Once again we had a glorious Thanksgiving celebration spent with family! This year I felt like we did so much in such a short amount of time (two days). Thursday morning we started off on our 3 1/2 hour journey to Southern Oregon with plenty of delicious snacks to enjoy along the way and a short detour through Corvallis, OR (home of the Beavs! :)) where Mom and Dad gave us a tour of the beloved OSU campus where they met.
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After arriving in Deadwood and reuniting with our beloved relatives-the women set to work preparing the Thanksgiving Feast while the men set themselves in front of the television to watch their yearly fill of football. :)
Then, after the long wait, the delicious feast of turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, stuffing, pickles, olives, etc...began! And boy was it amazing and very satisfying. :)
Before it got dark we got outside to take a walk and enjoy the beautiful fall weather...
After it got dark we all gathered inside to enjoy eating more food (dessert! :)), watching the guys play the traditional poker game, and just hanging out and relaxing. Twas very, very fun- love my family! :)
That evening, after a random-last minute decision, Maria, Elise, and I packed our bags and headed off to spend the night at our Aunt Tricia's so that we could wake up the next morning at 4 a.m. head into Eugene with her and our cousin Makenna to do some BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING!! :) Yeah, it was painful getting up that early on vacation, but so worth the fun that was had going to Fred Meyer's, Target, and IHOP for breakfast with some of my favorite people. :)
All the fun though had to come to an end. So after finishing off our visit by taking more walks, going on a run, and shooting some guns, we all headed home where we finished off the evening by watching "Brave" together.
What an amazingly enjoyable and exhausting Thanksgiving.
Every year, even though you can get easily distracted by all of the activities that surround the occasion I'm reminded of all that I have to be thankful for. God is very good.
-HeidiGrace-
What an amazingly enjoyable and exhausting Thanksgiving.
Every year, even though you can get easily distracted by all of the activities that surround the occasion I'm reminded of all that I have to be thankful for. God is very good.
-HeidiGrace-
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