There’s no reason for this post to be named “Black Friday Edition” we just slept in and stayed indoors because it was hot and humid outside. Dare I say it was gross outside. Oh cold weather, where have you gone? Anyways, Today was the last full day with my family 🙁 they are going back tomorrow. Then it’s back to life and grad school work (after the Noles game of course) then we will be going to Texas for Christmas in 2 and a half weeks! I’m really stoked not just to see them, but to see the rest of my friends and church family in Texas. It’s going to be a blast, but not before passing the kidney stone known as the end of the semester. Good times. Alright, let’s talk turkey… again.

Breakfast: I just toasted 1 waffle and half a serving of pb which was 4 points. I should have done what Megan did and just had a piece of leftover pumpkin pie because it was the same points. Awe well.

Lunch: We were trying to figure out a good place to eat that wouldn’t be too high in points (my parents have been so supportive this whole time they have been here which has been really encouraging and has really held me accountable all week) so we went Monk’s. As always, it was super delicious, and my family loved it too! My Dad got this super huge two 9 oz patty behemoth of a cheeseburger that looked so good, but I stuck with my veggie burger on berry wheat with red onions, hot chipotle bbq sauce, pickles, roasted peppers and a slice cheddar. I usually don’t do cheese but I thought what the heck and it kind of overpowered the rest of the burger so I wouldn’t do it again. It was still awesome regardless. I wish I had a picture because my dad wanted me to show a side by side comparison of our burgers to I guess show how good I was being, but I took them with my mom’s iPhone and I forgot to email them. I’ll put them up tomorrow. Like last time, all I could eat were the sweet potato fries and half of the burger (it still shocks me when I can’t finish everything on my plate. I’m not use to that.) Since I only ate half of the burger and the fries, it was a 11.5 point lunch. Legit.

Snack: After doing some shopping (which I guess would be considered Black Friday shopping since it was on Black Friday but by then all of the crazies were back home passed out) we went to Starbucks so I got my Venti non-fat Iced Chai Latte which is 6 points. When were out shopping, Megan and I snagged a Christmas tree that was 50% off from Target (we had to taser at least 4 old women to get it but we got it… not really) and we decorated it tonight, more on that in a bit.

Dinner: We kept it simple for dinner: leftovers. My mom and I both agree that leftovers are the best part of Thanksgiving. I almost think it is better than Thanksgiving dinner itself because I love cold turkey so much and there is always a ton of it because everyone always over prepares for it. None of us were huge fans of the stuffing we made (it was okay but just not the same) so my Mom bought and made some Stovetop stuffing for leftovers. (I didn’t complain.) Like I said earlier, cold turkey is the best leftover in the world, yes even better than cold pizza (maybe because you only get it a few times a year) so I made my classic Cold-Turkey-Stuffing-and-Ketchup Sandwich. The stuffing my mom made was 4 points for half a cup so I just had a 1/4 cup since I was just putting it on sandwiches. Now, I’m sure some of you think that this picture or even this concept is pretty disgusting, but with your plethora of leftovers you should definitely give it a try and if you hate it awe well you have plenty more to eat. Just saying… So I made another sandwich out of the rest of the turkey and stuffing so my dinner was 10 points. I’m sure I’ll be eating this again soon, like tomorrow.

Christmas Tree Decorating: Like I said earlier, we got a new tree today. Last year we bought a fresh one which tilted to the side and was held up by a piece of yarn tied to a book case, and the year before that we bought a crappy fake one from an estate sale that was $1 so we eventually threw it out or something. Anyways, our tree has a pretty cool woods theme so there are a lot of owls on our tree which is awesome. Here are some pictures from it. Sorry I’m not a better photographer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh yeah, that is a XL shirt I got this week. First time in… forever. Legit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

So after decorating, we put on a Christmas Pandora station, split a piece of pumpkin pie (2 points) and just enjoyed the beginning of the most wonderful time of the year. Today I went over, but not by a lot: only 33.5 points. Holla. See ya tomorrow.