mandey's world

ok, can you say addiction? lol.. well i got home wednesday to suprised parents. for some reason they assumed that we weren't coming home til at least 6pm..yea needless to say we caught them off guard and the house was yet to be cleaned. after eating..yes, actual homecooked food..mmm...left over pot roast...mmmmm...i cleaned up the kitchen...aww..the good ole' days..took a short break then moved on to the bathrooms and my room..yea, my brother has offically been kicked out of my room until january..he had it a total wreck...no joke. so i've been cleaning since the time i walked into the door..after cooking, after people eating. yes mandey has cleaned up after everyone..ohhh the memories..lol..that's when you know you're home! lol.. well as much as i was dreading thanksgiving like a month ago, i am glad for it. glad to be home; glad to be w/family. had a wonderful time...my little ones have grown up so MUCH. my gabriella was a tiny little 3 1/2 month old last time i saw her..yep that girl is so growing, but the best part is that she remembers me. my mom was SO jealous! :) my grandparents are doing good...they lit up when they saw me. actually all my family that are really close to me lit up and wanted to talk a LOT w/me. funny stuff when an uncle didn't even realize that you don't live down the block anymore...lol..one of my uncles was like whaaa??? she's in college? you go where?? and he was at my graduation and saw me before i left..yea..it was hilarious..guess you had to be there. well the very personal family thanksgiving w/just the parents and bros went good..we actually ate at about the time we said we would:) usually flores time tells you that you should add 2 hrs. to whatever the decided time was set for. lol..we only ate 45 min. late:) well i've been getting along ok w/the brothers so that is good...and omg...one extra blessing made its way into my family:) :beaming: i'll tell more in time...;) well until later.