This year was our first time to get to have Thanksgiving at our house. Since we were in MO for Teresa's wedding, we didn't stay all the way through the holiday. So we planned on having Thanksgiving at our house with our friends and neighbors, Tim and Jill from Tennessee.
Jill and I split the menu and each made several dishes of food and desert. I made the turkey for the first time ever. It was just a 5 lb. turkey breast, but it was enough for all of us and very tasty. We also got the use the last of our unused wedding gifts - an electric carving knife set. We never had a need to use it before until now. Kevin was the carver and did a great job. We were very thankful for that gift.
We spent a few hours hanging out with our friends, checking out what holiday sales would be going on the next day and watching a little football. But the guys soon had to work on some papers for class, so we parted ways. A little later after they left it started snowing outside. So weird!
We stayed in a hotel for 3 nights. On Thursday Teresa picked me up from the hotel and we had our nails done, but not before making a brief stop at Starbucks for some joe and Walgreens for Kevin some kleenex and juice. After our nails we met Teresa's mom at the church to start decorating. That night we celebrated Kevin's dad's 60th birthday at an all-you-can-eat Italian buffet called Cenzetti's. It was really good, but not good enough for us to need a "tour" of the buffet. I think we can find the food ourselves!
Friday we finished up the last minute details at the church and had the afternoon to relax. Then the rehersal and dinner - at Ryan's, another all-you-can-eat buffet. I'm telling you, I gained weight after this trip!
The wedding was absolutely beautiful! I did my duties (Mandy) but fixing her dress without falling on my face, and not dropping the ring. Kevin did a great job in delivering the charge (he felt a lot better by Saturday).
After the wedding we went on to Lebanon so we could have some time to spend with the Offutt clan. I got to see my new niece Chloe. Macy and Anna loved their uncle Kevin. We had a good time in Missouri, but we're glad to be back in Texas.