Thanksgiving

For the first time in quite a few years, Eric and I did NOT host Thanksgiving. It was kind of weird, actually... we, instead, got in the car and drove to his sister's house in KY. Again, strangely odd... but in a good way!

Kelly moved to Kentucky this past year and since she has a job in retail, Black Friday really impacts her Thanksgiving availability and schedule, so it only made sense to make it work for her better by going to her house. She and Kimber had no problem taking on the cooking responsibilities. It worked out nice, as well, because the kids still had the neighborhood kids to play with during 'down time' from the family time.

But I forgot what it's like to travel on a holiday like this - everything (well, a lot) it closed between point A and point B. This makes it hard to plan stops, though having an iPhone sure helped determine what did and didn't work along the way for that! But we managed. We got down there just before noon, which gave us just enough time to settle in before eating. The kids seem to really enjoy their new house since they have so much room to spread out and call their own - that can be hard with four kids!

After the nice meal, we watched some football as the kids played. After our food settled, we finally had dessert before calling it a day so we could drive back home. We brought Nolan with us so he could visit his Dad in Indy, so we again had to find the right places along the way to stop. Again, yay for the iPhone!

All in all, it was a good day. Strange not to host, but a welcome change, too. But we'll be back to our hosting duties at Christmas. Until then, time to decorate!