Thanksgiving

So for Thanksgiving I went to Britt's and Bobbie's house! It was a lot of fun! I took lots of pictures of Britt's family. She has adorable nephews and the cutest niece. So here are some pictures of the day.

Britt's Dad couldn't wait until after dinner :)

This is cream cheese with jalapeno jelly. I didn't try it cuz I don't like spicy, but the girls siad it was delicious.

This is Logan! He is adorable.

This is the magnificent Damon! He is the funniest kid ever!

Damon and his dad, Josh.




We were trying to figure out how to play the guitar game.

We hadn't figured out why it was so difficult to play...






Then we realized we were holding the guitar backwards lol!!! It was much easier when we played










Then the family put together a rock band!

Joel is the sweetest little boy. This is during the pie!! He kept going right back to sleep after he would take a bite. It was so funny!!

This is after the pie:)















This is Olivia :) She is darling.

After making pies all night, Jake still really wanted Britt to make her delcious apple pie she said yes, but Jake had to cut the apples. So it worked out quite nicely!

I am back.... well sort of :)

So I finally finished my Art History paper and turned it in tonight. I didn't have anyone proof read it so wish me luck! I had to write the darn thing completely over because I misunderstood the directions and I did a different assignment. Yep I am amazing. So this is what I have left to do. I have an English literature paper due Monday. Not too bad, but I also have two finals that same day. French and Art finals along with the paper. So, sometime between now and Monday I have to find time to squeeze in all of that stuff. Ya, you could say I am a little stressed. Just ask Sarah. She just watched me do a "freak out and clean cuz that's the only thing I can finish tonight, but it doesn't really help me get the things I actually need to get done finished" thing. But my room has a lot less crap on the floor and so does the red room. Oh, and some dishes are going and a load of laundry. All done in a half an hour too. That makes me stop and have a little grateful moment for our washer and dryer, along with our dishwasher.

Speaking of things I am grateful for, I just wanted to spend a little time before I go to bed telling you all about my Thanksgiving weekend. On Thursday I went to Brittani's house for a fantastic and lovely Thanksgiving dinner. It was so relaxing and her family is so nice and hilarious. I will write more about that day and post some pictures of it as well. But for now I just want to talk about after Thanksgiving.

I got home frome Britt's family's house sometime after dark. I don't know what time it was. I walked into the completely darkened house and I felt so alone. I thought, "if I never get married this is what my life is going to be. I am going to be completely alone." It was my first Thanksgiving away from family and it was different and at this point it felt difficult too.

Fast forward to the next morning around noon. I had woke up at 3am sick as a dog throwing up nonstop along with other awful symptoms til about 2pm. In the midst of my agony Brittani was a life saver and brought me gatorade, popsicles, and saltine crackers. I was so grateful. I slept most of the day and then I developed a bit of a fever, I was dehydrated, and my head hurt so badly I was crying. I decided I needed a blessing. I started asking around and I asked Meg to help me find someone. After Meg found someone she called to tell me someone was coming and I was still crying( k so I am a horrible baby when I am sick) so she volunteered to come over. After she came over and after the blessing was over I started to feel better. At this point I had Meg and Jilyn, my roommate, keeping an eye on me. Soon after we started watching a movie my buddy Braden called. He was on his way to the store to get me anything I needed. I wanted soup so he brought me soup. Right after I hung up with him Derek called me and told me he would be right over to check on me. And right after I hung up with Derek, Britt called and said she was on her way.

I felt so loved. Meg pointed out right after I hung up with Braden how man friends I have that love me. I was already thinking of that and of course I started crying....bawl baby remember. I am never alone. I have so many people who love me. And even when they can't be near me I have a loving Heavenly Father who loves me too. He is always there no mater what.