Thanksgiving 2009

Ok so the Thanksgiving post is a little late. I've been busy, sorry! On Thanksgiving day, Justin and I (with the Giz in tow) went to his parents house for lunch with Debbie and Gordon along with Miss Marie, a member of our church and close friend. Gizmo likes Miss Marie a lot. She gives her a bunch of doggie bones. After lunch, we hauled over to the boonies (Chelsea) to my mom's house for Thanksgiving dinner, except we didn't really eat because we were so full already. We actually didn't take any pictures on Thanksgiving day at all. I came back to my mom's house the next day to watch the Iron Bowl. Obviously Justin and I don't watch that game together :)

My sister, Jennifer, and her husband were downstairs in Mike's man cave watching the game with other Auburn fans while myself along with my other sister Lindsey and her husband watched the game upstairs. There were kids all over the place! Little Lydia was wearing her Alabama cheerleading outfit and Anderson was wearing his Alabama jersey. My other nephew, Bastian, was also present and switched between Auburn and Alabama gear. I love all those kids! Here's a couple of pics from the day:









All of those kids are adorable! We also had two more little ones there that I somehow managed to NOT get a single picture of!!!! Conner and Hayden are the kids of Shawn and Renn Carroll (Shawn is Mike's nephew). Hayden pretty much attached herself to me the whole weekend. On Sunday, we went to Bastian's Christening and when I left I was saying goodbye to Hayden and she just wouldn't let me go! It was so adorable. Here's a couple of pics from Bastian's Christening on Sunday:

# 94 - CHECK!

I must say, this may be one of my favorite things on my list! Number 94 on my list of 101 things to do in 1,001 days was to surprise someone with an unexpected gift. I had a little help in this department. This past Sunday, we had the "Hanging of the Greens" service at our church, St. Mark United Methodist. In the service, they announced a very interesting and AMAZING way to show God's love to people you don't know. They had business cards made out, but they aren't business cards. The card has the St. Mark UMC logo with the address and phone number of the church on it, but at the top of the card it says "Thank you for allowing me to share God's love with you. I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas season."

The idea they gave on how to use this card was that when you are going through the drive-thru at a fast food restaurant, ask the cashier how much the ticket is for the car behind you and if you're ok with the price, ask to pay for their meal and give the cashier the card and have the cashier give them the card. I thought this was BRILLIANT! So I did it this morning! I usually don't eat fast food, but I had to do an inventory count for one of our clients early this morning, so when I get scheduled to do that, I usually go to either McDonald's or Burger King to get breakfast. This morning I went to McDonald's and paid for a woman's breakfast. It may not be much money, but it is certainly an unexpected gift, especially since she has no idea who I am! I truly hope that made her day, because if someone did that to me, it would have certainly made mine! I have a couple more cards that I am hoping to find other ways to use since I don't do the drive-thru all that often ;)

The Lovely Bones

I bought my next book. I saw the previews for this movie while I was seeing another movie and when I realized it was a book, I had to get the book! I love reading books that are movies, before I see the movie :) I could sum it up, but the trailer does a better job of it. Sounds kind of morbid and depressing, but I've heard it's really good, so I'm giving it a try.