of Shopping and Surprises

After Christmas sales are so {perfect}.  

You've got a bit of Christmas money to spend and everything is on sale!

What a sublimely superb combination!

Anyway, Kellie and I decided that we simply had to go shopping together.

So, we did.

And we took Kellie's sister Ellen along, too.

Also, I convinced my brother to chauffeur us.  He's an awesome brother. :)

We did not coordinate our outfits on purpose - it just happened.  So fun:)

We had a blast, going to the fabric store, Goodwill, an awesome hole-in-the-wall bookstore, Fred Meyer's, and the mall.  I got a super cute black and white polka dot dress for $2 at the thrift store.  Super cute.  It needs a red belt.  I also found plum colored tights and a grey suede bow headband at Fred's.  The tights and the headband I have been searching for for a while.

We thought this knit hat was very snarky. ;)

Snarky was our word for the day...it is also an inside joke which would take too long to explain here.  

You'll just have to wonder and suffer.

We had to take three pictures of the snarky hat.

End of snarky-ness.

When we were done shopping, we headed to the A's house for a surprise visit.

After purchasing chocolate donuts and party blower things.

While listening to the Mission Impossible theme.  

Some situations require a theme song.

Upon arriving, we discovered from Mr. and Mrs. A that Christopher and Matthew were not home, but they would be in about 5 minutes.

Oh boy! This was the icing on the cake.

Time for an Impromptu Surprise Party for No Reason!!!

Alex quickly hid the car behind the barn and then we all hid and waited...

SURPRISE!!!!!

We ate our donuts and then played a few rounds of In a Pickle.

Yes, my bro can and does make weird faces.  Talent.

The REAL "I Win!" pic - are you happy, Ani? ;)

Then boys practiced their violin, piano, guitar version of the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.

A little too much party, perhaps...?

Please don't kill me for posting this one, Christopher. ;D

And then it was time to head for home.  

Aside from the car alarm going off at the gas station, the trip home was fairly uneventful...=D

Ellen, Kellie, Alex, Christopher, Me, and Matthew.

Happy Trails, y'all!

The day after Christmas...

We grabbed our Christmas candy, warmed up the car, and drove over to the A's house for an afternoon of...

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Oh, yeah!!

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"Snakes.  Why did it have to be snakes?"

Harrison Ford is awesome.  Just sayin'...

We watched in awe, laughed (Bang!), and ate our candy.

Also some delicious chips and dip made by Mrs. A and nummy cookies.

=)

Matthew's GIANT peppermint stick.  

It's going to take him a long time to whittle that down to size...and might possibly cost him his teeth in the process.

After our movie was over, we played In a Pickle.

If all games must have a point and must make sense at all times, then this is not the game for you.

It's the perfect game for us, though.

Christopher

I win!!

Me! =)

Absolutely one of the most fun afternoons of my life!

I'm thinking that we might have to make this a day-after-Christmas tradition.  

What do you think?
=)