Joel, his Dad Gary, and Uncle Monte all "watching" football after dinner! I am quite positive that if we changed the channel they would wake up!
Thanksgiving dinner was small this year. Besides our family, we had Joel's dad, Uncle Monte, Aunt Cindy, their granddaughter Taylin and Nick. It was so fun to make name cards and centerpieces! It was really a quiet and peaceful day. I do have a confession however. I got more homesick than I have been in a long time! As nice as it was to be home surrounded by my husband and children I just kept thinking of being back in Rexburg with my Mom and Dad and eyes started to leak and my chest started to constrict. I couldn't even call home for a few days until I got my emotions under control! As of December 27th (our anniversary) I will have been married as long as I was not. One half of my life! Wow! You would think that I would be beyond homesickness.....I guess not! Actually, I hope that I never get to old to get homesick!
We grew this pumkin in our garden this year. No small feat considering not a whole lot grew in our garden this year! I didnt let the girls carve it at Halloween because I wasnt finished using it in my fall decorations yet! I figured that it had served its purpose and Joel carved it the day before Thanksgiving so we could use it as a centerpiece. The little girls were not so happy with that. I had to promise we would make gingerbread houses for Christmas. I think that carving pumpkins would have been the easier choice!
4 comments:
Annie, you did a great job. Your table was beautiful. I know that feeling of homesickness. I was trying to tell Whit how I felt last night and all I could say was I want to go home so bad it physically hurts. The eyes welling and the chest constriction has been happening to me everyday since Thanksgiving. Espcially everytime I listen to Christmas music and "I"ll be home for Christmas" comes on. The tears flow freely everytime. I'm such a baby.
I know how hard it is not to be around my family. I am lucky that They say turkey makes you sleepy. You have the proof with those men. You always do such a good job with your holiday table. I do know how it is not to be around family. i am very lucky that
I get to go home often, but not having any family around here in Grand Junction is hard. I was a little weepy too on Thanksgiving. It was my 3rd Thanksgiving away from my family in my 39 years. But I know that I will see them all soon.
the table looks great. Baby. I never get homesick. Ha Ha. But "I'll be home for Christmas" where will you be.
I know that my comment doesn't make sense. I am not lucky that turkey makes you sleepy. Just disreguard that.
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