Thanksgiving Break

Thanksgiving Break started with a soccer tournament, which Emma's team dominated! It was a long couple of days way across town, but the girls were thrilled to leave with gold medals.

We made our now-traditional annual trek to Broken Bow on Tuesday, staying again in a new-to-us cabin. We really liked this one! The huge indoor and outdoor living spaces offered plenty of entertainment.

We shot many games of pool ...

... roasted countless s'mores ...

... played cards ...

... tossed bags ...

... watched football ...

... cozied up by the fire ...

Steve got me a "Christmas Vacation" mule mug to use. No eggnog, but I still felt festive drinking out of it!

Thanksgiving morning consisted of cinnamon roles and the Macy's parade. I'm glad the girls will still slow down and tune in (and actually enjoy it).

We had to hit up Girls Gone Wine, as well as the Mountain Fork Brewery a couple of times for pizza and brews. We had great weather - a little chilly (cold at night for fires) - and enjoyed sitting outside with the heaters.

Sara had to get in an insta photoshoot.

Emma made herself at home in the woods, exploring and finding a couple good walking sticks.

And Jim absolutely lived his best life. He needed a good bath and a long nap when we got home.

The final activity before we said goodbye for this year was to break the wishbone.

It was a quick snap in Emma's favor!

We made it home yesterday in time for me to do a bunch of laundry, for Sara to dive back into her social life, and for us to watch the Cyclones win their 10th regular season game for the first time in history! We are thrilled that they are headed to Arlington next weekend for the Big XII Championship. Tickets are pricey and our schedule next weekend is full ... but we may try to see if we can get there anyway. Time will tell, but either way we'll be cheering loudly!

Now I'm back at the airport with a repacked suitcase to head to Grand Rapids for a couple of days with a group of people from my school district. We are going to explore a furniture company, that's really all I know. I don't like not being at school, especially coming off of a break, but it was nice to be asked to attend this trip. Should be interesting ... and a little chilly! Steve is holding down the fort, and when I get back Tuesday evening it'll be right back into the busy schedule. We have something every weeknight and weekend for the next few weeks, including Sara's final driving practice and her test. Steve and I also need to manage to find time to Christmas shop. Another whirlwind ahead of us!