I was given a belated surprise birthday gift from my friend Chad the day before Thanksgiving - D2, one of my best friends from NC!!
My dad visited from NC too, and got to meet the baby for the first time. Autumn enjoyed having "Gampa" around to play with her and watch her do crazy things.
Our Thanksgiving dinner was graced by 3 friends from TX, but I failed to get a photo of everyone. Our turkey turned out incredible, thanks to an easy recipe from Bobby Flay. Also on the table were Brussels sprouts, asparagus, mashed potatoes, 2 kinds of gravy (one a mess-up that wasn't too bad), rolls, homemade cranberry sauce, and Jason's mom's recipe for dressing (with a few twists). It was a lot of work!
But after Thanksgiving there was a lot of playing and laying around in our pj's, watching TV and making memories with people we'd missed dearly.
Can I just tell you that the very memory of getting to snuggle with the girls in the morning makes me cry now? No lie. Sitting here with tears running down my face. What a gift.
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