Monday, December 1, 2008

Thanksgiving weekend

Our Thanksgiving was lovely. For the first time in years we didn't travel very far. This was our 3rd Thanksgiving living on the east coast, and it was our first one staying in town. It was quite nice not to travel long distances or fight with traffic and weather. We had a very low-key weekend. We had traditional turkey dinner with friends on Thursday, which was quite pleasant. We slept in a lot - trying to make up for weeks of missing sleep. We shopped, and went to dinner and a movie. Since Cory was such a good sport about seeing Twilight with me last week, he got to pick the movie for this weekend ... and so we went to see James Bond: Quantum of Solace. I really liked it - definitely action-packed. I want to watch it again, only with closed captioning this time, so I can catch everything that everyone says.

I was reflecting on how much I have to be thankful for, and it's quite a lot. I won't list everything ... but I do have plenty to be thankful for. I'm grateful for Cory, the best husband in the entire world. I'm grateful for my family, both immediate and extended. They're the very best! I'm grateful for awesome friends who are wonderful examples and always uplifting. I'm grateful for my good health - and the health of people that I love. I'm grateful for education - my own, and Cory's ever-increasing knowledge in the health care field. I'm grateful for parents (and teachers) who taught me to love books, at a very young age. I'm grateful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ, for the truth I have, and the values and principles it teaches.

On a less serious note ... I'm grateful for TV, which brings me awesome college football games. I'm grateful for Target, which makes me happy for no reason at all. I'm grateful for Stephenie Meyer. I'm grateful for ColdStone ice cream (now with a store only 45 minutes away)! I'm grateful for musicals, hot chocolate, Christmas music & lights, homemade jam, opportunities for travel, great memories, Bath & Body Works, missionaries, and donuts.

Happy December! Christmas countdown officially begins today!

6 comments:

Emily said...

Okay Sarah, since you love Bath & Body like me...Have you tried their oil scent "winter"? It smells just like Christmas to me. One thing I am big on during the holidays is my home needs to smell good!! You should try it. Also if you get it in the oil it lasts longer!

Emily said...

P.S. It is seasonal so you'll have to get it while it's there.

Melvin and Carly said...

Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving. And that you enjoyed Bond. (I like to watch movies with the captions on too - especially when the characters have accents!) It sounds like shopping in New York is dangerous - I'm glad to hear you favor Target over those other stores!

Andrea said...

Yay for Thanksgiving and yay for not feeling sick anymore! I'm glad you had a great time in ole NY. The last Thanksgiving! I still can't believe it. I wish I would have read your comment to call you- yes I need to do that but probably after finals... Drat school.

Andrea said...

Oh and James Bond- it didn't look good to me, but now that you recommend it I might hit it up.

The Fife's said...

Good to know (your likes) I'm glad your thanksgiving was lovely. So the "Quantum of Solace" was good? I've haven't heard much about it. I LOVE your new Picture of the two of you on your front page. You complement Cory very well ;)