thankful for thanksgiving

this year was an out of the ordinary thanksgiving, but when i say out of the ordinary i also mean fabulous.

this is why:

emily is in town so we partied last night. we got up at a decent hour this morning and made an effort to expand our stomach for today's later meal. it was a scrumptious b'fast, and for once i didnt burn the bacon. why? cause i made emily cook it instead. we also even made warm cinnamon rolls :)

im going to be an aunt again and again! alecia announced she was preggie just a few weeks ago and kassie made the announcement today as well! they are both expecting within just a few days in each other this may. they just cant keep from playing these games with each other. its okay ladies, we secretly love it too.

i made frog eye salad to represent the oliphant fam, that was just for you mommy.

aunt lari was so sweet and was all up for letting me invite myself over for a delicious turkey dinner.

grandpa picked me up, we had a great chat on the way to pg. ive got really amazing grandparents who take good care of me.

i may be five years older than the oldest child there, but i thankfully still got to sit at the kids table. its so much more fun and you get to play with your food :)

after pie, taylor played lulling piano music for me as i slowly dosed into a post turkey dinner slumber. she is so talented on the ivorys.

they sent me home with LOTS of food. thanks again.

hillary, my roommate, and i washed dishes and cleaned the apartment to great music after all our cooking, so im now sitting in a spotless apartment browsing tomorrows ads.

im heading over to my friends to watch home alone 2 in just a bit

and then emily and i are heading out to go black friday shopping at midnight!

now it may not have been a holiday where i got to beat amanda in the turkey trot, play settlers, consume excessive amounts of cheesecake, be with all the cousins down in warm weather, or even home freezing in wiscansin, but i still got to share it with those that i love. happy thanksgiving all. we have so much to be thankful for.