Thanksgiving morning started off with a trip to Urgent Care.. to discover Sarina had strep throat. She is such a trooper though, and hasn't complained at all. Just coughs a good bit. Then my mom came back home and finished cooking our amazing meal. I love that the house smelled like food all day long.. preparing us for an evening of feasting.
After an AMAZING dinner cooked by my mom and grandmom [my grandparents flew down from PA to spend Thanksgiving with us] we had dessert. Sarina had given us all note cards to write what we were thankful for. So after dessert we went around the table and took a moment to share what we are thankful for. It was so neat to hear all the different things my family was thankful for, and make a physical list of my own as well. I am glad Sarina knows the real meaning of Thanksgiving. It is not just about eating so much food that you end up looking pregnant [like I did.. ugh].
Then.. Black Friday. I woke up at 3am.. and Tim's friend Chad picked us both up. We started off with breakfast at IHOP.. and then headed over to the mall. The deals this year were not as great.. but it was still a lot of fun to walk around at 5am looking at all the excited people there. My favorite part though was when I went to Walmart later in the morning.. around 8:30. The people in there were CRAZY! One woman walked by with a cart overflowing with random board games and kid's toys. Yes.. everything is on sale. But the more you purchase.. you end up spending just about the same anyways. AND.. your kids are not going to play with all those games. Trust me. Yet.. people were stuffing things into their carts so they can get their $300 worth of "deals".
So that was my Thanksgiving. My favorite part was spending time with my family.. passing plates of food across the table.. laughing.. and just being together. Now it's time to turn on the Christmas music.. and focus on the rest of this holiday season.. CHRISTMAS! We already put up our tree.. and I already have most of my gifts bought. This is my favorite time of year. :]
