This update is overdue. These have been a very busy couple of weeks. We are in the middle of our year-end audit at work. We wrapped up the Thanksgiving and shopping festivities. And we have also decided to start apartment hunting! My mom has blessed us with a year of no mortgage and we are so thankful for her willingness to let our crazy bunch into her home for such a long time. We were able to save (and spend) like we would not have been able to otherwise. But we are ready for our own place again. We are still in the process of designing our new home (and hopefully building within the next couple of years) so we decided temporary apartment living was the best choice for us. More to come on that later. But in the mean time let's wrap up our Thanksgiving weekend!
We had a very nice Thanksgiving day. We started the morning off watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade while munching on our cinnamon rolls and the turkey shaped fruit tray. Everly wouldn't touch the cinnamon rolls over the fruit. She devoured almost the entire tray. Surprisingly enough she went straight for the big ole pear right in the middle.
That afternoon the weather was absolutely perfect. It was warm and sunny, unusual for a late November day in Kentucky. So we took full advantage and walked to our neighborhood park to enjoy some fresh air.
My sisters and I did not plan our time efficiently and ended up preparing everything on our Thanksgiving menu straight from the box. But no one noticed ;) It was our first year preparing Thanksgiving dinner by ourselves. So I'll cut us some slack this one time. Although it was actually delicious.
We had a house full of family from both sides. It was a nice treat to have everyone together under one roof. So rare these days.
The next day we decided against going out. Chad had to work unfortunately. So I decided not to brave the crowds alone with Everly. We stuck to our online shopping and marked some great items off Everly's list. But Saturday we supported the big "shop local" campaign and visited several of our favorite local shops.
The stores were so festive with Christmas music and décor everywhere. Each one hosted a different "local celebrity" to take pictures with. One of our favorite local boutiques had Jenny Beth Willis singing live! She's a local artist who made it on season 12 of American Idol. Everly stood in front of her mesmerized the entire time I shopped.
We even ran into Santa that day! Everly was pretty skeptical of him. She better get her Christmas spirit in check real quick.
Sunday we helped Nana put up her Christmas tree. My mom always decorates her entire house so beautifully for Christmas. I'm talking she sets the bar high for the rest of us.
I hope everyone had a wonderful start to the holiday season. We have been working hard on knocking out our Christmas bucket list and immediately dove in to the Christmas festivities. I hope you all have a great week! Thanks for stopping by!
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