Ahhh. A break.

And thus, we begin a little story about Thanksgiving break...

Having an entire week off of work has proved to be a very, very wonderful thing. There has been a lot of the above picture going on. Lots of sitting. Lots of reading. Lots of TV watching. Knitting. Coffee sipping. Eating. Friend enjoying. It has been good.


At one point, a few of us met up at a local park and had a friendly little football game. Here you will notice David working his wondrous skills in dog whispering and Shannon's evidence of a strong "push" from a certain Mike Carr as she battled for a first down.

The weather was truly perfect to play football in. Afterwards, we went out for lunch and I didn't realize until later that we spent a good couple hours just sitting around talking. I love it when that happens. I mean, I was probably captivating everyone with my great charm and humor...of course time would pass that easily ;)

[Seriously though...shouldn't every meal be enjoyed like that?]

I don't have any pictures of Thanksgiving day (lame), but it was a very enjoyable one. David, Courtney (my flatmate), Brenton, Mike, and I spent the day gorging on a breakfast feast. You would have thought we were cooking for a multitude of people. We had homemade pancakes, grits, bacon (which caught on fire at one point), eggs, strawberries, pears...and the list goes on. Three cheers for us for cooking an incredible breakfast. I found myself so thankful for the abundance of food and community that I have been overwhelmingly blessed with. Such a gift. The rest of the day consisted of a walk around the neighborhood, some Boggle playing, catching up over coffee/Whataburger, and laughing at YouTube videos. Oh, how I love me some SNL, folks.

Today the flatmate and I ventured out in search of a small addition of holiday cheer. We began at Home Depot where we looked around at those great smelling trees we throw in our homes this time of year. After surveying the scene, we decided to head over to the competition after grabbing some cider from the 'bucks. And while at Lowe's, my friends, we found it...

This little guy found his way all the way to our humble abode.

And I think it looks great. Courtney and I are only going to be around for about three more weeks in our house here in Texas. So while we're around, we've got a little extra holiday fun in the house. Niiiice.

Tomorrow it's back to work. Two more full weeks and a wedding thrown in there and then it's off for another break. I'll be heading to NC for Christmas and I'm looking forward to it. But for now, I'm thankful for the holiday that just passed. Now on to some more knitting...