Thanksgiving was looking a little different this year! My parents' home of 27 years was no longer home. My parents made the move down to Austin a few weeks ago, after my dad received a job offer that he couldn't pass up. Sooooo.... the party was at our house for a handful of days!
My family arrived on Wednesday, and we did some celebrating for my mom's 59th birthday!
The following day was Thanksgiving, so we (and when I say we, I mean David) did alllll of the cooking! He actually wouldn't let anyone come near the kitchen. He deep fried a turkey and it was delicious. The turkey situation was a little stressful at one point since the oil took an extra few hours just to heat up. Not sure if it was the wind or what. It ended up being worth the wait though!
Great Grandma Phyllis was our guest for today, which made the holiday a little extra special. Nico warmed up to her well, and she got to spend some quality time with the little guy.
We spent the day watching football, eating, watching more football, and eating some more. My mom had made a few pumpkin pies the day before, and that is always one of the things I look forward to most about Thanksgiving. Well, and the hanging out with family part too, I suppose. :)
We continued the fun on Friday, and a handful of us went out for a few beers early that afternoon at the Londoner. The big plan of the day was to go to Uncle Neil's house for a family get together. Nico and Caitlyn play pretty well together and are cute to watch.
What started as a family get together turned into a surprise going away party for my parents, planned by us! It was very informal, and guests came throughout the night. I think about 10-15 people came all together, including a handful of my dad's work friends, some of Neil's friends, and a few other couples that they had known through the years. It was hard to find a good time to get all of their friends together with them moving near the holidays, but this turned out to be a nice little surprise! Dave and Cindy came over for a little while and then took Nico back to our house so we could stay a little longer.
On Saturday, my dad, Ryan, David, and I started the day out at Top Golf. I just love that place. My golf came is improving! It just happens to be at a very slow pace. Then, we mainly just hung out at the house and had Uncle Neil and Caitlyn over for dinner. As if David hadn't cooked enough awesome food this week, he grilled steaks and made TBP's!
My parents and Ryan went home on Sunday and our little Thanksgiving break came to an end. It was cool all being under one roof again! Looking forward to the same at Christmastime!
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