Holiday Hangover

The long wished for holiday break is at an end. It is time to go back to work. Sigh . . . I wish I could say that I accomplished everything that I wanted to over the break, but as you know, I am always too ambitious. :-)

Here is what we did accomplish though:
* We didn't kill each other or drive each other crazy. (That's a HUGE accomplishment right there.)
* We took our first over night trip since little one was born. She did exceptionally well!
* I finished the Queen of England books that Janine let me borrow. Thanks, Janine!
* I almost caught up on all of our laundry.

Unfortunately, we didn't get to hang out with our friends like we had planned. Poor Brian had bronchitis throughout the entire break, but of course, he is feeling better now that it is time to return to work. I came down with a stomach bug on New Year's Eve. It was Sunday before I ate a full meal. I hate stomach bugs.

Another downer to our break was our visit to Barnes and Nobles. I knew it was too good to last, but I am sad to hear that Barnes and Nobles has changed its return policy. We loved going there and returning books (not books that we had read mind you). I guess with the horrible economy B&N was losing too much money on the deal, so now you have to have a receipt for any returns. Even a gift receipt if it was a gift. Ugh! What a pain. Next, Bed, Bath, and Beyond won't be accepting expired coupons now that Linens and Things have closed. (Although why BBB won't lower all the prices in their store by 20% instead is so frustrating to me.)

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Here's looking forward to Memorial Day. :-)