Gobble Gobble 2022

This week was all about counting down until our days off from work and school, so we could gather as family to eat really good food and celebrate a day of thanks together. We headed over to Grandma Deb's house in the early afternoon on Thanksgiving, and spent several hours there, visiting and eating the aforementioned really good food. We also had the chance to meet Deb's new dog, Yental. She is such a sweet girl, and other than a few sniffs, she and Pria pretty much ignored each other. Perfect! Both dogs are about the same age, so it was a lot of begging for food, and then relaxing for these two girls!

We are so grateful that we were able to spend the day with Deb, as well as my parents. Family is everything, and I'm so happy that we're able to combine our celebrations so we can see everyone.

Making turkey bark...no real turkey included, ha

On Friday, we spent several hours decorating the house for Christmas, including having the kids decorate the Christmas tree. It took us less than 2 hours from tree-in-box to fully-decorated-tree. I was so impressed that things went as smoothly and as quickly as they did. Having two kids who are helpers makes the process much more efficient. I remember the days when the kids were much smaller and it was all about trying to keep them focused and having them not break any ornaments.

And then...Scott and I had a date night! We went out for dinner and then hit up a few bars on the way home. We played pull tabs and I won $204! I'm usually super unlucky so when something like that happens, it's a real thrill!

On Saturday afternoon we're heading to a movie (the new Puss in Boots file) as a family. Scott is really excited about the movie theater popcorn and I'm excited about getting out as a family and doing something fun together. Overall, this has been a pretty great long weekend so far!

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