Saturday, November 29, 2008

Thanksgiving Splendor

This year for Thanksgiving we were with my Dad's side of the family, so we went up to Hooper and had a wonderful Thanksgiving with everyone. Like usual there was tons of food and a lot of it was picked over by the time that we sat down for dinner. I love getting together with my family because we always have so much fun. Now that there are younger children too it makes it more exciting and fun (which I can't wait for Christmas). We did the usual Thanksgiving activities that our family (both mom and dad's side do) we have dinner, go shooting and then come back for games. I think this was the first year that we have done Thanksgiving dinner with the Wilson side where we have not watched football. We really don't watch football in my house, as it is all girls and it is hard to watch on TV. So that was nice. Instead we, or I should say the guys even though I was offered the chance, played Mario Cart on the Wii. It was such a nice relaxing day and I am so grateful and thankful that I have such a wonderful family and that we are close. In the end family is really what we have, and I have a great family. I love you all!!
Nothing makes one more sleepy than a good Thanksgiving Dinner!
My darling little Brynnie and her first Thanksgiving. Not my best pic...but what can ya do?

I have been out of practice and haven't been shooting in over a year, but I thought I did pretty good even though I was a little rusty.

The line up...we always have fun when we shoot guns!

Just sitting down and chillaxing and talking with the family after dinner and shooting. I love my family!!!





Cabin Weekend

A couple of weeks ago a couple of friends of mine and myself went to my grandmother's cabin for the weekend. We had such an amazing time. We went up previously in July and had a lot of fun, but to me this trip had a much more relaxed and fun feeling to it. Jackie and I got to the cabin earlier to clean up so it would look good when everyone came. Chris and Derick had gone up the weekend before and told us there were tons of flies that came out of hiding when the cabin warmed up. Before they left they sprayed the cabin down, so you can just imagine what the cabin looked like when Jackie and I got up there. It was kind of gross, but we got that cleaned up. While we were up there we ate more junk food than necessary, watched enough movies to put a couch potato to shame, watched Saturday morning cartoons, hiked (really wander) up near Smith & Moorehouse, took midnight walks, and just had so much fun. We had so much fun I can't wait to do it again!! Now that I know how to winterize the cabin and open it back up I can go up whenever?!?! I just love Oakley and look forward to going up every moment I can.

Yes, I know I look like the Coal Miners daughter!! Pop...I think I got the black lung.

This was the last to leave on Sunday evening (Heather, Spencer, Jackie, Nichola, Tracie and Damien)