Gingerbread House making pics.....
Post-Meal Pics....
Pre-meal/during lunch pics....
Pinnacle pics....
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I am so blessed to have such a fun, amazing family. We spent the whole week in Little Rock. Dan only had to work on Monday and Tuesday. He went hunting with his brother on Wednesday morning, then headed to Little Rock to spend the rest of the week there.Tuesday: Lauren and I went to eat sushi...our favorite....and then watched Brian's team play Conway. They won and apparently that was a huge win. Conway was supposed to beat them pretty bad. So, it was a good night for Brian and for me b/c I got to hang out with Lauren and I hadn't done that in forever. I went back to Little Rock that night with my family so Dan and I wouldn't have 2 cars in LR.
Wednesday: Mom and I went shopping for a couple hours that morning and came back to the house and got started cooking for Thanksgiving. Most of the stuff we were having could be made the day before and that was a huge help. Brian and Dan finally arrived and we went to Pinnacle Mountain with Sydney, Austin, and 2 of Austin's friends---Cole and Luke. We played frisbee and football and climbed a little ways up the mountain. It was a beautiful day and so fun to hang out. We just hung out at Mom and Dad's that night and went to bed early. Dan had been up since 2:15 hunting so he was worn out!
Thursday: Brian and I started the day off running together. I really enjoyed that b/c I don't normally have a running buddy. When he comes into town we always try to get a short run in together. Meme, Ed, Mom, Dad, Brian, Sydney, and Dan were all there for lunch. It was so yummy! We spent the afternoon relaxing and then we drove to Conway to feed Tyson since we left him there alone. Poor boy! After feeding Tyson, we went back to LR and worked on the gingerbread house. It took some work and lots of hands but we got it done. It turned out so much better than mine last year. Dan and Mom had to hold the roof on until the icing dried b/c it kept slipping off. It was fun and I think we will make it a tradition from now on. My Aunt Linda got me started on it last year. That night we were going to go see "Four Christmases" but it was sold out so we came home and watched "Ironman" at Mom and Dad's theatre and got in the hot tub. What a great way to end Thanksgiving day?! It was such a fun, low-key, relaxing day.
Thursday: Brian and I started the day off running together. I really enjoyed that b/c I don't normally have a running buddy. When he comes into town we always try to get a short run in together. Meme, Ed, Mom, Dad, Brian, Sydney, and Dan were all there for lunch. It was so yummy! We spent the afternoon relaxing and then we drove to Conway to feed Tyson since we left him there alone. Poor boy! After feeding Tyson, we went back to LR and worked on the gingerbread house. It took some work and lots of hands but we got it done. It turned out so much better than mine last year. Dan and Mom had to hold the roof on until the icing dried b/c it kept slipping off. It was fun and I think we will make it a tradition from now on. My Aunt Linda got me started on it last year. That night we were going to go see "Four Christmases" but it was sold out so we came home and watched "Ironman" at Mom and Dad's theatre and got in the hot tub. What a great way to end Thanksgiving day?! It was such a fun, low-key, relaxing day.
Friday: GO HOGS!!!! We went to the Razorback game with Mom, Dad, Brian, Sydney, Lauren, and Justin. We were very unprepared for the weather. It was so pretty all week and then on Friday it just turned cold and yucky. We tailgated for a short while before the game and it was just cold. Once we got into the game it started sprinkling and my jeans were wet which made me even colder. The game started off great! The first quarter was so much fun. Then it was downhill from there. The 2nd quarter was so-so...then we sat through halftime...when it rained the hardest! Then came the 3rd quarter...they scored immediately and we turned it over on our first drive. We all looked at each other and thought...lets go home, it's just gonna get uglier as the game goes on. We got to the car and turned on the radio and the fun began! The Hogs started coming back. It was much more pleasurable listening to it in the warm car, although it would have been so much fun to be there. We made a pitstop at Starbucks then went back to the parentals. We finished watching the game and were all jumping around screaming so excited cuz the Hogs won by 1 point! Dad grilled some burgers for dinner and we finished off the night with a fun game of Catch Phrase...and we won't talk about who won. What a great day?!
Saturday: I got up and did my final long run before the big race this weekend. I ran 6.5 miles on an extremely hilly route. It was probably the best run I have ever had. I was so excited. It made me feel good about the race this upcoming weekend. After running, me, Dad, Mom, and Dan loaded up and went shopping. Little did we know we would be shopping for 6 hours that day! It was very productive, but a very long day. We got all our Christmas shopping done except what we are getting each other and Mom and Dad's gifts. I was proud of us. And we stayed within our budget...which is hard for me to do when it comes to Christmas presents :) We ate at Cantina Laredo for dinner and then headed back to Conway. It was sad for the week to come to an end but I can't complain. We had the best Thanksgiving.
Sunday: We were lazy! :)
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