There are so many things we’re thankful for this year, there’s just not enough room on this blog to list them all. I’m especially thankful that the Lord blessed us this year with love, health, happiness, and wonderful family & friends (that’s you, if you’re reading this).
Thanksgiving this year was spent many miles away from our families (again…sadly), but we have great friends here to be our ‘substitute family’ of sorts. Along with Ryan & Aubrey, we went to Jason & Shauna’s house for an awesome Thanksgiving celebration. Our small gathering of six was so much different than the large family Thanksgivings I grew up with, but in it’s own way, just as enjoyable.
I Todd and I made mashed potatoes and shared some of our Boulevard beer that another friend brought back from the Midwest for us. Todd loves his mashed potatoes so much he needed a side plate just for them.
After we licked our plates clean, the guys hung Christmas lights outside and we closed out the evening with a couple intense games of marbles. Boys 1, Girls 1.
Our bellies were filled with delicious food and our hearts overflowing with the joy of friends. I miss my family so much, but in those hours, there was nowhere else I wanted to be.
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To ring in the Christmas season, we invited them, along with Davey & Kristen, to our place this morning and walked downtown for the Macy’s Holiday Parade. It’s no Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade like the one in NYC, but hey, who doesn’t like a good parade?? Even if there aren’t giant balloons.
Even big kids go crazy when candy is involved.
After Santa arrived on his balloon sleigh, we walked back to our apartment for a late brunch and watched National Lampoons Christmas Vacation. Good times, good times.
