots. We also went to happy hour at Macaroni Grill before the festivities. Then we hung out in the rain to see the tree get lit. After that, we went home, put on sweats, and watched a great new British (I think) movie called Millions. I would HIGHLY recommend it. It's about the importance of giving away money.

SATURDAY: Coffee and conversation to start the day (as usual). Then we put on some sweats and went to tax-free Oregon and shopped a bit. We all bought shoes at Shoe Pavillion. I bought two pair I have been wanting for ages: Crocs in butter and Converse in kelly green. Then we went to Ross and I bought a cute carry-on bag for Christmas that's bigger than my backpack, and then we went to Target, where I invested in The Game of Life and 90's Trivial Pursuit. After shopping, we went home and showered and Nicole, Joy, and Brad made t-shirts that said "Gwen Loves Brad", "Gwen is my mentor" and "Gwen is my O.C. Sista". They were their Thanksgiving craft, and were in honor of their concert the other night. After craft time, we went to see Harry Potter. Which, by the way, was good but hadd lots of gaps. The book is WAY better. But it was funny and dark and so fun. For me. Then we went home and had dinner and played 90's Trivial Pursuit. And discovered that it was missing pieces, so I have to take it back. Oh, well. :)

TODAY: We had breakfast and then Bill had to go to church and Brad had to drive home because he had to work. Ugh. Nicole and Joy and I went to Costco to order some holiday Christmas cards and then we went to 23rd to hang out a bit instead of going to church (yes, we're going to hell because of it). Then we dropped Nicole off for her ride back to Spokane, and Joy and I headed back to her place. I came back to my apartment and unpacked and then put up some Christmas decorations. i'm excited that it's the holiday! I listened to my cute roommate from college and her family on their Christmas CD while I decorated. And now I'm winding down and getting ready to get some sleep before a full week of work.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!