I survived...
Ok, so my last post about my in-laws was a huge rant, but in all honestly, the visit wasn't bad. Not bad at all, so perhaps I worried for nothing (admittedly, I am good at that.) I still wish that they had come Friday and stayed a little longer, but...whatever. Honestly, though, my father-in-law's back is so bad when he spends too much time in the car, so why would they take a 4 hour trip, stay one night, and then take a 4 hour trip again the next day?
Grandma Blanche was able to come, but she drank too much coffee, which made her stomach sour. I had made the meal I pretty much said I would (though Wendy supplied dessert, a birthday cake for Blanche), but we were still full from the late lunch at Stoneforge, so not as much got eaten-yay leftovers!. But my mother-in-law wants the recipe for the roast, so that's good. My soup was not as good as I had hoped...the pasta soaked up ALL of the soup, so next time, I won't be adding it prematurely. But it tasted just fine.
So we finally had Xmas with them, and they bought us a new futon, as promised. We picked it out, and it should be delivered next week. It has magazine rack space-I'm excited. Then yesterday we headed to the Galleria and bought Evan some new clothes over at Steve and Barry's. The prices are cheap, but Evan swears the clothes are far more durable than the ones he gets over at more expensive shops. I couldn't get anything good there-it's not made for short curvy people like me. I did get stuff over at New York and Company for even cheaper, though. A whole wall was filled with items for $3.99 each. I'm not kidding. I got four button down shirts, two striped, two solid, and a knee length black flare-y skirt with embroidery on it for a grand total of $19.95. Each shirt originally sold at $29-$37 and the skirt was $49.50.
They said next time they come up (let's see how long this takes), they want to stay up closer to Boston so we can go to museums. Sounds good to me.
Grandma Blanche was able to come, but she drank too much coffee, which made her stomach sour. I had made the meal I pretty much said I would (though Wendy supplied dessert, a birthday cake for Blanche), but we were still full from the late lunch at Stoneforge, so not as much got eaten-yay leftovers!. But my mother-in-law wants the recipe for the roast, so that's good. My soup was not as good as I had hoped...the pasta soaked up ALL of the soup, so next time, I won't be adding it prematurely. But it tasted just fine.
So we finally had Xmas with them, and they bought us a new futon, as promised. We picked it out, and it should be delivered next week. It has magazine rack space-I'm excited. Then yesterday we headed to the Galleria and bought Evan some new clothes over at Steve and Barry's. The prices are cheap, but Evan swears the clothes are far more durable than the ones he gets over at more expensive shops. I couldn't get anything good there-it's not made for short curvy people like me. I did get stuff over at New York and Company for even cheaper, though. A whole wall was filled with items for $3.99 each. I'm not kidding. I got four button down shirts, two striped, two solid, and a knee length black flare-y skirt with embroidery on it for a grand total of $19.95. Each shirt originally sold at $29-$37 and the skirt was $49.50.
They said next time they come up (let's see how long this takes), they want to stay up closer to Boston so we can go to museums. Sounds good to me.