Today was SUCH a good day...it was exactly what I've been needing.
I went over to DK's around 11 and we got to decorate gingerbread men with his mom and some of the girls from her Sunday School class. I made a Santa Claus one and DK...had fun figuring out how to work the icing bottle thing. That made me smile. :]
I got to stay at his house until about three, and then we had to leave...I was kinda disappointed, well actually really disappointed. I was secretly wishing that I could stay really late...but it's ok, cause the time we did have together was great and the day turned out to be really good.
When I got home I kinda just collapsed on the couch. I was still a little upset and just needed some time to be a couch celery. So I was sitting on the couch and Sanya came up and asked (very politely...gotta love her) if I wanted to go outside in the snow and play with her. I said no...I was too lazy to get up. So she got on her coat, snowpants, boots, gloves, and hat and went outside to the backyard to play by herself...
About ten minutes later, I went up to the window to check how she was doing, mostly wondering where she was, and I saw her playing...by herself, and I just felt HORRIBLE. I felt like the meanest sister in the world. I had given up a chance to play with my baby sister so I could sit on my big butt and watch STUPID tv. How PATHETIC is that?
So I marched myself upstairs, squeezed on three layers of pants (I don't own snowpants), grabbed a sweater, sweatshirt, got my jacket on, found random gloves, yanked a hat over my head, and ran outside to play with her. Best decision of my life.
We had the BEST time. Josh was using our sled over at the neighbors and so we borrowed a neighbors sled just to use in our backyard. Our yard has like NO slope to it at all, so instead, we just pulled each other around by the rope attached to the sled. It may not sound like much...but it was great.
Then we got to lay down in the snow and TALK, when was the last time I really talked to my sister? I've been way too busy to talk to a lot of people...it's sad. So we laid in the snow, freezing to death, and watched the snowflakes fall from the sky.
After awhile, we headed over to the neighbors and I decided to stay outside and sled at their house (they have a big hill) even though Sanya wanted to go inside. So I stayed out for like 20 minutes...and then headed in. Inside waiting for me, was a cup of hot cocoa and three games laid out on the coffee table in the living room. She told me I could pick whichever game I wanted...I felt so incredibly special. You have to understand that my sister likes everything to be in control...very organized...very planned out...she likes to be the one that decides everything and makes all the choices, so it was huge that she was letting me pick...at least I thought so.
So I sat at the coffee table, with my hot cocoa topped with whipped cream (I did that part), and played Mancalla (sp?) and then Quoridor (sp?). Two great games that I can't spell for my life.
Later after dinner, mom asked us to go outside and shovel the part of the driveway around the car, in case we need to get out tomorrow. Honestly...I really didn't feel like it. I had already been outside and I really wanted to just sit down and start some homework cause I wanted DK to come over tomorrow (which is actually TODAY cause it's 12:09 right now) and for that to happen homework had to be done. But for some reason I decided to go out and shovel...again, best decision ever.
We all got bundled out, went out and shoveled for about 15 minutes (it wasn't that bad), and then as we were bringing the shovels around back, I had the sudden urge to tackle Josh...so I did! The next 30 minutes that followed included wrestling in the snow, running away screaming like our heads were chopped off, making snow angels, throwing snow at each other, dragging the sled around, and playing two games that we kinda just randomly made up on the spot.
Sidenote: Those two random games were made with you in mind, DK. There's one where it's gonna be like guys against the girls wrestling sort of thing...Sanya's decided she wants to wrestle you, haha (my sister has a crush on my boyfriend...it's ADORABLE), and then the other game involves pulling the sled around and once again, Sanya's like, "I can't wait until DK does this...I'm gonna go SO FAST!!!!!" So yeah. Tomorrow better work out cause all three of us are looking forward to it. ;D
AnyWHAT (remember that post? haha!), it was a ton of fun...we haven't played all together in a long time and it was really great.
After I came inside I got some homework done (LINC cards), but then I got distracted and laid down on the couch and watched TV. I saw "Mamma Mia!" for the second time, and cried...again (do NOT ask how I cry while watching "Mamma Mia!", it's just one of those things) and then I saw "Marley & Me" for the first time and I cried. So...big crying night, but it was like the good kind of crying...if that makes sense. ;D
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