This year the rest of the Asbells went to Orlando. David and his 4 siblings haven't all been together in five years, so they decided to spend Thanksgiving together. We decided to stay close to home this year instead of traveling to Florida.
It really was just what we needed. After one of the busiest fall seasons ever, if not the entire year, our family needed these five days to slow down and go unscheduled.
It allowed me to focus on the 'right now' rather than the 'what next'.
We started the long break by celebrating this man right here! Doesn't 81 look great on him! Jed is such a huge part of our family and we always enjoy celebrating him on his birthday!
We, and by we I mean me, signed up to pet sit the guinea pigs from the JK classroom at Memphis. The boys have been asking for guinea pigs for a couple years. I decided this might be a good test run. What I didn't think would happen was they would grow on me. There really were the sweetest little pigs. I don't think I am ready to pooper scoop every other day just yet. Plus cleaning out their cage is a little labor-intensive, so pet sitting was perfect for us.
John said since we weren't having house guests, I had to find another way to fill up our house.
I didn't take a lot of pictures on Thanksgiving. To be real and honest, it was because I let the boys chose their own clothes. Both were in activewear, and I was pouty about it. I told them, you don't even have to wear a collared shirt, but in the end, the fight wasn't worth it.
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| John and I started in activewear as well to get 3 miles in before the turkey! |
And this tells you a little bit about my oldest, Evan. He saw I was pouting and upset, so he goes upstairs to change. Sigh...this boy is going to make a fabulous husband someday. After seeing this and feeling guilty, I said, "OH E, you didn't have to change. I am sorry I was pouting about your clothes." He said, "Mom, I just want to make you happy."
We had a great dinner with too much good food, great wine, and tons of laughter (mostly at Pawpaw Charlie's sunken cake). I even succeeded to eat my first gluten-free Thanksgiving. Man did I miss the dressing though.
Thanksgiving weekend also means we get to decorate for Christmas!! The boys love this as much as I do, but I seem to do most of the work. Their favorite part is putting ornaments on the tree.
My type A personality had to take a deep breath because every ornament was at 4 feet, the height of my children. After showing the kids how to step back and find all the holes, they really made the tree beautiful.
On Saturday Luke was invited by Colleen to join her on the double decker bus! The Collierville Double Decker bus traveled from the mall to the town square in honor of small business Saturday.
This year was exactly the type of Thanksgiving we needed. I got to slow down and focus on the three people who mean the most to me.
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