Thanksgiving

We should be thankful all times of the year, but Thanksgiving is a great time to reflect on how thankful I really am. I am so blessed with a wonderful husband, close-knit family, great home, job I am passionate about, a church I love, and all the wonderful experiences I have had in my 25 years thus far. God has blessed me with a wonderful life and for that I am thankful. 

This Thanksgiving we traveled to Omaha to Justus's aunts house Wednesday night. We woke up to the smell of yummy food and good coffee! We enjoyed the day with family and amazing food. Sonya made a fantastic Thanksgiving lunch. We drove through a winter storm (a lot of ice) to Boone Thursday after lunch. We stopped for gas in Adel and someone asked, "Wow, where have you been?!" Our car was covered in ice! 

At my Aunt Sue's we enjoyed snacking, playing Outburst (circa 1980s), and seeing family. Justus had to head back since he had to work Friday morning. I stayed the night and enjoyed seeing Sam and Wendy. Sam was back from grad school at Southern Illinois...a 9 hour drive! We took the annual photo in front of the Christmas tree. I love the traditions my mom has. Her house is so welcoming and festive at Christmas time. 

Friday morning my mom, grandma, and I went shopping in Ames. It was not too busy, which was nice. That night my parents took me to Lowe's to meet Justus so we could get a real Christmas tree. Checkout my other blog post on the decorating! 

Came up the weekend before to see Grandpa. He is his typical, chatty and feisty self! 

Our Thanksgiving selfie to say hi to my parents

Me: "Wait, lets take a selfie with the deer!" Justus: "Fine....".
It is not rudolf fyi ;)

Cousin pic! 

That moment you get to Thanksgiving and you are wearing the same sweater as your mom!

Outburst circa 1980 made it tough for our us youngsters, but was a lot of fun! 

Cousins + Julia

The guys lookin' tough

Thanksgiving day lounging 

The annual sibling pic in front of the tree

Glad I could see my siblings :)

My mom's retro toy picture