I’m back from my trip from New York and like always had a blast. Unfortunately, I didn’t take has many photographs as I would of liked to, to be honest I only took three photos, because I was just having so much fun and not thinking. Here’s the low down of what happened this this past weekend.

Thursday, Gus and I left the apartment around 5PM and got there a little after eight. The goal was to leave directly from work when I got out at three, but we had to run to Target and Stop & Shop. We had to get cat litter because the product we had purchased earlier in the week the cat’s were not using at all. So we picked up Tidy Cats, because ALL the cats use it. Then we ran to Stop and Shop, because I didn’t have time to get to Buckland Hills Mall to get my mom her Build A Bear gift cards. Luckily, Stop & Shop had them available. So grateful that most grocery stores now carry a massive selection of gift cards.

Friday, my mom worked five to nine in the morning, so she was able to work to work without losing a full days worth of pay. This worked out because Gus and I were able to sleep in for a bit. My mom got home at nine-thirty and brought home half-and-half cookies from the best bakery in town. These are the best cookies and are worth price. Then we had to go get all the stuff for Saturday’s [Christmas] dinner. We ended going to Amsterdam, where there was a Wal-mart and Price Chopper. So that made for a easy shopping day. Before all that though we stopped at Jo Ann’s Fabric and Craft store to pick-up a gift card for Gus’ mom.

It was noon and we were hungry, hungry is probably an understatement. We were thinking of going to Taco Bell, but to be honest, Taco Bell’s food sucks now and Gus and I could get Taco Bell anytime we wanted to here. Gus, remembered this place that we enjoyed last time we were up called Big Mikes. My mom and I got two hot dogs each, with mustard, sauerkraut and meat sauce, while Gus got a rodeo burger which had BBQ sauce and onion rings on top. We all spilt french that had gravy and mozzarella cheese melted on them. One word about those fries … amazing. If you haven’t tried french fries and gravy you don’t know what you are missing.

After lunch we headed home, dropped off the groceries and then had to go back out so that we could pick-up our grinders (subs) for dinner. We got them at Futon Street Deli. Their grinders were amazing, just the way remember them when I lived back home. That evening, we had some drinks and watched Britney Spears’ The Femme Fatale Tour. It was an early night for all of us.

Saturday, we were all up by 4:30 Why?! Who knows, but my mom and I were able to prep most of the Christmas dinner. Afterwards though, we decided that needed to take a nap. That’s what happens when you get up early. After taking our cat nap we got up and exchanged our Christmas gifts. I will post what I received this year for Christmas in another post sometime on Sunday or Monday.

The rest of the day consisted of eating and watching movies (Gnomeo & Juliet, The Lion King and Jack Frost). Here’s a list of what we had for lunch and then what we had for dinner. All of the food was delish!

Lunch Menu:
Chips and Dips
Cheese  and Crackers
Deviled eggs
Dill Dip in a bread bowl, with cucumbers to dip and the top of the bread
Little Sausages
Pizza Crescent Roll-up

Dinner Menu:
Ham
Mom’s Mac & Cheese
Grandma Rice’s Apple Salad
Drinks

On a side note, I want to let you know that at some point I will post the recipes to the M&C and the Apple Salad. Both are very easy to make and are extremely easy to prepare.

Saturday night, we ended watching a whole lot of Storage Wars. We were all in bed by nine and then Sunday morning rolled around. We got up at about six and, Gus and I started to pack our stuff and put everything into the car to leave. We had a small breakfast and took some photographs before left. We said our goodbyes and then Gus and I were were on the road again, heading back to Connecticut.

Overall, this trip was great, like they always are. I really wish I could see my mom more though. Each time I leave, it’s hard to say goodbye, because we have such a great time together. I don’t know what I would do without her. Love you momma!