Let the Holiday Madness Commence!

[kv0925]

I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving if applicable, and a fine Thursday if not. :)

So Black Friday is upon us here in the US, which.. doesn't mean much anymore since it's now become an all-week thing (including, for many stores, the holiday itself, which I personally find atrocious) and Cyber Monday and who-gives-a-rat's-ass anyway. It's just not worth it to me, dealing with crowds of humans to save a few bucks. Last post I mentioned that we got a new video camera? It's on sale today for $30 less than I paid, with a free memory card tossed in as well. STILL totally not worth dealing with BF insanity.

Anyway, Thanksgiving was very nice for us. My Dad came over, and while we were still outside meeting and greeting and chatting, my niece Amanda pulled up too. Dad had no idea she was even in town, let alone that she was coming by, so that was a nice surprise to spring on him. :) We all sat around and talked until Amanda needed to head back to her Dad's, and then we finished cooking and sat down to our own feast. Nothing fancy, but a very nice spread nonetheless and I am looking forward to heading home to have some leftovers for lunch today. :)

After eating we all took a walk down to the neighborhood lake to burn a few calories, stretch our legs and enjoy the gorgeous weather. Then Dad hit the road for home since it's a long drive, and we just relaxed around the house for the rest of the day. I got most of the Christmas decorations down from the attic, so the girls plan to put some of that up today since it's chilly outside and they don't plan to go anywhere. I'm at the office, but not about to call it work since there won't be much of THAT accomplished today. After a post or two here, I think I'll fire up some more Breaking Bad. I'm into the final season, and it's getting good. Again. :)

Oh, my Thanksgiving actually started with a photoshoot--the one I rescheduled from Tuesday because we had some nasty weather coming through. It was.. not great. I think I got enough good shots, but the kids were not cooperative at all. The little boy has Down Syndrome, so for him it was quite understandable. The girl was just difficult, though. And the parents are apparently separated and moving towards divorce, but still going through the motions of family vacations with their kids, so.. a little awkward now and then. Not too bad, but it could have been a better gig. At least the weather was nice. :)

Okay, I got my Birmingham photos done so I think I'll do a post with those, and then back to "work". Ha!

Comments

[invincible.livejournal.com]

That is so strange that they are separated but still getting family pictures.

[cp.livejournal.com]

I thought so too! And not that it mattered, but she sorta sprung it on me when I got there--an "oh, by the way..." sort of thing. I guess I get wanting to not ruin the kids' childhoods, and they did seem to get along well enough. But a vacation with the soon-to-be-ex.. weird. :)

[idic-writer.livejournal.com]

I so agree about BF shopping--if I do it, I do it all online!

[cp.livejournal.com]

Definitely, it's not like it's hard to find deals that at least rival BF online, with the added benefit of not having to fight traffic or crowds or wait in line. Done! :)

[audamy.livejournal.com]

It sounds like you had a pretty nice and casual Thanksgiving. Sometimes those are the best ways to spend the day.

[cp.livejournal.com]

Yep, absolutely--we're pretty low-key and introverted folks on the whole, so a small gathering of family and friends is ideal. :)