Thanksgiving Trip

I am currently blogging while flying back home from Indiana! During the "holidays" Delta is offering free on-board WiFi, and it's making this 3 hour flight (which we were just informed is delayed coming into SLC) much more tolerable.

Tony and I decided to visit my family for Thanksgiving this year, since it's the Andersons' turn for Christmas anyway. Tony had never experienced a Grandma Grey Thanksgiving, and I really believe everyone needs to have one of those. :) Thanksgiving day was really fun. I was really happy to see all of my family. There was the traditional Bingo game at my grandma grey's (which lost Tony and I five bucks!) and everything seemed to be just how it was when I left it. It was really nice, and the food was spectacular on all accounts.

Friday morning after Thanksgiving is traditionally Black Friday shopping for all of the girls on my mom's side of the family. This includes everyone from Grandma to Aunts and cousins. This year, however, my grandma couldn't make Black Friday because she was visiting my uncle who was just diagnosed with stomach cancer. My family had our own little Black Friday adventure--Tony's first one!--and it was really fun. I was so tired afterward, but it was worth it! We didn't buy a ton of stuff or get up at 2am for any "steals", we just like the tradition of going and being together as a family. Later that day, we all took a nap then headed downtown to see the Circle Tree lighting and a really good Pacers game!

At the lighting ceremony--it was COLD!

Saturday was just a day to relax. I was starting to feel sick and I think everyone was a bit tuckered out from all of the exciting days we were having. It was nice to lounge around, watch the BYU v. U game, and go to my favorite pizza place, Chicagos!

It seemed like the weekend FLEW by, but I'm glad we spent Thanksgiving with my family. They're pretty cool cats.







Oh! P.S. While I was there, I was able to announce to my family some really wonderful news!

There's a baby on it's way! I'm due June 16th, and we couldn't be more excited!

Counting Many Blessings on My Day Off

I am feeling really lucky today.  I'm so proud of my accomplishments, and Tony's accomplishments as well. 

First off, I'm lucky to not have to work Mondays!  I have been feeling under-the-weather lately and it was so nice to be able to sleep in and just relax today.

I got to relax in my house, which I'm so grateful to have. With hard work and help from our amazing agent, we found a wonderful little house that's all ours!  If you're looking to buy in Utah, you need to use our agent.  She is so wonderful, very honest, and would do anything to help her clients!

Tony got a new job last week.  It's for an internet marketing company for more pay, and they pay 100% of our insurance.  It will be a wonderful, new environment for him to be a part of and there is a lot of room for potential growth.  (And I also heard they throw some pretty killer Christmas parties.)  I'm so grateful for Tony!!  He's such a hard worker, and the smartest guy I know.  He is ambitious, which is why he got this new job.  He wants to learn from his job, not just rake in the money for minimal work.

I'm grateful I'm healthy.  I know I said I've been feeling a little sick, but I am still healthy.  I recently had some blood work done at a checkup, and I just got a call from the doctor today delivering some good news and positive results about my lab tests.

I'm not sure what sparked this grateful attitude in me today, but I really enjoy it.  It's sometimes hard to see all the things you are lucky to have.  I'm going to try to blog more.  It's been hard when I feel so tired from feeling gross.  I have a feeling I will have a lot to blog about soon, as we enter a new phase of life.