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I've had a pretty eventful few days! The day after my birthday, I spent most of the day baking shortbread cookies. Its a tradition that my grandmother have done every year since I was a small child. They turned out super good! I think I've gained a couple lbs from them already, haha. However, I'm giving 80% of them away. I have a large tin filled up to bring to my boyfriend's family on Christmas day. I hope they like them! I decorated most of them with icing, but I left some plain, because I know that some people don't like them with icing.
Yesterday was quite an adventure. I left home close to noon and headed to the mall. I had to pick up two orders from the book store, one of which was a gift for my dad's girlfriend. Then I went to the food court and had a vegetarian poutine for lunch. From there, I took the bus downtown. I wandered around the mall for a while. I purchased $10 worth of writing essentials from the dollar store (I got back into writing recently). And yes, sour straps are essential for writing... don't question it, haha. Anyways, after that I just walked around for a while before meeting my dad.
I met up with my dad around 4pm. We decided to go to a restaurant that was a bit outside of town, so we had to take two buses. And since it was around rush hour, it took about two hours to get there. It was brutal! It was also freezing cold outside, so that sucked too. However, the restaurant was great! Its one of my favorite restaurants ever and I haven't been there in a long time, because the location close to me has closed. Anyways, we got a private booth in the corner and spent almost two hours there. I ordered spinach dip, mozza sticks, a brownie sundae and root beer. My dad had wings, fries, chicken taquitos, chimi-cheesecake bites and root beer. We were so stuffed by the end of the meal!
Partway through the meal, he handed me my birthday/Christmas gift, plus the birthday/Christmas cards from his parents. As I was opening them, the waiter came over and asked if it was my birthday. I said yes and he insisted on bringing me a free slice of chocolate cake! I initially declined, but he said he would give it to me in a to-go box to bring home. Hard to say no to that! It was so nice! Anyways, back to the gifts; my dad gave me the entire series of Tales From The Crypt on DVD! I've wanted it for so long and I'm just thrilled that I finally have it! My grandparents gave me cash, which is always a great gift, haha. I also gave him gifts for him, his girlfriend and the cat for Christmas.
The journey home was a bit brutal. It took forever on the bus to get back and then I ended up missing my last bus by like 10 seconds! It began driving away as I exited the bus I was on. Ugh! So I thought "fuck it" and paid for a taxi home. I don't do it often, but I was cold and tired. I was so happy when I finally got home. I turned the heat up, put my comfy pajamas on, grabbed some snacks and watched TV. I also feel asleep early due to the tiring day I had.
Today, I'll mostly be cleaning. However, I'm going out for dinner with my grandmother and my uncle. I'm unsure if my little cousin is coming or not, but either way, it will be a good time! We're going to either a Chinese restaurant or a pizza place. Yay! Tomorrow will be my packing and laundry day. I leave for a two week trip on Saturday, so I got lots to do! I'll be sure to blog sometime during my trip. Bye for now! And I hope everyone has a happy holiday!
I've had a pretty eventful few days! The day after my birthday, I spent most of the day baking shortbread cookies. Its a tradition that my grandmother have done every year since I was a small child. They turned out super good! I think I've gained a couple lbs from them already, haha. However, I'm giving 80% of them away. I have a large tin filled up to bring to my boyfriend's family on Christmas day. I hope they like them! I decorated most of them with icing, but I left some plain, because I know that some people don't like them with icing.
Yesterday was quite an adventure. I left home close to noon and headed to the mall. I had to pick up two orders from the book store, one of which was a gift for my dad's girlfriend. Then I went to the food court and had a vegetarian poutine for lunch. From there, I took the bus downtown. I wandered around the mall for a while. I purchased $10 worth of writing essentials from the dollar store (I got back into writing recently). And yes, sour straps are essential for writing... don't question it, haha. Anyways, after that I just walked around for a while before meeting my dad.
I met up with my dad around 4pm. We decided to go to a restaurant that was a bit outside of town, so we had to take two buses. And since it was around rush hour, it took about two hours to get there. It was brutal! It was also freezing cold outside, so that sucked too. However, the restaurant was great! Its one of my favorite restaurants ever and I haven't been there in a long time, because the location close to me has closed. Anyways, we got a private booth in the corner and spent almost two hours there. I ordered spinach dip, mozza sticks, a brownie sundae and root beer. My dad had wings, fries, chicken taquitos, chimi-cheesecake bites and root beer. We were so stuffed by the end of the meal!
Partway through the meal, he handed me my birthday/Christmas gift, plus the birthday/Christmas cards from his parents. As I was opening them, the waiter came over and asked if it was my birthday. I said yes and he insisted on bringing me a free slice of chocolate cake! I initially declined, but he said he would give it to me in a to-go box to bring home. Hard to say no to that! It was so nice! Anyways, back to the gifts; my dad gave me the entire series of Tales From The Crypt on DVD! I've wanted it for so long and I'm just thrilled that I finally have it! My grandparents gave me cash, which is always a great gift, haha. I also gave him gifts for him, his girlfriend and the cat for Christmas.
The journey home was a bit brutal. It took forever on the bus to get back and then I ended up missing my last bus by like 10 seconds! It began driving away as I exited the bus I was on. Ugh! So I thought "fuck it" and paid for a taxi home. I don't do it often, but I was cold and tired. I was so happy when I finally got home. I turned the heat up, put my comfy pajamas on, grabbed some snacks and watched TV. I also feel asleep early due to the tiring day I had.
Today, I'll mostly be cleaning. However, I'm going out for dinner with my grandmother and my uncle. I'm unsure if my little cousin is coming or not, but either way, it will be a good time! We're going to either a Chinese restaurant or a pizza place. Yay! Tomorrow will be my packing and laundry day. I leave for a two week trip on Saturday, so I got lots to do! I'll be sure to blog sometime during my trip. Bye for now! And I hope everyone has a happy holiday!
Happy Belated Birthday! Sounds like you had a great day even if it was long and tiring! I'm glad to hear you had a great time with your day for evening and enjoyed your birthday supper and gifts :) Hope your having a happy holiday!
ReplyDeleteYour shortbread looks amazing! I've somehow avoided it completely this year, which is probably a good thing because once I start I can't stop :P
ReplyDeleteomg I hate being just too late for a bus or train that you have to watch it drive away! It's the worst feeling!