Thanksgiving has been a fun and relaxing break from the routine! For our official "first Thanksgiving" together, Gabe and I went to his parents' home. It is always a lot of fun to catch up on what everyone has been up to.
On Friday I did all in my power to avoid the streets. Since we live directly across from one of the most popular malls in town and on the same square mile as just about every other store you can think of, the traffic was insane! I was again struck by the fact that the day after we express so much thanks for all the blessings in our lives we see crowds of people pushing and shoving each other to get into a store to grab up more materialistic goods. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about a good deal and saving money - but the juxtaposition never ceases to take me aback.
Saturday Gabe and I went out and got our first Christmas tree! Due to some annoying pine allergies we had to go the artificial route - but it is really cute and serves the purpose well. We spent the entire afternoon setting it up, stringing it with lights, and hanging our few ornaments on it. I love sitting on the couch and basking in the soft glow radiating from the tree!
Posted by mandy at November 28, 2004 03:05 PMThanksgiving was wonderful! We were so glad you could come up. It's so much fun to have you guys around!
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