Post-Thanksgiving Post

Last week, on Tuesday I started to get that blogging itch that I get every Tuesday as I work on homework. But last Tuesday I was at home, snuggled up in the recliner under the heated blanket, watching reruns of "The Biggest Loser" and I though I started a post, I just couldn't finish it. I think the timing was wrong, but now my friends, the timing is right.

Maybe I'm alone on this point, but hopefully there are others out there like me, the holidays make me just the teensiest bit nervous. I love the holidays, but I stress about them not because of money, or getting the right gift, or having to see people or anything like that, but I get nervous because I want everyone to be happy, and maybe its selfish, but I want to be happy too! You know, I have to constantly remind myself that if God cares for the sparrow, then how much more does he care for us? And he wants us to be happy too... so should it come as any surprise that our great God works every single little thing out for our good... Ha, no, it shouldn't.

So, instead of the fretting, "change is coming, but I'm thankful anyways" post that I was going to write before Thanksgiving, here is my post-thanksgiving post:

The schedule of events:
Wednesday: Flu shot (yuck), grocery shopping (because my mom sent us, while she cleaned for company), cleaning (because she couldn't do it on her own of course!), cleaning (oh did I already say that?), and Church (where little Gracie decided she wants to be baptized... its happening tomorrow, Hallelujah!)
Thursday: Wake up, shower, get dressed, cook, cook, cook, cook, cook. Here's how things go at our house: Mom: Turkey, Dressing, and telling everyone else how to cook everything else, except me: Pecan Pie and Hashbrown Casserole (except, I took too long getting dressed so then we had an "everyone needs the oven" problem. Here's how I think we should solve it... get two ovens. done.) Christina: deviled eggs, Jessica: Cranberry Sauce (haha). Rebekah: Um, I don't remember what she made. And then everyone else brings the other goods like mashed potatoes, gravy, and the ridiculously amazing caramel pie that may have been dropped from heaven. THEN, movie time (we watched pirates of the carribbean) then Joseph came over and we went to my mammaw's for dinner. We played charades.

But wait! Thursday isn't over yet.

Get home about 8:00 pm. Joseph and I bundle up and leave around 8:30 to arrive at Target around 9:30 and wait in line until midnight for my first ever Black Friday shopping extravaganza. The whole world watched. Not. But we did stand in line for a total of four hours and I got the Nikon Coolpix L105 for $99, which I think was totally worth it. And of course, spending four hours with Joseph and having a good ol' time... I wouldn't trade it for a good nights sleep!

But I might should have, because I didn't sleep but two hours that night.

Friday: 6 am. More black friday shopping with Grandmama, mama, and the girls. I cannot even begin to account for all the great deals that were made haha. We returned home only to not take a nap, but to put up our Christmas decorations. But by that time I was cranky and it was time for bed.

There was more to this weekend, but this post is too long already, so just so you know, I am very thankful. It was the best thanksgiving of my life. :)