It’s time for another earth-shattering blog post :) This past weekend, I
was able to go home {to WI} for a much-anticipated, long-overdue trip. I hadn’t
seen my family since we got back from vacation—about 5 weeks! And in my world—that
is a LONG time.
Anyway, on Friday, we got out of clinical early because our
instructor had a conflicting appointment…Instead of getting out of the
psychiatric unit at 3 pm, we got out at noon—a whole 3 hours early! In other
good news of the day, I found out about an A on my public health exam {truly a
miracle}. You can imagine my excitement.
Eventually, I made it to Chetek, just in time for half-price
appetizers from Applebee’s. Dad and I headed to Rice Lake to meet up with
Kaydie. Thomas met us there, too. {Emma and her friends were there celebrating
a birthday, but we weren’t cool enough to sit with them!} You know the “Happy,
happy birthday” song they sing at Applebee’s, right? Well, the waitresses
started clapping, so you knew the song was coming. And I said to the boys, “You
guys should go over there!” Before I had even finished the statement, Dad had
literally jumped out of his chair and was on the other side of the restaurant
{by Emma and her friends}. He clapped along with them. People cheered—and not
just for the birthday girl ;) It was hilarious.
Saturday morning, Mom and I headed to Eau Claire for a day
of shopping. We ate a restaurant that was new-to-me, and had the best chicken,
ever. I was skeptical about trying a new place and ordering chicken, of all
things. Who does that?! Mom said it was the “best chicken ever” and it would “melt
in your mouth”. And she was right—it was delicious. In fact, I could eat it
again…right now. The restaurant had antler chandeliers; it was pretty rustic,
but actually kind of adorable. As usual, we found some good deals while
shopping, too J
We got back to Chetek a little before 5, and picked up Dad
and Neva….because I just *had* to go to Casa. If you’ve never been to Casa Mexicana,
you are seriously missing out. They have the best Mexican food you will ever
eat. Be warned: I don’t think they have heat, so dress accordingly…
Sunday morning, we went to church, then to Culver’s {Sunday
tradition}. Most of the afternoon, Emma and I worked on homework, because we
are truly exciting people ;) It was back to church, then home in time for Mom’s
BBQ chicken pizza. So good.
Monday came all too quickly—Mom, Dad, Emma, Neva, and I
headed back to Eau Claire. We ate lunch together before I headed back to
Illinois. I’m so glad I was able to get home, even if it was below zero while I
was there! My family is awesome, and I love the time we can spend together.
**In re-reading this post, I see that we look like a family
of fatties—which is not entirely false. However, we don’t always eat like this,
promise!
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