Well, I suppose I should have posted the Thanksgiving post before the
Santa Claus post, but here we are. In conformance with societal norms,
we did wait until after Thanksgiving to visit Santa Claus. However,
days tend to blend together of late so please forgive the tardy post. In
any event, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day meal at my Aunt Suad and
Uncle Mac's home this year. With the exception of last year and this
year, my parents have always hosted a big Thanksgiving Day meal at the
Lake Waunatta Home, and I am still not used to the change. It seems that
many of my family members aren't used to the change either since less
of them have shown up over the past two years. Still, my Aunt and Uncle
hosted a great Thanksgiving (with the help of my Mom's cooking and
Andy's homemade pumpkin pie, of course!), and it was really nice to
visit with my family that was in attendance. It is also really fun to
see Reid walking around among his little cousins, like Zain and Naveen.
After
enjoying a late Thanksgiving lunch, we returned home (with Reid in a
turkey stupor in the backseat), and Andy and I enjoyed a cold beer on
our porch while Reid continued his nap. Then, we took a family walk on
the golf course and watched the sun set. Overall, Thanksgiving Day 2016
was a success.
The
following day, Andy and I spent the morning with Reid, Gage, Scotty,
Apa, Nee Nee, Aaron, and Dom. Around Reid's naptime, we left for an
overnight stay at New Smyrna Beach to celebrate our third wedding
anniversary. As usual, NSB did not disappoint, and we really enjoyed the
alone time and the ability to eat a fancy-ish meal (and a delicious
meal at JBs) and have uninterrupted adult conversation for hours. Quiet
time on the beach and the opportunity to begin a new book were also
welcome distractions from our "normal" life. That said, we talked about
BBL often and were anxious to return to him the following day.
On
Saturday, after we returned home, we spent some quality time with Nee
Nee, Apa, Scotty, and Gage. We treasure the time we get to spend with
all of them, but especially sweet Gage. It is really fun to see the boys
interact, and we have loved seeing Gage grow up and open up more. He is
a very kind-hearted three year old that especially loves dogs,
chocolate milk, Dada, Apa, swimming, super heroes, and legos- that is my
take on him, anyway!
On
Sunday, we took Reid to the Mall at Millenia and visited with Santa
(see previous post). Later that evening, we enjoyed a belated
Thanksgiving meal at my parents' home since the Clark and Rios families
missed the Thanksgiving Day meal. As usual, it was heartwarming to see
Reid interact with his grandparents and cousins, and the food was
delicious. Reid took a late cat nap while we ate so we were able to
enjoy a relaxing meal and (mostly) relaxing evening. Even though Reid
spiked a fever upon our return home on Sunday (he wanted to keep us on
our toes- we were too relaxed), we had a heart-filling Thanksgiving Day,
anniversary trip, and weekend. Bring on Christmas!
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