Ethan:
We promised a double-update, so I’m going
to fit mine in between movies and video gaming instead of waiting until
bedtime; since that might not be until later for those of us doing the
sleepover with the guys at our house tonight.
Ehlana, Naomi, and May are with the girls at the Carrington’s house
tonight; though they also have some couples there too – including Cassie and
Michael; though they’re not spending the entire night there. I should start with the news from yesterday;
so I’ll do that.
The weather might be one of the stories for
this holiday weekend; since we’ll end up with a mixed bag of it ranging from a
bit of snow and freezing rain on Thanksgiving; rain and a thunderstorm tonight;
and the one-day blast of warm we’re supposed to get tomorrow that might allow
us to do a trail ride at the ranch tomorrow afternoon. Having a cold, messy start to our
Thanksgiving meant keeping Tai Chi indoors – along with a lot of our play time,
but we had a lot of fun too. Breakfast
was for five after our workout; Ehlana and I only had to do a few chores before
being set free to play for the morning; and we had fun with our cousins and
friends – either at home or while visiting elsewhere. There was some outdoor time, but most of our
fun was through watching shows, playing video games, and hanging out together.
Naomi and I were together for a lot of the
day; and split our time between her family and mine – though there were
crossovers through the Johnson clan connections too. We had an awesome day even with a lot of
teasing from our family and some friends; ate too much at two family dinners;
and then we had more play time through until we ended up at home with Ehlana
and Aiden for the movies and sleepover.
May, Mom, and Dad spent some time with us too, but went to bed before we
did – which made the sofa sleepover much easier to get away with for Naomi and
me. Ehlana and Aiden camped in the
lounge too, but not really paired up – even if they did have their sleeping
bags close together and they held hands until sometime after they fell
asleep. We’re not on Christmas movie
overload or anything, but the girls also let us go with some favorites last
night; so that was great too.
Adding Naomi and Aiden to our Tai Chi
workout group this morning was great; and then we got to have a bonus bit of
fun when Mom and Dad opted for the breakfast buffet at the Inn instead of
cooking at home ahead of the shopping.
Rain was in the forecast for today too, but we had some luck with us;
since it held off until around dinnertime.
That made the shopping adventure much more fun – especially for the
girls. They shopped through a lot of the
day, but we were home for lunch; and then the guys were home for most of the
afternoon too – either watching sports or playing video games. The guys’ and girls’ sleepovers plan was
worked out by the parents and some of the girls; and Mom lost the coin toss –
or didn’t; since that might have just been a joke to explain why we ended up
here while Aunt Leann got the girls.
That plan kicked in starting at
dinnertime. We had a lot of leftovers,
but some Zack-friendly foods too; so we had fun with that; and didn’t have any
major food issues with the younger guys.
There were sports to watch in the living room, but the lounge was gaming
central; and that’s where I’ve spent most of my time. Multi-tasking movies was part of the entertainment;
and Aiden and I managed to watch one entire show while the other guys were
keeping the video gaming competition going without us. We’re switching to a bedtime movie soon, but
Zack is already getting set up for continuing gaming using portable
systems. I don’t expect to be going to
sleep anytime soon, but that’s all I have time for now; and I’m being called
back to the lounge now.
We really have had an awesome holiday
weekend so far; and I’m sure that will continue tomorrow – especially if we get
that warm, sunny weather after the rain tonight. I’ll keep you posted on that, but I’m done
for now; and back to doing my part to keep Zack, Eli, and the other guys out of
trouble for the rest of the night.
Ethan – out!
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Ehlana:
Ethan pretty much has Thanksgiving covered;
though I’ll add that my day was a bit quieter without the extra meal and fewer
visits to other houses. Instead of doing
more; I got to spend more time with our family; watch an extra Christmas chick
flick; and avoid most video gaming and football! Our sleepover was a highlight for me too –
for yesterday; and the breakfast buffet at the Inn and the Black Friday
shopping was even better.
Wrapping up our day with a girls’ night
sleepover is amazing too – and we again get to skip the video games and
football! Instead of doing anything like
that, we’re having mini-makeovers tonight; more Christmas chick flicks to
watch; and a whole lot of girl chat time with our favorite girls. Ethan didn’t mention that Mom has been here
for a lot of tonight too, but she was home for dinner; and is already back
there now after the end of our last movie.
I’m writing this update during a break
between movies, but we’ll be heading off to sleep after this last one; since we
want to be rested and ready for Day Three of our holiday weekend.
That doesn’t seem to come close to writing
enough to explain how awesome our holiday has been so far, but it’s time to
move on now; so this will have to do; since I really do need to move on to the
rest of our fun for tonight. I’m sure
that we’ll continue to have an amazing weekend, so stay tuned; since there’s
sure to be a lot more to come!
This is Ehlana Proctor; coming to you live
from what is now my past!
