Thanksgiving stretched over 2 days for me, along with a busy weekend. Here is a run-down of what I did.
Thursday: Started off with making myself (Ben had already run out to do a few errands by the time I woke up) a decent breakfast (scrambled eggs with cheese and hot sauce) to get my metabolism going, but not too heavy, so I'd be good and hungry for lunch.
Went to my aunt Tammy's house for a feast with a lot of my cousins, aunts and uncles, my grandpa, my parents, and a few close family friends.
The Feast
My mom and I
My cousin Jason, Ben, and I
Our friend Liz and my cousin Amanda
While waiting for our food to settle before going for round 2 later in the evening, we started Christmas a little early and made gingerbread houses. Gingerbread houses are a Christmas tradition for our family!
Ben's park (we ran out of graham crackers for him to make an actual house with- he gave up on it after a few minutes though)
My cousin Ryan's "Nike Factory"
My cousin Jason's house (again, graham cracker shortage so just a small house- love that it has an address on the front!)
Our friend Liz and her house
My house and I
Back of my house
Besides the gingerbread houses, we also played the piano, played some video games, and just lounged around and enjoyed good company.
Great way to spend Thanksgiving!
Friday: We went to my parents' house for lunch with them and Jenn, Scott, Wes, and Leslie. Another gourmet feast!
And a cute little tablescape!
Didn't get a lot of pictures on Friday, but after lunch we played Balderdash, drank eggnog, and ate dessert.
My parents left the next day for a cruise, so we got to split all the leftovers amongst the kids (although they would have done that anyway without the cruise!). Yum!
Went home around 5 so Ben could go to work and I could study for the GMAT on Saturday. Took a practice test at home, did decent, but was not feeling overly-confident about taking the real thing.
Saturday: Went to a testing center and took the GMAT from noon until 3:15. Ended up with a 610, even higher than I expected, especially since I felt like I was doing terrible! All I needed to get to apply for grad school at IUS was a 450, so I'm happy with that score!
After a mentally exhausting afternoon, I lounged for a while and wrote my application essay for IUS. Later, I went to my friend Ashley's parents house to meet up with Ashley and her mom and plan the Bible Bowl Christmas party we're having a week from Monday during practice.
Sunday: Church, lunch, and blogging! Ben is doing some yard work before going to work tonight. I plan on cleaning up the house and then starting the Christmas decorating finally! Of course, there will be lots of pictures to follow on that!
This Thanksgiving and weekend was great and I am again reminded of how blessed I am! Wonderful family and friends, a loving husband, a warm home and an abundance of great food. God continues to provide for us and we are so thankful!