Here are just a few pictures from this past weekend in Indiana with the family. The weekend can be summed up in just a few words: family, food, Monopoly!! I hope your holiday was just as great as ours was.
Our XS Booth at the Thoroughbred 5K in Lexington on Thanksgiving morning.
Its Tuesday morning as I write this, sitting at my desk at work. Daniel is in his Computer Science class at MTSU and I'm sure he is having about as much fun as I am today. Our office is getting ready to decorate for Christmas because they want the whole Trevecca campus to be pretty when the students return back from Thanksgiving break. I always enjoy decorating the office but this year, I'm not ready to be in the Christmas spirit quite yet. I LOVE Thanksgiving and each year Christmas sneaks in to take away all of Thanksgiving's glory.
We are leaving tomorrow afternoon to travel to Indiana to spend the weekend with Daniel's dad and Micha. This will be my second Thanksgiving with them and last year was so much fun, so I'm really looking forward to spending time with them. I'm excited to be out in the middle of the country, away from the hustle and bustle of Nashville for a while. I am excited to go shooting with Daniel again like last year in the woods around the house. I am excited to go back to the casino boats, and I'm excited about all the games of pool that will be played. I'm most excited about spending quality time with family and all the amazing food that Micha cooks.
We have a lot to still get accomplished before we leave tomorrow, like packing :) But to insure that we all stay in the Thanksgiving spirit, I have included a poem that caught my attention.
More Than A Day
As Thanksgiving Day rolls around,
It brings up some facts, quite profound.
We may think that we're poor,
Feel like bums, insecure,
But in truth, our riches astound.
We have friends and family we love;
We have guidance from heaven above.
We have so much more
Than they sell in a store,
We're wealthy, when push comes to shove.
So add up your blessings, I say;
Make Thanksgiving last more than a day.
Enjoy what you've got;
Realize it's a lot,
And you'll make all your cares go away.
Last week we met Stacey, Jane, Steve and the boys in Cookeville to celebrate Gavin's 5th birthday. All he wanted for his birthday was to ride in limo. We met at Burger King and rode to pick him up from Head Start.
He was so excited when he walked out and saw the stretch Hummer limo sitting in the school parking lot, that he couldn't even stop laughing enough to talk. We drew quite a crowd of onlookers from the school as well. It was great to see the excitement and utter joy on his face.
We were excited to see the boys building their dream at such an early age. They already have such high expectations for their lives and its a joy to see. It was also pretty comical to see the limo filled with car seats...you just don't see that too often.
We had a great day with the family celebrating with Gavin. He told his mom that next year he wants an even bigger limo!! I like the way he thinks ^_^
