I love Thanksgiving! I must admit that I love it even more now that we do not have to drive twelve hours to celebrate it! We made the 221 (as opposed to the usual 680) mile drive to Knoxville last week and celebrated with my family. We spent Thanksgiving Day eating way too much food and enjoying family. I had not seen my brother Wes since he moved to Colorado a year and a half ago, so I loved seeing him again. He brought his "special friend" Rebekah home with him, and we enjoyed meeting her. I think that she is a keeper!
The day after Thanksgiving (aka Black Friday), Mom and I hit Kohl's at 4:00 A.M. It was ridiculously early, but I loved it. We spent the day shopping, waiting in line, yawning, finding great deals, and enjoying each other's company. It is the one day of the year that Mom and I can go out and not worry about how long we stay. Mark took the children to his mom's house, so I was free from responsibility for the day. We finished up our shopping around 5:30 P.M. We were exhausted, but happy. I know that many people can not fathom why anyone would want to shop that day, but it is a tradition that I cherish!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Settling In
We are getting settled into our new life here in Madison, Alabama. It has been quite a hectic month! The movers delivered our stuff two weeks ago, and the cavalry (a.k.a. my parents and Mark's mom) arrived the next day to help us unpack. We now have almost all of the boxes unpacked, and our house is starting to look more like a home.
We have been visiting Twickenham Church of Christ, and we are beginning to get to know a few people. It is so hard to go from knowing almost everyone at church to not knowing anyone. I have gotten to the point where I do not have to fight the tears when I walk in the church doors! Several families have reached out to us, which is a blessing. I had forgotten how nice it is to be invited out to lunch when you are in a new place!
Mark is getting settled in at work as well. He really likes it so far, and he seems much less stressed when he comes home from work.
We have been blessed to have such a smooth transition. Praise God!
We have been visiting Twickenham Church of Christ, and we are beginning to get to know a few people. It is so hard to go from knowing almost everyone at church to not knowing anyone. I have gotten to the point where I do not have to fight the tears when I walk in the church doors! Several families have reached out to us, which is a blessing. I had forgotten how nice it is to be invited out to lunch when you are in a new place!
Mark is getting settled in at work as well. He really likes it so far, and he seems much less stressed when he comes home from work.
We have been blessed to have such a smooth transition. Praise God!
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