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Cyber Monday sales!

Hi friends!  Truth be told, it’s nice to get back to work today.  We enjoyed a wonderfully long weekend, but I really missed my routine for some reason.  I miss my time sitting at the Reference Desk.  I can usually get some personal searching done and that is what I have done today.  I emailed myself a list of bargains I found and then ordered them at lunch.  I have already ordered quite a few sale items today and now I can finally say I am done Christmas shopping for this year!!  Yup, all done.

That felt good to say!  I hope you are enjoying the savings as much as I am.  How was your Thanksgiving?  We had lots of fun running the Turkey Trot in Detroit and then hanging out at Campus Martius for a little while.  We got home in time for the Lions and I put the turkey breast in the oven for a 4:00 dinner.  Dave’s brother came over and hung with us all afternoon and enjoyed the Thanksgiving meal as well.

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Dinner in an Igloo!!

Happy Monday friends!!  We woke up to a few inches of snow and Dave was already out shoveling the driveway:(.  WE are not ready for this, but IT is beautiful!  The snow was slushy as we went out for our morning run and I was afraid I would slip and hurt myself, but it was magical to run in the snow again.
This weekend we celebrated Lauren’s 30th Birthday and she chose to celebrate at the White Horse Inn in Metamora, MI.  Have you been there??   The Inn was decked out for the holidays and it was stunning.  The building was built in 1848 and was originally a general store.  A few years later it was turned into a stagecoach stop and overnight guests were charged 50 cents to stay.  After years of neglect in 2012 a group of friends purchased the Inn and completely renovated it.  Great effort was utilized in rebuilding the old structure and now the equestrian themed restaurant is a sight to see.  What drew Lauren to the White Horse Inn was the addition of heated Igloos.  We were able to sit outside with twinkling lights and enjoy an amazing meal.  The Igloos are new this year and have become very popular.  Spending Lauren’s birthday in an igloo with friends and family was memorable and it made Lauren’s 30th very special. 🙂

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Seriously, it’s November already?

Wow, I can’t believe how quickly the weeks and months are flying by.  We were so busy this weekend and it all started with a comedian we love- are you familiar with Tom Papa??  On Friday night, I surprised Dave with tickets to his comedy show in downtown Detroit.  Tom Papa is one of Dave’s top three comedians and he has never seen him live.  When I caught wind he was coming to town I grabbed the tickets before he was sold out.


The venue was a place neither one of us had gone to- The Majestic Theater on Woodward Ave, located in the heart of mid-town.  It was a small venue which was perfect because there was not a bad seat in the house.  Tom Papa was hilarious! You can see him on Netflix or on YouTube. Prior to the show we had dinner at the HopCat- one of our favorites whenever we head downtown.

I had the Cobb salad (Keto friendly) and Dave enjoyed the Portobello Dip sandwich.  We both had a dark beer. I had a Dragon’s Milk from New Holland Brewery and Dave ordered a Tiramisu Stout from Ellison Brewery.

On Saturday Dave hung my lamps in the office/spare bedroom for me.  It’s been on the “Honey do List” for a while:) This room is taking shape and I can’t wait to share it with you.

And finally, I got to watch the grand-kids this weekend.  I went over there on Saturday morning and didn’t return till Monday mid-morning.  I was beat!  I forgot how busy two little ones are.  We played games and read books, played hide and seek, put puzzles together… it was so wonderful and I am grateful to be able to spend that much time with them.  Lauren and Christopher had a destination wedding to attend and I was so happy they asked me to help.
That’s it, busy as usual.  How was your weekend?  Did you watch the Lions lose?  What an upset!
Are you thinking holiday decorating yet?  Every blog I follow has already been talking about it.  We do loose six days between the holidays this year, so Christmas will seem earlier.  But truthfully, I can’t wait…I will be decorating a week before Thanksgiving and when our company comes over for their Thanksgiving dinner, they will be looking at a Christmas tree!
Enjoy the week-
Karen

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Catching Up!

Happy new week Friends!  The sun is shining today and the temps are reaching the high 60’s!!  I ran this morning and I reached my goal- 5 1/2 miles!!  I was so happy to finally get over the 5-mile mark and still feel good.  My plan is to run a 1/2 marathon next summer and I should definitely make my goal. 😊

This weekend found us staying home and relaxing.  We rode bikes (14) miles Friday night and on Saturday we stayed in most of the day because of rain.  I read and Dave worked on the computer.  And of course, we caught-up on Shameless.  We are on season three and we are addicted– binge watching whenever we get a chance!

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