Yesterday ended up being a really long but awesome day. We got up at a decent hour then got ready so we could get an early start to the city. We ended up leaving my house around 10am and we had to drop my dog off at my sisters house. We ended up visiting with her and her husband for about an hour. It was nice because we got coffee and lunch while we were there! We ran into a little bit of traffic to the city but arrived around 2:30pm. My boyfriend's Mother was pretty busy getting last minute party preparations together so I helped her out and chatted with her as well.
Once the first guest arrived the party seemed to go by pretty fast. So one of the big events of the party was that my boyfriend's Mother organized a Nativity Play. We all had to pick a name out of a bowl as to what character we would play then, she even had costumes we had to change into. So I first picked "Mary", but I didn't completely open the piece of paper so I threw it back in. I really was a little nervous about wearing the costume and acting in this play in front of strangers so I picked another one which was the Director. Ah....something I could handle! I am glad I didn't pick Mary because the girl who did pick her was perfect for the role:) The play ended up being a lot of fun. There were two characters which no one had picked so I also played the role of "Anna", but her only costume was a hat and a face mask. You know these small time productions, sometimes the director has to do multiple roles! The whole thing probably took about half an hour and it was recorded.
Prior to doing the play we had eaten dinner then after the play we started playing poker. I'm so annoyed with myself for forgetting to bring quarters because I have a whole bunch of them here and that's what they use to play with. Playing poker was really a whole lot of fun. My sisters and I used to play with my Father all the time when we were growing up and it reminded me of that. I didn't do so well....but that didn't upset me too much. My boyfriend's Mother did such a good job with the party. She made all the food which included mozzarella stuffed chicken, rice pilaf, green beans, sausage and peppers, pastitsio, strawberry salad, and I know there's one more thing I'm forgetting but I can't think of it now. I tried to do a good job of not overly hand washing during the entire party. I actually got really nervous on my way to the city because I remembered half way there that I had forgotten to bring a bar of soap with me. My boyfriend calmed me down by telling me that his Mother would have soap, which she did, and I was fine.
I can't even begin to say how horrible I felt this morning. I don't remember the last time I had a hang over like this one. We started the night drinking beer but then switched to gin and tonics halfway through. I guess I over indulged:( I tried to eat when I got up but I couldn't and felt so nauseous that I had to go back to bed. When I got up I really didn't do anything besides sit on the couch and visit with his parent's for the rest of the afternoon. We left around 5:30pm and I was finally feeling a lot better. We stopped on the way home to get my dog at my sisters house and arrived at home a little bit after 8pm. It was a nice weekend, but of course went by too fast! I'm glad I was able to organize everything I had brought back with me and put a load of laundry in tonight. I have to run to the mall tomorrow night after work for the last time before exchanging presents with my boyfriend. Alright, until next time.
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