Our holiday season kicked off with a trip to see David and Des. We made wonderful meals, saw Blindside (AMAZING MOVIE), and just spent time catching up with one another!
We celebrated Thanksgiving Day in Asheboro with my side of the family this year. There were about 14 of us there... Brett and I were in charge of making a Turkey Cranberry Wreath and the Green Bean Casserole. YUM!!! Unfortunately, when it was time to go home, I went to get the plate with TCW hoping for leftovers, but there weren't any. So I guess they liked it!
Afterwards, Brett and I hosted the First Annual Cousins' After Party. That's right, we came back to our house and brought 5 cousins with us! My cousin Lindsay bunked with me, the 3 boys were on a pull out bed and an air mattress, Kyhli was in the guest bedroom, and Brett volunteered to take the couch. (such a good sport... but don't let him fool you... he sleeps very well on the couch and sometimes he likes to sleep there just for the fun of it... but still he was wonderful about having everyone over) It was a huge bonding experience for all of us. We're really spread out in age... 11 to 24. We played a really fun game for a while, then enjoyed a "make your own" ice cream sunday bar, and then we watched part of Elf to kick off the holiday season. The funny part was that half of us were asleep by the time that we were 30 minutes into the movie. So, we decided to call it quits and we went to bed. The next morning, Brett made pancakes for everyone because I had to go to work early.
The hustle and bustle continued the following week. On Monday night, Brett took the GRE. On Tuesday night we provided music for Family Night which is an annual memorial service hosted by Hospice of Randolph County to remember the patients and families that we have served. About 200 people came and it was a lovely service. We provided the music before the service... "How You Live" by Point of Grace, "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus, "The River" and "You're Not Alone" by Meredith Andrews. All great songs... you should check them out!
On Wednesday, we had our first choir practice at church. We're going to take part in the special Christmas Concert this year that takes place in a couple of weeks. One of the fun parts is that David and Des, my Mom and Dad, and my Grandparents are going to come to the concert! It will be really special to have people there!
Guess who flew in from HK? Yep, Amanda came into town on Thursday night! I was thrilled to see her... and her adorable baby bump! She was in town for her best friend's wedding. Their friendship began in pre-school and they have continued to be wonderful friends over all of these years.
We've mentioned several things about our landscaping project over the past few months. It has taken the majority of our strength, time, and effort. We're ALMOST finished.... how exciting!?! I promise that pictures will be up soon!
More updates to come...
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