We spent Thanksgiving here with my family and one of my mom's sisters (and family) and her parents. We did it at her house and my siblings and I all decided to do an ugly sweater theme for the day. We ate lots of good food and just enjoyed each other's company throughout the evening. I spent the night at my mom's house to get up early and do Black Friday shopping with Kylie and Mary. We woke up at 3:30 to be at Target by 4. We stood outside in the cold for about a half hour before getting inside. Ky and I weren't able to find some of the things we'd wanted to get, but Mary was able to find most of the items she was hunting for. I hadn't been Black Friday shopping in years and was shocked at how crazy it is. I'm not sure if it's worth it to wake up early just to fight crowds and stand in line to pay for an hour. But I had a good time with Kylie and Mary. We went and got breakfast at Denny's (Classy, I know) and then headed home for a quick nap. All the sisters and my mom took Mary's kids, Elsie and Colt, to see Tangled. It was such a cute movie, and it really made it better seeing the kids laugh and get into the movie the way they did. After the movie I met up with my friend, Adrienne for dinner. We had a great dinner at Mimi's and then sat in my car afterwards, talking for another couple of hours. She is such a great friend, and I am lucky to have her in my life.
Christmas was pretty uneventful. It was very relaxing and the time was spent with family. Will's dad and step mom spent the holiday in Denver, awaiting Kathy's son and daughter in laws twins to be born, so we did Christmas with them the week before Christmas. They gave me a Kitchen Aid, that I was so happy to get! I'll admit I'm not much of a cook, but have lots of plans of things to make using my new Kitchen Aid. I made cookies a couple of weeks ago, and it made it so much nicer and quicker than stirring the dough by hand.
In January, my whole family headed to Cozumel, Mexico. There was 18 of us there in 2 condos. We had a really good time. We spent time at the beach, shopping, laying by the pool, and just talking and laughing. We got to go to the other side of the island to some fun beaches this time, which I hadn't ever done before. Will got to go scuba diving several times with my dad and brothers, where they got to swim with turtles a couple of times. That was pretty exciting for all of them. We were so glad that my dad and brothers got certified before the trip, it made it that much more fun for Will and they all couldn't stop raving about how much fun it was. Will and I found a large wooden Aztec Calendar that we want to make into a table one day...but for now it's hung on the wall. That was an adventure in itself, getting it packed up and shipped back to us.
Since then, we've just been living day to day life. We've been enjoying seeing such a good season for the BYU Basketball team. Watching Jimmer Fredette play has been so exciting. Can't wait to see how they fare, now that they're in the Sweet 16. My dad coaches the Murray High boys soccer team and the season just started, I'm excited to go to some games and to see how well they do this year. We've had some Daffodils pop up in the last week, and are getting excited for Spring weather to arrive. We love taking the dogs to the park and BBQing on the patio.
