Happy Thanksgiving week! It's been such a crazy year. The COVID numbers are on the rise again, so most everyone I know is having a much smaller gathering for Thanksgiving this year. It's a mess, but I'm thankful I'll be able to hang out with the immediate fam + Jace and Kyndal Faith for this holiday. Should be fun!
Anyway, below are some pictures from the past two weeks... starting with Friendsgiving, which was an outdoor lunch at the Wilsons on November 8th! My contributions were Oreo balls and Pioneer Woman mac n' cheese... yum!!
The guys decided to try out Tate's swing. lol
Kelly and Ellie Faye!
Chet Lee preparing the smoked ham!
The Young fam sat across from me and Sarah Elizabeth... always entertaining!
We had Tate, Ellie, Sophia, and Harvey in our small group. I sat by Karli, and when we went around saying what we were thankful for, she announced that she's pregnant with their second child! So that makes 5 married couples, 1 newly engaged couple (Shane and Faith the week after Friendsgiving), four children under age 3, and two new babies on the way!
...And me!! lolol I love it all, though!
The Myers and baby Sophia!
Super thankful for Sarah and her friendship this year!!
Socially distant small group pic for 2020. lol
Chet's turn on the swing!
Steve had to work that afternoon and arrived late... we came inside as the crowd dwindled down, so when it was only me and the Fultons left there, Sarah told the Wilsons that they are also expecting! Exciting times!! Sarah and Karli had on matchy green shirts, but I failed to get a pic of that.
...Here's Tate teaching Sgt. Steve about all the different trucks in the world! ❤
Playing hide-and-seek with Tate is so much cuteness! lol
The lovely Wilson home with their Give Thanks sign on the door!
The Fultons had their first ultrasound the next day and FaceTime called me to show me the picture! I love having friends who include me in stuff like that!!
Rach finished the sign for Carter's room... so great!!
The Wilson fam at Chet's event collecting food/clothing for Night Light Tulsa... I came for the company and kettle corn! lol It was a nice day outside and a good talk with them.
My new wireless headphones to go along with my new work computer (the one I've had at home for 2+ years)... I finally upgraded Total Eclipse for the low prices of $2500, so now I also have to upgrade my Transcription software for $120 and buy a new wireless keyboard and headphones... yay!? Whatever, I'm happy to finally be up to date on stuff - just frustrated at how quickly it adds up.
I'd forgotten that this group was meeting on Monday, but Amber's post alerted me and enticed me to come. lol
So glad I did... they're doing a Matt Chandler Bible study on Psalm 23, so that was great... then we played a game called Skyjo afterward and I got caught up on everyone's lives. The Niles are also pregnant with baby #2. Kristin was sick, but Jon was there and it was fun to hear how they've been. Mike and Amy are doing well, and there's a new couple that I got to meet, as well. We discussed the effects of 2020, but everyone in that small group has stayed healthy and employed thus far, so that made me happy... along with the tasty cookies and general lightheartedness of the night! I had a weird moment on the drive where I nearly talked myself out of going because I was running a little late and because I didn't want to throw off the numbers for the games if it was me and all couples (Kristin being sick made us an even 8, but it would've worked with that game either way.) Anyway, I think the general suckiness of this year was making me feel like I should just stay home and be alone, but I'm happy I went and got to chat with people and have fun! It was good for the soul. =)
The Jaceman is doing a class report on Pinzon, the captain of the Pinta ship who eventually betrayed Columbus. Here he is practicing for me. lol
I tried on the captain's hat, as well! lol
Just a random meme that made me laugh... oh, the pettiness of Christian fights on FB:
I'm happy about my CR machine being in the festive holiday spirit. lol
This past weekend, I helped Mom with scrapbooking (brought back lots of memories from my own CHA days) on Carter's Home Study project!
The Mini Miss K looking ever so cute and being excited about her new tall boots!!
Mom and I hung these curtains in her room when they went to church! Took longer than one would hope, but they turned out really cute!
Then we came back home and fixed up the queso and taco meat for taco salad - yum! We had that as we watched the bedlam game, which was not a happy night for OSU.
Yesterday (Sunday), the kids came over after a family lunch at Cheddar's, and K drew this slightly-creepy pic of me with sidewalk chalk. lol She's such a preshface - she drew everyone in the fam and wrote all our names! I think it's impressive that she's doing box letters already.
I drove back to Tulsa, then as I was watching The Crown last night, she FaceTimed me to show me her hair in sponge rollers! I talked to Rach this morning, and K-Faith was not a fan of the tight curls this created... but still, how cute is she in the rollers! lol I remember sleeping in our pink sponge rollers so many times as a kid! =)
Some encouragement and truth for today!
That's all for now! Happy Thanksgiving!!
