Lovely weekend

     I had a really lovely weekend at home with my parents. On friday night I got home around 8 and spent most of the night home with my brother just hanging out. We did make a run to the grocery store for ingredients for the meal I made on Sat.

     Sat. I went shopping a bit with mom. I got a new pair of winter boots. My old pair were really falling apart so I needed some new ones. The new ones were on sale for $20 which is pretty great for a pair of boots! They're tall, almost up to my knees, and are pretty plain (which I like). I probably should have bought 2 pair of boots at that price, but I got a sweatshirt instead that is lined with thermal material. It's deliciously warm :) Great for winter. I also cooked a really good meal on Saturday for the family. Beef stew with herb dumblings. I've never made stew or dumplings but they both turned out really great! I will definitely be making that again. I think Ian would really like it. Dad and I went to the casino later. Didn't go so well, but it was fun to spend some time with him alone. Just like it was nice to have some time alone with mom while boot shopping and time with Matt Friday night

     Overall I'm really happy I went home. I'll be going home again in 2 weeks for Matt's confirmation and hopefully this time Ian can come. I know it kind of bothers mom that Ian doesn't come over much so maybe this time it'll work out.

     I'll end this post with a pic of the tree I mentioned in previous posts. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It's so cute :) <3