Thanksgiving

Despite being terribly disappointed that we didn't get to go visit my family for Thanksgiving we tried to make the best of it. We're so thankful for good friends like Nich and Sarah that made the day a little more fun! Since we had planned on being out of town for 2 weeks we had absolutely no groceries in our house (except for popcorn, of course!) so it was really nice of them to bring us some Turkey and fixings!

I'm still not feeling 100%, but nothing keeps me from black Friday shopping! I have a love-hate relationship with black friday. I hate getting out to shop, but love it when I see how much money we saved. We're not the typical "stand in line for a TV" type of people, but instead we normally get practical things. Last year was a new vacuum, this year was some new cookie sheets, bedside lamps for the guest room and light fixtures to replace the ugly gold ones in our bedroom and hallway. They're not really fun items, but saving money is always fun in my book!

Last night we had dinner with our long lost friends the Bianchi's. It was so good for my heart to spend time with these guys and really helped cheer me up. I normally don't get bummed out very easily, but I've been so bummed these last few days with just really wanting to see my family - mostly just my brother and my grandma since it's going on 2 1/2 years since I've seen them now. I hate to sound ungrateful to be alive, but I really wish all of this stuff with my appendix wouldn't have happened when it did. I'm happy to be on the mend though and am feeling better every day.