Holidays are my absolute favorite, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. I think the main reason why I love this time of the year is because I get to see my family. I have always lived in Georgia and my Dad's side of the family all live in Salem, VA and my Mom's side live between Fayetteville, TN, Huntsville, AL and Nashville area so we did not get to get everyone all the time.
For Thanksgiving, both sides of the family come to my parents's house so we could celebrate together. It was always Granny (Mom's Mom), Aunt Jill (Mom's Sister), Grandma and Granddaddy (Dad's Parents) then Uncle Jack started to come when he started dating Aunt Jill and Rebecca (my cousin) would come for some years. I have so many great memories of Thanksgiving. When I was little, I would make menus for the table and put cost next to each item. I would go around and take orders and collect money for what they were going to eat. I then took the money to Target Salvation Army Bell Ringer that weekend. I was always put in charge of setting the table so Kara and I would trace her hand and make turkey name tags for the table. We still have them to this day :) Another favorite tradition that has developed over the years is shopping the next day! Mom, Aunt Jill, and I get up real early on Friday to go shopping and hit up all the sales. We do majority of our shopping on that day. We now for some odd reason go to Wal-Mart at midnight on Thanksgiving night, odd I know. Sometimes we will go to the movies as family. This year it will be Mom, Dad, Kara, Russ, Aunt Jill, and I but I am just as excited. The day is filled with love, laughter, and thankfulness. I am so thankful for all the wonderful people in my life!
...and the Christmas season is right around the corner. Another favorite time of mine. Our December is already booked.
Russ and Brittany's Decemeber Schedule
November 30th - Russ begins exams (he will be MIA until mid December)
December 7th-11th - Business Trip to Indiana
December 11th - Russ finishes exams/Chamblee First UMC Young Adult Christmas Get Together
December 12th - Coke Christmas Party
December 13th - Going to the Falcons/Saints Game then to the Christmas Cantata at Church
December 19th-20th - Huntsville for Gray Family Christmas (Mom's Side)
December 22nd - December 26th - Florida for Christmas with the Dunlaps
December 27th - Christmas with Mom, Dad, and Kara
December 29th - Two Year Anniversary
December 30th - January 3rd - New York City with Aunt Jill, Kara, and Russ for New Year's
