And we give thanks!

Half my Army family came home with me for Thanksgiving.  It was good to be surrounded by such awesome friends and family.  I knew it was going to be hard without Anthony there, and I almost lost it during the lunch blessing....but besides that we had an awesome weekend.  There were a few people who really missed Anthony, who am I kidding, we ALL missed him.  Some showed it a little more artistically:

I reminenced of holidays past, and thought of all the wonderful people who have joined my family at one point or the other.  I find that I always rest so well at my Ma's house, maybe it's because it smells so good there, like Ma's house.  Trust me, if you've been there you can readily identify this scent! 

This weekend we were joined by our newest Army family member, Raegan Anne.  She is an absolute doll baby, everyone passed her around and she smiled continuously at everyone, warming hearts with her gummy grin.  It was great to have her and her awesome Mommy along for a little Black Friday shopping, we didn't shop til we dropped.  We barely even made it out of the house before noon!  But still some great deals were to be had and lunch with my cousin and his girlfriend at Red Robin was very enjoyable!

Overall, I am very thankful to have great friends and family and we were all thankful for our special soldiers who are spending the holidays overseas protecting our freedoms.