Out with the Old, In with the New

Thanksgiving was grand. I ate way too much of some of the best home-cooked food I've had in a long time, and spent time with some pretty great people. There were 10 people around the Thanksgiving "table" (although most of us ate in the living room), and I think I speak for all of us when I say that everyone had a wonderful time. Little Emily, of course, was the life of the party, and we followed her around, taking pictures of her cuteness and giggling at the "sentences" she put together. She does this thing now where she sounds very much like an adult in her tone, but babbles on about who-knows-what, looking at you with this expression that says "you got all that?" It's great. :) Her vocabulary is pretty large for a little one her age, though, and she is constantly throwing out words none of us knew she was capable of!

Between all the food, the family, the football, and the fall colors (had to throw in another "f" there), Thanksgiving turned out to be pretty awesome.

And, let's not forget the whole point of the holiday - giving thanks. There really is so much to be thankful for, as Justin and I discussed on our way home from a delicious turkey dinner. We have some of the best friends and family anyone could ask for, and we have each other. We also have an upcoming trip to look forward to, which is making me super duper excited... are you ready? Here goes:

WE'RE GOING TO MICHIGAN FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

You have NO idea how happy this makes me. We originally thought that we wouldn't be able to afford a trip up there for the holidays, but when Justin found out that for once, he actually has a pretty busy work schedule throughout the upcoming winter, we decided to go for it. We will be driving all the way there in one day (a first for us) on Christmas day (another first), and will be staying with my family through New Year's Day. I am SO looking forward to snow, and precious time with family, and trying out our fantastic Christmas present to each other (which will be described in a later post... stay tuned!).

So, now that Thanksgiving is over, it's officially time to put up your Christmas trees, buy those presents, drape your house in lights, crank up that Christmas music (if you haven't tried Pandora, you really should) and start your countdowns to the BEST (in my opinion) day of the WHOLE year! Enjoy the new layout, and Happy Holidays, everyone! It won't be here for long, so let's enjoy every second of it!