Good morning! Can you believe we are two days away from Thanksgiving? My head is just buzzing with this information. I am so behind… I swear I lay awake at night and make lists of what I need to do before Thanksgiving:
- shop for my cooking needs
- plan out a few afternoon movies
Thankfully we do not go anywhere so I do not need to travel or super clean the house or anything like that…. *whew* It will just be my College Son, Chance, Al and I. I am actually looking forward to the low-key day.
Then – my next list in my head involves that I leave the country next Wednesday:
- pick up prescriptions (malaria, Ambien)
- pack
- do not forget passports
- choose books to go with (gah! There may be a blog post in that one!)
- make dentist appointment (I have a tooth that has been bothering me and I do not want it to be a problem in a third world country…. uhhh…. no, no I do not!
- put together my guest posts for while I am away
- meet with house/dog sitter
- put away the massive pile of books on the table (just because I should)
- start tanning – and soon…. if I do not do this I will burn…
Anyway, that’s off the top of my head this morning….
So… this past weekend, Saturday actually, my friends that usually do Zumba Class with me all had things going on and I had made up my mind that since Saturdays are usually my one day I week that I have no commitments unless they are self-inflicted, that I was going to chill out a bit in the morning before I started running around doing errands. AT 9:45 a.m. I was still sitting in my sleep plants with COFFEE CUP in hand thinking this is really the life when I received a text message from Heidi:
“We returned from the cities at 2:00 am this morning. Just woke up. I am going to Zumba.”
I looked at that message and thought for sure I had read it wrong… she must have missed the word “not”, she must have meant I am NOT going to Zumba. I text her back inquiring about the certain typo….
Nope. Not a typo. She was going and class started in 20 minutes.
GAH!
I called her and said I had not even showered yet. She said just come as you are……
I looked down at my Scooby Doo sleep pants and thought…
uhhhh…. no…..
I don’t think I have showered so quickly in my life but I did it, skipped washing my hair just threw a bandanna on and out the door I went. We both made it and I am glad I did. Honest;y, I think we are getting better at the moves and we sure do have fun as I laugh the entire time we are there. To me it is a bit amazing to think that I met Heidi 19 years ago when we were both Department Managers at Wal-Mart and now here we are learning Latin dancing together.
Ok… I am off… I have to shower, drive Chance to school and get myself to work in 30 minutes.
I bet I can do it. 😉
Book Journey 
Your life is TOTALLY not dull! :–) And don’t forget the Purell or other sanitizing hand cleaner – you won’t regret it when you’ve been in bathrooms in other countries! :–)
Thanks Jill – I have several of those downstairs from past trips but I probably would have forgot this time!
I need to try Zumba. It’s everywhere!
I am expecting about 20 people around my table on Thursday. So far, I’m not too stressed out – I say that, yet I battled a migraine yesterday.
How exciting that you’re traveling out of the country next week! Have a safe and wonderful trip!!
What books are you bringing??? You have to do a post!
It really is fun Allison and what a work out! 😀
20 people – oh wow!!!
I have not picked the books yet.. one of the many “to do’s” left to do… but there will probably be a post about this. 🙂
I am tired out from just reading this post. I wish we celebrated Thanksgiving over here. It is the one holiday I am envious about. Have a good one.
LOL Vivienne – I like it because we just hang out as a family and those days are are for us 🙂
You sure looked tan when I met you in May – I thought you stayed that way from being outside so much.
Our Thanksgiving will be low key, but I still have lots to do, like go to the grocery store. I plan to start cooking tomorrow.
I usually do Kathy but this year has been so busy that once the biking season was pretty much over I have been an indoor girl between work and home life….
I have to hit the grocery store too…. something that I never enjoy doing 🙂
Oh, that low-key Thanksgiving sounds wonderful! For the past few years, mine has been like that…and better still, I’ve been a “guest” at the home of my daughter’s in-laws (who are terrific friends now!). There are just a few of us; I bring some wine and pie, etc., and that’s it. I get to enjoy their wonderful home and company, and even take home some leftovers.
Hope you have a good one! And that you remember everything you want to take on your trip.
BTW…I e-mailed you a “guest post” possibility…let me know if you want something different.
Oh nice Laurel! It’s sad but I look at holidays as breaks… days off…. I think movies and board games… sometimes even naps…
Bliss. 😀
Thanks for the guest post – I will check that out!
Did I read this right… do you shower before working out?!!! HA 🙂
I am planning a few INTL trips early next year and am looking forward to working with an organization I discovered recently. I will blog about it once I have all my ‘ducks in a row’.
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
I did Mari – go ahead and laugh….. my friend did too. Its just the way I am. 😀
OOH interested to hear about your trip and what organization you found!
Enjoy your Thanksgiving as well!
Take care while in the Honduras. Have a fruitful and joyful visit. Are you going to make time for your blog while you are there ?
When do you return ??
Thanks Fiza. I am taking my laptop but we will be traveling each day to another area and not sure when I will have internet access. If I do post it will just be the morning meanderings and updates of what I am doing… otherwise I have guest bloggers covering my absence. 😀
Oh and I will be back on December 11th.
Your blog always wears me out. I feel like *my* life is busy until I read about yours! 🙂
LOL – you should see me tonight… I have said “No” to Zumba and am chilling in from of the tv… no energy…. I am wiped.
If your tooth does bother you while you’re away, try a shot of whiskey (or any other similar type of alcohol) and swish it around your mouth before swallowing… It worked wonders when I had toothache at a convention (I don’t like the taste of whiskey, but it certainly did the trick!).
Nikki-ann that would be hilarious… I would have to pack it in my suitcase! 😀
You definitely live a full and interesting life Sheila! I feel like a slug…you inspire me! Have a wonderful time on your trip. Zumba sounds like fun, cute story and I love that you wear scooby pj pants!
Yeah… the pj secret is out Bonnie…. 😀
Sheila, have you tried Zumba on the Wii? Just wondering if it was any fun or how it compared.
I have heard of it Angie but haven’t tried it yet…. I am curious about it though 🙂
It’s amazing how fast you can shower when you’re in a hurry, isn’t it? I can get in, out and out the door in 15 minutes with hair at least partially dry. I’ve got a whole bag of makeup in the car to put on at intersections just so I can avoid that at home! Have a great, relaxed Thanksgiving!