Thanksgiving Weekend

Thanksgiving this year was so different from previous years. In the past, I was always VERY involved in our Annual Orphan's Thanksgiving Celebration. There are a lot of us here in Boise that don't have family to spend the holidays with so for Thanksgiving we all would get together and bring something to contribute. Well, over the last 10 years it has grown, a lot! Last year I think we hit almost 50 people. I was had always been so involved in the planning or just involved in making a lot of dishes for the event. This year, I had to work the night before and the night of Thanksgiving which robbed me of all motivation to do anything to prepare for the holiday. It still feels weird a couple of days later to not have made a pie. We are so thankful for our friends that invited us to spend Thanksgiving with them. It was so nice not to have to worry about cooking anything when you have been up for over 24 hours.

Regardless of how I felt, I still had to prep Cora for the holiday. Here she is in a cute outfit that her rockin' Aunt Anna bought for her while I was prego. I am so happy it fit her for Thanksgiving. The hat, well she is a Holley and takes after her dad so her noggin is HUGE and the hat was a little small, but still cute.

D & Cora on Thanksgiving (don't mind my looks, I had been up for 24+ hours :) )

Cora in her Thanksgiving Outfit

I went to work Thanksgiving night and Mike worked the day after Thanksgiving. Thank goodness for awesome friends like Christina, who are willing to watch Cora for us during the time between when Mike goes to work and when I get out of work in the morning. I can't thank her enough for what she does for us.

Cora and I spent a lot of Friday napping, I was so thankful for that. Working two nights in a row really wears on me because I really can't sleep much during the day. Later in the afternoon we decided to venture out to see what the big fuss was about regarding "Black Friday". I have never been out shopping the day after Thanksgiving because in all honesty shopping really isn't my thing and I am usually working the day after Thanksgiving. This year, I decided to head out in the afternoon to see if there were really any good deals. Cora and I visited Target and surprisingly the crowds were minimal, but so were the deals. I ended up getting some socks and a jacket for Cora.

Saturday morning Mike got off shift and we were pretty boring most of the day. We decided later in the evening that we had to get out of the house. We ventured to downtown Boise for the Tree Lighting Ceremony in the Grove. We met up with a couple of friends and it was a great way to kick off the holiday season. One could not have asked for a better atmosphere either. There were big fat snowflakes falling from the sky and with all the lights of the city it was just perfect for the lighting of the tree. Something funny though, for those of you who know me, you probably know that I am not really a fan of Christmas, I think I might be part Grinch. Anyway, I don't know if it is having a kid or if I am just getting soft in my old age, but I am actually looking forward to Christmas this year, my little Grinch heart is growing : )

Below are a couple of photos of us at the tree lighting.

D, Cora, & Mike

D & Cora

Well, that is it for now. We have been pretty boring lately. There is snow on the foothills and I can't wait to get out into the mountains for some tele skiing. I have pretty new tele skis to try out this year. My poor legs are in for a wake up call after no skiing last season.