Thanksgiving & The Days After

As sad as I am that my week-long break from work is over, I must say that I really do have so many blessings to be thankful for this year. I had one terrific, family, food and fun-filled week. Below are some pictures showing some of the fun we had. I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and that you remembered to count your blessings and thank God for your list of "What I am Thankful For..." First off, we got the luxury of having two Thanksgiving meals in one day. We started off the early afternoon at Russel's parents' house, and enjoyed some time with his mom, dad, sister, and soon to be brother in law.

Russel & I at his parent's house. =)

Russel's sister Elizabeth and her fiancee Jesse...they are getting married in March...I can't wait!

After that, we headed to my parents' house for another meal and more time with family. Needless to say we ate a lot, but it was so yummy, who could resist!

My Aunt Kelly, Me, My Sister Chelsea

Chelsea, sister Samantha, and I...if you look closely you can see the SNOW in the background!!!! C-R-A-Z-Y

Chelsea and I...I sure do love this girl! =)

As much I said I'd never do it, since I am not the world's hugest shopping fan, I did actually venture out on 'Black Friday'...I didn't actually buy anything, but I enjoyed some more family time with my mom and sisters. And, no, we didn't get up at 4am...that will take much more convincing for me!

One of my favorite parts of the weekend was the 'girl's night' we had on Friday. After our afternoon of shopping and hanging out, my mom and sisters came back to my house where we watched 'Hairspray', ate popcorn and chocolate and just did girl stuff! So fun to just get to talk to my favorite girls in the world. Below you can see some of the fun we had. Hopefully I don't get in too much trouble for posting these!

Aren't these lovely? We decided we needed some clay on our faces! Thankfully the results were much better looking! =)

So, that wraps up my Thanksgiving week! Kudos to you if you made it all the way through this post! Don't forget to leave a comment to let me know you stopped by!

Melinda =)