Easiest Charcuterie Board Ever and Walmarting

I’m so excited to share with you the easiest charcuterie board ever, and my adventures in Walmarting that darn near left me crippled!  Haha!

Easiest Charcuterie Board

On Christmas Eve, my daddy’s side of the family gathers at my aunt’s house, and we have snacks and treats and open gifts.  I was thinking hard about what I could bring this year to contribute, and I love nothing more than a charcuterie board.  I’m sure they are easy enough to put together, but when I thought about what I would need to purchase, it just didn’t seem like it would be very economical.  Specialty cheeses, meats, nuts, fruit, and other spreads can quickly add up.  I wondered if Walmart sold charcuterie boards since I had purchased those Hormel meat, cheese, and cracker trays in the past, AND GUESS WHAT??!!  THEY DO!!

Y’all!  I couldn’t believe my eyes.  And for $13.87?  Yes, indeed, get into my cart!  I was howling when I saw the packaging when it was delivered!  It even looks like an actual charcuterie board! The plastic handle looks like a wooden board!  HAHA!

I bought two and plan on taking one to my aunt’s house and keeping one for us to snack on during the days after Christmas when you don’t want a lot of food but want to snack and graze.  I hope it tastes as good as it looks.

Walmart Left Me Crippled

I went by my mom’s house on Monday morning to see if she wanted to take care of her errands.  We decided another day would be best, so I decided that right then and now was a good time to get the tires replaced on our car.  Hubby had been looking at some tires online at Walmart, so I rode up there on air and a prayer (because I had a low tire) to get that taken care of.

Backstory- Hubby got the oil changed in my car back in August.  He took it to a local dealership, and while they did that, they also rotated my tires, which had never been rotated.  Oops.  My tires are three years old.  So, when I got the car back, the tires were making an awful grinding sound.  They sounded like mud tires on a truck, and the ride was rough!  I called the dealership, and they assured me that the noise was caused by my tires that had never been rotated suddenly being rotated, and the noise would eventually go away.

Spoiler Alert (said in Morgan Freeman’s voice)….” but the noise, in fact, did not go away”.

So, I bopped into Walmart’s auto center, picked out some new tires, and figured I’d stroll around the store while waiting.

So I looked and looked and looked….and walked and walked and walked…and waited and waited and waited.  It was almost three hours before the car was done.  I should have left the car there and had my mom pick me up.  But I lost track of time until about the last hour.  And once I was back home, my feet were killing me.  There is a reason I do grocery pick-ups and deliveries, and that reason is because I HAVE NO BUSINESS BEING ON MY FEET THAT LONG.  You would have thought I’d remember, oh, about two days ago, when I overdid it with cleaning.  By that evening, I had to take two Tylenol for the pain, but I woke up feeling better.  However, I stayed in my loungewear all day and hardly accomplished anything.  So, I’ve had enough Walmarting to last me for a long, long while!  But I am happy to report that my car rides like a dream now, and no more grinding noise!

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!

I thought I’d close out by sharing this beautiful live Christmas swag at my mom’s house.  It smells so good and Christmasy when I walk past it.  She got me a small live tabletop arrangement, but I need to take a picture, so I’ll try remembering that!

I did manage to get a few stocking stuffer items purchased and wrap a few of the gifts that have been rolling in the past couple of days.  I’m feeling a little better about it all, but I still need to make a final grocery list for Friday.