Thanksgiving Weekend and Palmer's Christmas Party!

This year for Thanksgiving we stayed home and celebrated with my side of the family, and will make it up north with Chad's family for Christmas. I wish we could spend time with everyone, but thats just how it works out living away from our families. Madison and Matt weren't able to make it down. They thought it was probably a good idea to stay home with the new baby. Casey is still in Kosovo and we missed him too! Hopefully he will make it home before Christmas. It was quiet this year without everyone. We still cooked like everyone was here and had lots of leftovers which is always nice.

Thanksgiving always makes me step back from our busy lives and think about all the blessing we have! 

I am so grateful for the friends and family that we have, and all that they do for us! Chad and I have had an amazing 4 years together and each year keeps getting better! I am so grateful for him and his hard work, and all that he does for me! He is my best friend and always there for me! I am so grateful for his parents who raised him to be the man that he is, and for welcoming me into their family. I am so thankful for my parents, and can never thank them enough for all they have done, and taught me! I am thankful to have my siblings as my best friends, and to be so close to each one of them. Most of all I am thankful for our Heavenly Father who loves us, and blesses us with all of our many blessings, and am grateful to have him and the gospel in our lives!

I don't normally express so much feeling and emotion through my blog, I am much more private with my feelings, but I just want my friends, family, and mostly Chad to know how much I love them, and how grateful I am for them!!

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving morning the boys got up for the annual Turkey Bowl, I stayed home and cooked so I didn't get any pictures of the football game.

Around noon we started Thanksgiving with my Dad's family at the Staheli Barn for lunch, singing, dancing, and of course lot's of good food!

After that we came home, rested up and cooked for thanksgiving dinner to have with my Mom.

Jasmine and my Mom brought over so much food it was amazing!

I can't get Madison to work on her own blog, but at least she sends us pictures, and I know a lot of you look at my blog to see what she is up to so I'll post some of the pictures she's sent me :)

Her cute little family on Thanksgiving

 Thanksgiving Day crafts with Krue

 Axzelle

Just a couple other photos she's sent me lately

Thanksgiving night Chad and I did a little bit of black friday shopping. We got a couple good deals, but I can't say I want to do it again. I can't believe how crazy people are! Later that weekend Chad got all the outside lights put up, and we put on some Christmas music and put up the tree. I'm sad I didn't get a picture of us decorating the tree, but we set the self timer and got one after church. 

(I still need a star for the top, and a skirt.)

This week Chad got sick and even had to miss work one day. He came home from school and we had grilled cheese and tomato soup and snuggled up, I loved it! I thought I was going to be lucky and not catch it from him, but I was wrong. Friday after work we went to the Palmer's annual (ugly sweater) Christmas party! It was a lot of fun! Later that night I really started feeling crapy, but still had to work on Saturday. I tried to ignore it and drug Chad to the Dickens Festival and to Cafe Rio for date night. It probably wasn't the best idea. Chad has been so sweet and taking care of me all weekend. I just love him!

I love the holidays, and this time of year! Hope everyone else is enjoying this holiday season as well!