Merry Thanksgiving!

J didn't mention last week, but he surprised me with flowers on Tuesday (the 16th) since it was our 1.5 year anniversary! Here is a pic:





We both had to work Mon-Wed. J didn't feel good Tuesday, so he just went in to take his tests, then came home. I spent part of Wednesday rearranging my office because we got a new psychologist and she will be in the office full time with me. We think we figured out a good arrangement! Then I went to another school with the other itinerant teachers.

Thursday, we headed to SC. We ate and ate and had fun. My cheesecake was a hit! There was so much food, we stayed for supper and had the traditional fare again. Then, we headed to the hotel to rest up. J's mom and I were hitting the stores early!

Friday, I woke up at 3:50 to hit Target. We got there at 4. WOW. That's all I can say about the line. We knew it was going to be a long morning. I then dropped J's mom off to stand in a line while I went to Shoe Carnival to wait in line. (The first 100 people got a $10 gift card, so I wanted to be in the 1st 100!) Those of us who waited a while were given a $3 off coupon. So I scored 3 pairs of boots for a little less than $45! Bring on the cold weather! I headed to wait in line with J's mom. After that store, we headed to Michael's to buy some Christmas decorations. We were a little tired, so we went back to the hotel, rested and ate breakfast, then hit the mall, Target, and Kohl's. Whew! We ate lunch and headed home. Quick trip, but good!

When we got home, I couldn't take it and immediately started decorating for Christmas! I scored a beautiful wreath and some garland for the porch, so we got that up then started on the Christmas tree and all the indoor things.

Saturday, we watched the game. Now we are egg bowl champs! Great weekend to be a Bulldog!

Today, we just laid around. I did make this eggplant dish, which is surprisingly good. Thanks, Clark! I also make noodles, so we ate it like an eggplant parmigiana.

Amazon also started their Cyber Monday sale already, so I ordered a couple more presents. I am determined not to set foot in another store since Amazon has everything!

I will leave you with a couple of pictures :)





Now, back to real life =)

Hog Wild

J here writing this week's blog installment. Not too exciting of a week. We're still getting used to the time change. I really dislike it being dark by when I get home from work, but I know I'm not alone in that.

Thursday at work I was in charge of putting up the Christmas tree. Couldn't get much help because everyone else said it's tacky to put up the tree before Christmas (I agree of course but just did as I was told). The Salvation Army gave us a bunch of children's names with their Christmas lists to hang on the tree. C and I picked a little boy who is 18 months old. We went shopping for him Saturday and got him some really cute clothes. C had a lot of fun with it.

Friday night we went to see Harry Potter with Anna and our friend from MSU, JPG. It was really good and left us wanting to see the next one immediately. Unfortunately, we'll have to wait til summer. We didn't get there very early and had to sit up front. C refused and sat by herself a little farther up....typical :) Also, Saturday morning C woke me up at 4 to see if I could hear a noise in the room. I could but we couldn't find the source. She couldn't go back to sleep but of course I did. Today, we found the culprit. It was a spider the size of a half-dollar! C was thoroughly freaked out and has said that she is sleeping on the couch from now on even though I killed it.

The State game was very exciting but extremely disappointing. At least we fought hard with a very good team and managed to score some points. Ole Miss looked good against LSU, so we'll have to bring our A-game next week. UNC lost in football (to NC State) and basketball this week. I am looking forward to rubbing in the basketball loss since they were ranked in the top 10.

We are very excited about getting some days off this week. We have finished up most of our Christmas shopping but have managed to not put the tree up yet (much to C's dismay).

On a more serious note, C's grandmother had a mild stroke and is in the hospital in Bay St. Louis. We are hoping she will be moved to Tupelo this week. Please keep her in your prayers.

Until next time, we send our love from North Carolina.

The Usual..

Nothing too exciting around here. The leaves are beautiful, and it is finally getting cooler. We have even turned on the heat! Never thought we would turn it on so early.

Since the last update, we have done a few small things.

-We went on a date to see Due Date. It was funny, but I would wait until it comes out on DVD. We also tried Noodles and Co. We drive by it all the time in Cary, and finally decided to try it. It was really good! (In fact, we went again today after church.) We finished up with coffee and dessert at Starbucks.

-John passed his first insurance test! He has two more to go before a promotion. We are hoping for one in late January or February!

-We both had Veteran's Day off, so we relaxes and took a little trip to Cape Fear River Park in Erwin. (Pics below.)

-We went to Raleigh to watch a movie and eat with some of Anna's friends. We watched the Monster Squad. It was so funny!

-We went to Cary last night (Saturday) to watch the State-Bama game with a few people. We had a good time, even if we did get lost. But hey, we didn't get spanked by coach on national tv either.

-John went to one of the local elementary schools as the Fat Cat. The Fat Cat promotes saving money.

Pictures

Picture Update!

A few old pics and a few new ones!



J ready to give out candy


Go State!


tree in front yard




flower blooming