Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had an enjoyable time with their families. We didn't get out of school until 1 PM on Wednesday, so we didn't have any big plans. On Thursday we went to Abilene to eat with Reuben's grandparents, aunts & uncles, and cousins. We decided to take the two dogs with us. We have travelled with them before, but never both at the same time! It was an experience! Buddy rode in Reuben's lap while he drove, and Bandit slept in mine. We made it there in one piece and had a great time. We did cut our visit short because it started snowing hard. By the time we got home, we had eight inches of snow on the ground. It was so pretty! It's hard to believe that five days earlier it was 85 degrees outside!



Our house from the street


Bandit in the snow


Buddy in the snow



The boys and me





Since we got home sooner than we thought, I went ahead and put up the Christmas tree and decorations. Reuben protested some, but I did it anyway. I can't wait to put it up every year, but Reuben makes me wait until after Thanksgiving. I still have a Disney tree, but maybe next year I'll try and do something else. After that, I worked on cleaning my house. All of Reuben's brothers and his parents are coming here for Christmas this year, so I thought I'd get a head start. I have only cleaned 3 rooms so far: our bedroom and bathroom and the kitchen. I'm waiting on cleaning the living room because we bought a new living room set and the sofa isn't in yet. When I get everything looking decent, I'll post more pictures. I want it documented that I had a clean house at one time.
We are very excited to have everyone here. Most of all, we're glad we won't be driving. It's such a long drive, and we're getting too old to make it to Arkansas in one day! Plus, we'll get to show our two sisters-in-law around. Both of them are NOT Texans --Sara is an Arkansan and Kristina is from the North (I forget where!) so they need to experience Texas!



Our Christmas Tree

Yeah!!!!!

If you don't already know, football season is OVER for us as Big Spring High!!! I thought it would never end. We only won 3 games all year, but it was enough to put us in the playoffs. Only in West Texas sports do we reward mediocrity. So this past weekend we spent Saturday in Lubbock. It wasn't a total loss; I did get to go to the mall AND eat at Chic-Fil-A (if only Big Spring had one of those!). I got to go to the Disney Store as well, and Reuben got to buy some really special sunglasses -- ask him sometime about them!
After about 2 hours in the mall, we headed to Lowery Field for the game against Hereford. You'd think since it was November, the weather would be a bit on the cooler side -- NOPE! It was about 85 degrees at 2 PM and since we were all in black, it was HOT!! Oh well, I enjoyed the game as much as I could. All the pressure as off; who cares if the guard wasn't together, I wasn't going to worry about a thing. (Secretly I was praying we'd lose, but on the outside I was shouting "Go Steers!".) Fortunately for us, we lost the game, so Thanksgiving is saved.
Now we can go on with our "normal" lives. Fridays are free, I can go home at a decent hour, and I can move all the flags out of our office! Maybe we can even cook a meal at home now AND I can be more diligent at posting!