Thanksgiving Recap

What a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. It was nice and long and I loved having Koby home. We spent thanksgiving with Koby's family and we had lots of tummy tingling food (as always) and quality time spent playing Ticket to Ride. There was just a little gabbing involved as well. I was grateful to make it through Thanksgiving without having to spend it in the hospital. I was worried for awhile because I had contractions the evening before from about 5 PM to around 3 AM Thanksgiving morning that were about 5-10 min. apart and in my lower back. Now that I got my turkey/ stuffing/ mashed potato/ pie cravings satisfied, I am ready to have this baby.

Friday morning Koby went early morning shopping (ha ha) which he normally refuses to do, but he couldn't pass up the awesome deal on wet/dry vacuums at Home Depot. I can't say that I would have taken only 5 min. to get in and out with my purchase though. I didn't see anything that intrigued me or was worth getting up so early for so I "slept in" on Black Friday for the first time in many years. Doesn't mean we didn't spend lots of money later that day at Runner's Corner for their awesome deals on running shoes. :) I can't complain about Koby's new-as-of-this-year love of running (he has run three 5k races and a half marathon). It costs more money than you'd think- shoes (after 6 months, he is on his 2nd and 3rd pair of shoes), clothes, and races. Everything adds up really fast. You could spend tons of money just to get geared up. Koby has, however, gotten into shape and he looks hot (in a sexy and not just temperature way). He ran the Thanksgiving Day 4-miler in Orem and did awesome. He was disappointed with the run because it wasn't the time he was shooting for, but it was incredibly freezing that morning and he isn't used to running that early. Once I start running again I just hope to be able to keep running and not have to stop and walk. :) I like having an excuse right now to not run in the freezing cold.

Friday I went to my best friend's surprise birthday party and had a blast. It is so fun hanging out with a bunch of people and just laughing. And I went kidless so I could actually have conversations with people instead of chasing a 2 1/2 year old around and trying to damage control. Saturday I watched the BYU/ U of U football game, of course. The best team won, of course. That 4th quarter was an emotional one. An awesome game but I will never forget last year's holy war game. Wow. We also put up our Christmas tree and decorations. Yay! I love this time of year and I need all the time I can get to get into the Christmas mood before the day actually comes.

Well I wanted to put up a Thanksgiving post to say a few things I am grateful for but I never got around to it. I am so grateful for everything I have and I feel downright spoiled sometimes. I am so grateful for living with the restored gospel in my life in a land that enjoys many freedoms. I am so thankful for my health and my loving family and extended families. I am also grateful for friends. There are so many things to be grateful for and a post just wouldn't do it justice, but I wanted to say something. I want to start up my Gratitude Journal again- it helped me be grateful for all the little things in life and to recognize the daily tender mercies from the Lord. It is a simple little notebook that I used to write in every night. I would just jot down a few things that I am grateful for that day. I have a hard time making myself write in my journal but this only takes a minute to do. It got me through some depressing times.

I will leave you with one more thing I am grateful for:















Time for my sleepy sleep.