Thanksgiving was an up and down day for me. I posted "Happy Thanksgiving" on my facebook, and a friend asked about my plans. I explained how my daughter was coming and we were celebrating as a family on this coming Tuesday, and how PunkRock and I were going to go to his aunt's house. I hadn't blocked my sister from my initial post of "Happy Thanksgiving" so she was able to read this, and so she then started flipping out within the post. Her first question was "what about DarkKnight?"
I again explained how my daughter was working and couldn't travel down for our turkey day until Tuesday, so that we'd be celebrating then. She posted that was fucked up and that I was basically a terrible person for waiting, and for going out with PunkRock on Thanksgiving. DarkKnight posted and told her that he was absolutely fine with our plans, and in fact was happy to have a whole day to sit around in his pajamas and play Lego Batman.
I decided that there was nothing I could say to stop her from creating more drama, where there was decidedly none to be had, at least here in our house, so I stopped posting at that point. Later, I called my parents to say happy thanksgiving over the phone. My mom told me something that made me majorly upset.
I guess until Monday, the plan was that my mom and dad were going to have Thanksgiving with my sister, at her house. My parents had been planning on this for about a month. After not hearing from my sister, my mom called her to ask what dish she could bring. My sister then told her that she had decided to not host Thanksgiving, and that she was going to her in-laws. This was on MONDAY. So my parents had no where to go last minute like that, and ended up having the Salvation Army bring them boxed dinners for Thanksgiving.
Number one, if I lived in NY, never would I let my parents eat SA meals on a holiday. There is zero excuse for this, if there is family in the area. Number two, the hypocrisy of my sister chiding me publicly on Facebook for making my husband wait until Tuesday to eat turkey, when she has effectively ditched my parents in unbelievable.
I didn't want that to blow up on Facebook, so I didn't say anything at all. I don't see any benefit from flipping out on my sister at this point. It wouldn't change anything at all. She won't suddenly see that she's a hypocrite. All it would do is make her angry and cancel me seeing my niece and nephews when I go up there for Christmas in a couple of weeks. She has done that before, and as much as I don't like being in a hostage situation, that's basically what it is.
So, I just flipped out about it all to DarkKnight and PunkRock, and then messaged my friend who I usually vent to about my crazy extended family. She was outraged, and went and posted on the Thanksgiving thread, saying to DarkKnight that she had heard that the Salvation Army had great turkey, and maybe he should go there.
Though I found that super hilarious, I decided to delete the entire thing. I didn't need my sister reading that and reacting.
So yeah, lots of drama caused and it started my day off with a super sour note. More than anything, I am upset about my parents having no other option than to eat SA meals for the holiday. However, I am happy to think I will be up there to at least celebrate Christmas in a couple of weeks.
The rest of Thanksgiving went very well - it was nice to meet PunkRock's aunt and to see his dad and stepmom again. Now I am counting down the days til my daughter gets home! Tuesday will be here soon, and I'll be cooking lots and lots.
I had decided not to go out at all on Black Friday, but it ended up being a date night for DarkKnight and I, so we decided to go out for dinner. After eating, we were close to a shopping center, so I decided to go to a clothing store to buy myself a pair of gray dress pants. Well, we passed Payless Shoe Store, and they had a big sign about $16.99 doorbuster boots for sale. Saying fuck it, I went in to check. I spent ALL winter last year looking for boots that would fit my calf - I may be fat, but my ankles are super skinny and boots that I try on just flop around on my leg and look ridiculous.
Now, I see plenty of women walking around with ill-fitting boots, but I resolved not to be one of them. It's ridiculous to see all this space in between the boot and the calf. At most it should be two fingers' width. Anyway, I could never find ones that fit correctly, even with adjustable buckles and such. Well, I found two different pairs at Payless - a gray pair and a black pair! And for $16.99! These are like $70 boots. I was so excited and happy and just over the moon.
Then I went to Dress Barn and found not only the gray pants I had wanted, but also a long gray skirt, a striped skirt and a new pair of jeans that made my ass look curvy and fabulous.
Lately I've been so down on my body and my weight, that this shopping trip really boosted my mood. I am a firm believer in fitting clothes to the body you have, not to the body you had, or want to have. If something is too long, or too big - pay the $6 to have it adjusted at the tailor. If it is too tight, buy things that aren't. As depressing as it is to go up a size, it's more depressing to feel fat every time you look in your closet and you've got nothing to wear.
So, having the new items gave me a boost, because I have options again now.

And I felt incredibly sexy! Especially after I came home and put on a nice top and skirt over leggings and wore my boots to show them off. My legs looked incredible! Both DarkKnight and PunkRock were like, WOW.
