Thanksgiving Break 2011

This year we spent Thanksgiving with the Jensen's.  We had an amazing dinner prepared by Sue.  She always make delicious meals, but her Thanksgiving dinner is like none other.  We had turkey (of course), mashed potatoes, home-made stuffing (my personal favorite), green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, corn, and rolls.  We ate like kings and queens. After lunch we decided to go skeet shooting.  The weather was just about as nice as it can get this time of year, and we had a fun time shooting.  We came home and watched some football and ate some yummy pie.  There was pumpkin, and chocolate pie.  I may have over-indulged a bit.  Later in the evening I started working on some crafts that Sue had lying around (more details on those crafts later, but until Christmas they must be kept on the DL).  We left Payson around nine, and I went home to get ready for Black Friday shopping... 

...This year Walmart was opening at 10, and my friend Kristi and I wanted to get an early start.  We had no idea it was going to be the stupidest decision we would ever make.  Walmart was a nightmare, to put it lightly.  I always kick my self in the rear for going black Friday shopping, and after this year I promised myself never again...until next year :)  I got what I wanted though--a Shark Steamer (which I LOVE btw.  I mopped my whole house twice because I was having so much fun!)  After Walmart we headed over to Target.  We got there at 11:30, the doors were to open at midnight.  We were pretty far back in the line, but from where we were it didn't look like we were that far back-- that is until they opened the doors and started letting people in.  At that point I could tell that it wasn't just a straight line to the entrance, it was a line that swirled and snaked all over the place, meaning we were, in fact, a lot farther back that we thought.  Plus, because someone got trampled to death last year, they were only letting 15 people in at a time.  At that point we decided it wasn't worth the wait/hassle.  I went home, got some sleep, and woke up the next morning.  I wasn't after any doorbusters in the first place, and I found everything I needed!

Friday night we played Walleyball and basketball at the Orem rec center with the Jensen's.  I had a hard time dribbling and running at the same time, let along shooting, lol.  But nevertheless, it was still a fun time!

Nothing like a long weekend spent with family.  I definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year.  My health, job, family, and husband are just a few.  I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Whitney, Lorin, and Dan all lined up and ready to shoot

Whit, Dan and me. 

What a good looking bunch!

Love Him...

....Daniel that is.  He is the best.


Tonight I was swamped with homework--seriously about three hours worth of it.  With out me even asking he made dinner.  I was in on the computer when he brought in this plate of food for me: cheesy broccoli, mashed potatoes, and Swedish meatballs, and a little message:

"Love you" written in gravy lol 

Halloween

Halloween has always been one of my favorite holidays! I love dressing up and trying to find creative ideas for Dan and me.  Dan doesn't necessarily love it, but he goes along with it to make me happy.  Isn't he the best?? 

This year, after much deliberation, we decided to be mimes.  I think they turned out pretty sweet, and it was so easy!  Okay, when I say easy, I mean that it was not hard to put our looks together.  We bought the hats and gloves, but the rest we already had.  What was NOT easy was the face paint.  I thought it would be a piece of cake, but I ended up washing it all off and re-doing it at least three times!  My hands are too shaky and I am not much of an artist, but I think I did a good job! 

I dressed up with my friend Karen for a zumba Halloween party, and we ended up winning the best overall costume catergory.  I was suprised because there were so many great costumes, but very excited. We both got $35 gift cards to zumba.com, so I can't wait to order some new zumba gear! 

The hardest part about Halloween is finding an actual party/occasion to show off our costumes.  Dressing up is no fun if you have no where to go lol.  This year we had planned on going to a party with friends Friday night, but they ended up getting sick at the last minute, so instead we just hung out and watched "The Walking Dead" (BTW, it's awesome! I'm not really a fan of zombie movies, but this mini-series is really well done.  I totally recommend it!  We watched all 6 episodes in one night...slightly pathetic, I know!)

Anyways, Saturday we went to a party hosted by our friends Lindsay and Kyle.  We had a donut eating contest (which Dan beat me at...barely).  I ate way too much sugar and had a grand time visiting.  I found out that two of my friends are preggo, and I'm excited for them!

Halloween day my sister came over because she wanted me to help her get ready for a party she was going to later that night.  She wanted to be a zombie, but not just any zombie--a "nerdy" zombie.  She had a whole story already planned out about how she died.  She was in the library studying, she climbed a ladder to get a book of the top shelf, but ended up slipping and broke her neck. She looked  freaky.

Dan and I went and saw Paranormal Activity 3 that night.  It was pretty freaky, and a lot better than the first two!  Anyways, enough rambling.  Here are some pics of our weekend:

Karen and me before the zumba party

Because of the white face paint my teeth looked so yellow, so I kept my mouth closed in every picture lol!

 

Dan and I at the party on Saturday...no, I'm not pregnant.  I blame my gut on all the crap I had been eating prior to the picture!

 

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My husband cracks me up!

Some of our zumba friends!

Zumba girls are very strong :)

She looks a little too believable...

Well that was our weekend!  I'm already brainstorming on what to be next year!