I decided that I wanted to host one of our holiday meals this year. For some reason, I chose Thanksgiving. Which is fine, except this was also the first year my husband wanted to have some of his family over for a Thanksgiving dinner as well.
So, on Thanksgiving day, we had my Dad's side of the family to our house for dinner. And then on the Saturday after Thanksgiving we had my husband's family to our house for dinner. It was great. I had so much food leftover on Thanksgiving day that I didn't even have to cook for the next meal on Saturday. I just threw everything into crock pots.
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Ashlyn had her first sleepover (in at least a year) Thanksgiving night. She decided that she wanted to go home with my Aunt and her cousin. They didn't think she would want to stay over but I assured them they would have no issues with that. And they didn't. Except that she woke everyone up at 4am because she was coughing so much. Oh well.
She was completely exhausted by the time we went and picked her up but she had a ton of fun. And my Aunt just loved having her there.
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The day after Thanksgiving, my husband and I attended a funeral. My husband's cousin's daughter had a little baby girl. When she was born, they found that her brain hadn't developed properly. She was with us for a total of 9 days before she became an angel.
We were lucky enough to be able to go and meet her the day before she died. We had no idea when we went that she was in such bad shape. All we knew was that she was born 7 weeks early. It was so sad to see her hooked up to all the tubes and wires. And they had only just held her for the first time that day. I would have gone crazy.
So the Friday after Thanksgiving we attended her funeral. It was the saddest funeral I have ever attended. I really don't know how her parents kept themselves together the way that they did. I would have been a disaster.
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We took our Christmas photos the Saturday after Thanksgiving too. We got quite a few good ones and I'm having a hard time choosing one for the Christmas card. We had taken some a few weeks ago but I didn't like them enough to use them.
So, on Thanksgiving day, we had my Dad's side of the family to our house for dinner. And then on the Saturday after Thanksgiving we had my husband's family to our house for dinner. It was great. I had so much food leftover on Thanksgiving day that I didn't even have to cook for the next meal on Saturday. I just threw everything into crock pots.
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Ashlyn had her first sleepover (in at least a year) Thanksgiving night. She decided that she wanted to go home with my Aunt and her cousin. They didn't think she would want to stay over but I assured them they would have no issues with that. And they didn't. Except that she woke everyone up at 4am because she was coughing so much. Oh well.
She was completely exhausted by the time we went and picked her up but she had a ton of fun. And my Aunt just loved having her there.
~
The day after Thanksgiving, my husband and I attended a funeral. My husband's cousin's daughter had a little baby girl. When she was born, they found that her brain hadn't developed properly. She was with us for a total of 9 days before she became an angel.
We were lucky enough to be able to go and meet her the day before she died. We had no idea when we went that she was in such bad shape. All we knew was that she was born 7 weeks early. It was so sad to see her hooked up to all the tubes and wires. And they had only just held her for the first time that day. I would have gone crazy.
So the Friday after Thanksgiving we attended her funeral. It was the saddest funeral I have ever attended. I really don't know how her parents kept themselves together the way that they did. I would have been a disaster.
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We took our Christmas photos the Saturday after Thanksgiving too. We got quite a few good ones and I'm having a hard time choosing one for the Christmas card. We had taken some a few weeks ago but I didn't like them enough to use them.
It's a great photo and I'll probably print and frame it but I like to have our Christmas card photo in front of the tree wearing festive clothing. It's just my thing.
If you're interested in receiving a Christmas card from us, leave me a comment with your email! I would love to exchange addresses. I love Christmas cards!
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