One fun part of this trip was cramming into my dad's truck. Now it is a nice extended cab truck, but we certainly were cozy in there and by cozy I mean all the jackets and blankets mom and I brought were piled about as tall as we were between us in the back seat. The boys enjoyed their spacious leg room. Normally when we go out of town we would rent a van but since Jeremy and Kacie were spending thanksgiving with his family in South Carolina... we winged it.
Thanksgiving in Missouri is always interesting. Even though its southern Missouri the people there are interesting. Here are some highlights of the trip:
-Hours of country music on the radio. I grew up listening to it and don't listen to it very often except when we go on trips with my parents for some reason.
-Late night arrival to be locked out of the grandparents' house.
-Early thanksgiving wake up call. We decided to run in their area turkey trot that supposedly "everyone in our family" was doing. Wrong. Everyone bailed except me, dad, and my dad's brother. We had a ball though! It was a fun morning and I hope that its a tradition that we can continue.
The largest Thanksgiving Day parade in MO. Over 8,000 runners.
-This race was my dad's first 5k and he ran it in 29 minutes. I was so proud of him!
-One the way home from the race, my dad decided we needed recovery drinks. I opted for my water while him and uncle bob tried Gatorade's new recovery drink... there was more complaining and gagging about how awful it was... yet they kept drinking it. Men.
-Breakfast... I love my dad's breakfast and he fixed it every morning while we were gone. After the race we sat down and ate with mom, d, and my grandparents. While we are eating my grandmother pulls out what looks like a bag of marijuana. She claims its real tea from China... I'm not so sure.
-After showering and getting dressed it was cooking time. Sweet potato casserole by request from my southern boy. Not just topped with marshmallows or just topped with the buttery/brown sugar/nut mixture... but with both. He's a smart guy. I think I'll keep him.
Before all the topping goodness.
-Meanwhile the macy's thanksgiving day parade ends and its football time... except d couldn't find the game on their TV. Instead of football, the TV ends up on a dog show for most of the morning. Then come to find out all along they had access to the game.
-Our Thanksgiving meal was eaten at 2:00 and it was delicious. My aunt and uncle do most of the cooking and they did a fantastic job. The turkey commas soon followed.
-Later that night the tradition of going through the ads to make our plan for Friday was in full force. My mission was to find some boots. After running to a few stores on Friday we were exhausted. We are weenies. Kacie would be proud. So we opted to shop more on Saturday and just get pedicures... but I did find this beauty...
..regularly $100 and I got it for $39! So I was saving D some money while he spent it playing golf... that's accurate right?!
-Later that night my uncle made his famous home ade pizzas. We ate until we couldn't eat any longer... I promise I probably gained 5 lbs.
While relaxing on the couch mom and I discovered amazing deals on boots online from places like JcPenneys and Sears... we're talking boots for $14.99! So 8 pairs of boots are on their way... not none of them may fit or look right on, but it was worth a shot.
-Saturday we hit up the mall and by hit up I mean we went into just about every store that sold boots and were out after an hour and a half. That's what you call on a mission kind of shopping. I didn't find any that I liked better than what we found online.
-Soon it was time to meet the boys back at the grandparents' house... a few Christmas gifts bought and tired boys from playing that morning basketball meant one thing... it was time to head home.
-After a wonderful meal from one of my favorite old people restaurants, Ryan's, it was homeward bound. I loved spending time with family, but its always good to be home... in your own bed... free from the air mattress, grandfather clock, bird clock, and mysterious little coffee table clock. Yes, they all ticked, chimed, and sang... not in unison.... free from dogs that wear clothes and make weird noises... yes, my quiet house was a sweet welcomed sight.
I should add that I love my family so much and was grateful to have had this opportunity away with mom and dad... even though we missed k and j terribly!
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