Well this Christmas we journeyed to North Carolina to spend the holidays with my Uncle Mark and his kids.We divided the drive down to cover 2 days and we stayed in Baltimore, MD in a pretty nice hotel! We ate dinner at this amazing seafood joint called Mo's and it was absolutly
delicious. I even liked the oysters which i never like! yayyy!
Christmas in the Jensen household is always an adventure. With 3 parents and 8 kids (3 of these being over 18) the house tends to be a bit insane. It was lovely seeing my cousins and catching up with them. Christmas Eve all 5 of the Jensen cousins were at my beautiful Aunt Julies house, and my parents as well as my Uncle Mark were out doing their last minute Christmas shopping. I being the loving sister that I am went outside to play football with my siblings. Good intentions on my part but it was a stupid move. After about an hour of football the injury occurred... for those who know me well you all saw this coming. I threw the ball and the sister hit me from the side and then there it was the POP! that I was expecting. Now even i was surprised where the injury was, I was expecting one of my newly (both knees were operated on within 2 years the latest being 6 months ago) fixed knees, but nope... it was the back. yep. The very skilled in the department of injuring herself Lauren had successfully sprained her back. As I sit on the front lawn unable to move I called my dad notifying him that i would be patiently awaiting his arrival home to help me. About 10 minutes after I made this call my mom pulled up and unaware of what had happened asked me to help unload the car, I politely informed her that I really would love to but i couldn't move so it would not be happening. My dad pulled up just moments after with my Uncle Mark. After I was able to stand (kinda) the great debate started. hospital (dad) vs. no hospital/im fine (lauren). Long story short I lost and spent the evening at WakeMed. It was a lovely facility filled with even lovelier drugs to take away the pain. So after a painful evaluation and a less painful shot into the hip we were off to the pharmacy. Do you know how hard it is to find a Pharmacy that is open at 9 on Christmas Eve? to answer this question.... NEAR IMPOSSIBLE! We had to drive all the way to Raleigh which is about 30 minutes from my uncles house!Christmas was amazing nonetheless. Being surrounded by people you love is the best! After sleeping for the next 2 days as a result of pain meds and muscle relaxers I was feeling better and ready to party!
I was able to have a lovely day with my Aunt Julie who I absolutely adore. After picking her car up we went out to lunch and a place whose name has temporary slipped my mind but they had fabulous hot sauces! I even bought one! yayyyy! after a nice tour through Raleigh we picked up my cousin Bailey and we were off to get mani/pedi's. It was amazing! i love being pampered! So after we were looking pretty hot with our freshly painted nails we were off to starbucks to get something to warm us up. Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate is amazing! After our detour to Starbucks we went to the mall! and i must say i am the proud new owner of my first lipstick! yayyyy!
The next day was the sad day we left NC. My dad was brilliant this year and decided to break the 14 hour drive into two days. The hotel we stayed out on the way home was called the GayLord National. IT WAS AMAZING! They had a fountain inside that they used in a show and then it snowed inside! It was super impressive!
