Friday I took a 1/2 day at work as my mom and our dear family friend Mary Ellen were coming to KC for the weekend all the way from South Dakota. We started our visit by having lunch at The Cheesecake Factory and then afterwards we went and saw the movie Changeling. We all agreed it was a good movie and Angelina Jolie's acting skills were awesome. I wouldn't be surprised if she is nominated for some kind of award for her performance! We then made a stop at Papa Murphy's to pick up a pizza and headed home where we visited a bit with Shane before he headed to work.
While the pizza was cooking, I quick ran over to my neighbor Melissa's house (where she was hosting our girls game night for the month) to say hello to all the girls and present Michelle with the pet memorial stone that all the girls got for her and her husband Rob in honor of their Beagle Phoebe who passed away last month. There were a few tears shed and hugs given all around and she was so very touched at the gesture from us all. I then headed back home where we ate our pizza, enjoyed some cheesecake for dessert and then ended up playing a few games of Mexican Train Dominoes while enjoying a few glasses of Reisling.
Saturday me, my mom and Mary Ellen enjoyed breakfast at First Watch and then made our way to Hobby Lobby & JoAnn's Etc for some holiday decoration shopping. It was so fun looking at all the stuff they have out for Christmas! I did end up buying a few ornaments and gift bags which were 60% off but managed to keep the holiday spending under control. We next went to Old Navy so I could get Meghan a birthday present as today is her 29th birthday and then we went looking at $1 million furnished model homes off of 151st & Quivera which were UNbelievable. It was fun looking at all the elaborate detail and interior design of such a home and trying to imagine how much it costs to heat/cool a home like that or how many maids it would take to clean it :) We headed back home and enjoyed some hot cocoa as it was a bitter cold 35 degrees and windy outside and then we made our way into downtown KC to meet my brother, Meghan and her family for a birthday dinner and engagement celebration at Famous Daves BBQ. At this point, my mom and Mary Ellen didn't know about the engagement so it was so fun to see their reaction when they found out. After dinner, we headed to JP's Wine Bar up the street to meet Meghan's dad & step-mom and enjoy a few glasses of wine. It ended up being a really great evening and it was so nice having both our family and Meghan's family together for the first time.
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