Thanksgiving Vacation is Almost Here!

I am SO looking forward to Thanksgiving vacation this year! It's been a tradition in our family for many years to rent a cabin in the mountains the week of Thanksgiving and spend time together as a family. With all of us being scattered throughout different states lately, Thanksgiving vacation is something we all look forward to every year. Last year we found a lovely cabin (The Cove at Fairview) in Asheville that finally accommodates our ever-expanding family. We're up to 11 people in our immediate family - and the number will hopefully keep growing :) In the past, it's always been a challenge to find a new location to host thanksgiving because there's always been new additions to the family :) But we've finally found a place that can/will hopefully accommodate us for a little while longer. Typically, because of work, Chris and I only get to spend the last few days of Thanksgiving vacation at the cabin. It's been our personal family tradition to enjoy a lovely Thanksgiving eve/day with his family and then Thanksgiving weekend with mine. But since I took the job at the Bank, my time-off has grown exponentially and I am now afforded the luxury of taking the whole week off of work and can spend the majority of the week with my family! I LOVE this! Everything about Thanksgiving and Christmas is wrapped up in my family - all our traditions, the food, the activities, etc. - so just being with them puts me in the perfect holiday mood :) We are 4 weeks away from Thanksgiving vacation, and I can hardly wait!!!

A LIttle Surprise

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Another Year Has Come & Gone

Friday was my birthday. I turned 29 years old. That's hard to believe. I am no where near where I expected to be at that age, but I know I've been blessed. Chris made sure everything about this birthday was as special as it could be. He surprised me everyday with a birthday treat: Monday was KK doughnuts (my favorite!), Tuesday was a love note in my car and a bag of Dove chocolates (also my favorite), Wednesday he planned to take me to one of our favorite Mexican restaurants for dinner (but I kinda ruined his plan with my busy day at work), Thursday he had cupcakes delivered to my Bible Study group, and then we celebrated all weekend long :) My parents came to visit on Friday/Saturday. We had cake and presents, sushi and shopping . . . it was a delight! Then on Saturday night Chris and I celebrated with our close friends, Rob & Kelly, at the Epicentre in uptown Charlotte. We went out for dinner at MEZ and then to a movie at the swanky theatre next door. We saw "Life As We Know It". It was a lot of fun! Each year we celebrate my birthday together and each year it gets better and better!

And to top it all off, I had the following Monday off of work to enjoy however I pleased! So it's been a super wonderful week of birthday celebrations! I'm looking forward to all that 29 and 2011 have to offer.