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Chicago dreaming

Posted on November 30, 2008 10:59 am by TheAngelForever

Yesterday I really started to wonder if going to Chicago this summer was possible. Why do I want to go to Chicago? This is the reason:

The last two years I sat at my computer watching as bloggers from all over documented their fun at the BlogHer convention. The first year I had just given birth and was a newbie at blogging myself. Last year I wanted to go, but traveling all the way to San Francisco was not very practical. Chicago is a completely different story. Not only are there a lot of flights that way, but driving could be possible.

While out yesterday, I mentioned to hubby that I really wanted to try to go. I looked at flights. Of course booking this far out showed $400 options, which is insane! Then I thought about making it a family destination. I looked and sure enough there is a Six Flags in Chicago and we have those season passes that are good there!

Hmmm. . . .

It really made me think about the possibility of things to do in Chicago and places to stop and see on the way there and back home from BlogHer. There are SO many things that we could do, it is actually mind boggling. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. By next summer the boys will be almost 6 and just 2.

Update: This morning hubby informed me that he was pricing things out last night when I went to bed. He thinks that it may not be a bad option to make this into a family trip. In fact, he was also Tweeting about it to see if other families would be heading out to the BlogHer destination for vacations together. So if anyone is thinking of doing this please let me know.

This week I will be heading to AAA to pick up driving options to Chicago from here. I have heard that it is at least a 14-18 hour drive. We could certainly split it up and make it work with desination stops to see new places that we have never visited.

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decisions interesting me moments road trip travel vacation

Thanksgiving Day Shopping

Posted on November 29, 2008 10:22 am by TheAngelForever

Black Friday sales are intriguing to me, but fighting traffic, trying to park, waiting on never ending lines to check out and dealing with rude people keeps me away. I was thrilled to see that CVS actually started their amazing deals on Thanksgiving day. We left early before heading to dinner and stopped at the CVS that I like near here. I had recently used my ECB’s on allergy medicine for NHL (I was afraid they would get lost) so I had to spend money this time around. This is the first time I had really gone to CVS for good deals in a while, I have been doing the single check rebates at Rite Aid recently.

This is what we bought Thanksgiving afternoon at CVS:

Like I said, I had no ECBs to roll over from last time, I still did VERY well.

Total regular price — $66.89
Total price w/items on sale — $50.19
Coupons used — $23.00 (a $10/50 coupon printed off when I scanned my Extra Card – so I had incentive)
Money spend — 29.53
ECBs earned — $42.71
Profit — $13.18

Not too shabby for items that we will use.

Did you get any good bargains on Thanksgiving or Black Friday? Please share!

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Favorites from Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2008 9:08 am by TheAngelForever

Thanks to Kailani at An Island Life for starting this fun for Friday. Please be sure to head over to her blog to say hello and sign the Mr. Linky there if you are participating. Th

Aloha #24

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My question for this week:

What was your favorite part of Thanksgiving? If you did not celebrate, what are your plans for this weekend?

There were so many parts of yesterday that I enjoyed. It was a fabulous day relaxing in the morning with my three boys. The two little guys loved watching the parade and announcing all of the balloons that they recognized. JL and I baked things to take to Thanksgiving dinner, so the house smelled amazing. I managed to do a quick load of laundry and was not rushed. We got super deals at CVS when we stopped in for shopping before going to dinner. The best part was being at my Aunt S and Uncle M’s house with all of our family for an absolutely delicious meals together. It was priceless to see NHL and JSL interact with everyone.

Thanksgiving photos coming soon!

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Happy Turkey Day 2008

Posted on November 27, 2008 10:47 am by TheAngelForever

I am going to make this quick because there is a lot of baking to do this morning and my computer is making a horrid noise. Hopefully my little Dell laptop does not kick the bucket right now (hubby is trying to get a backup of all important items). This would not be a good Thanksgiving event.

There are so many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day. For me a short list would include:

My amazing hubby
Two wonderful boys
Living near by my parents to watch them with my little ones
Fabulous extended family and friends
Fun that blogging has brought me and new people that I have met thanks to it.

To all of you that celebrate Thanksgiving I hope that you have a great day spending time with those that you love. Remember these special moments are the true gifts in life.

Memories from NHL’s first Turkey Day and JSL’s last year.