Blessed

We're so blessed. We have spent a wonderful few days in Nashville with family. Dad, Brandon and I got up early to go run the Boulevard Bolt on Thursday morning. I got to see my best friend Beth, who caught us and ran on ahead around mile 3. So good to see her. When we got home, Jess was still feeling sick from the night before, so Dad and I took her to the hospital because she had a bad stomach bug. After some good IV fluids, we were home for a late Thanksgiving lunch with the fam. The ENTIRE fam on my mom's side. Lots of turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, cream corn, green beans, homemade rolls, and too many desserts to name. It was good to see all my cousins and their wives and especially my grandparents. Then, between naps, we watched the Cowboys game of course and my family pretended to care as much as we did- another big win for Romo! After all the extended relatives left, we did lots of shopping and catching up. I got to see another of my best friends from highschool, Grant, for a few minutes. We went to see The Blind Side, which was AMAZING and I would highly recommend it. Jessi and her boyfriend Jonathan were in heaven because it's all about Ole Miss, their favorite team ever. It was so nice to get to just relax and talk with my family. That's Brandon's favorite thing about our family, that we are all totally ok with just relaxing and catching up on life. We also got to spend some good quality time with Matt and Ashley, our surrogate big brother and sister. Jonathan got to be there after Jess got over the pukes, and we finally got to meet Allie's boyfriend Blake. Saturday night we watched Home Alone (Brandon's favorite Christmas movie by far) and put up the Christmas tree as is the Black family tradition. So fun. We had such a good visit. And they loved Bailey- she actually behaved pretty well. Despite all of the table scraps Mom and Jess kept slipping her (against Brandon's will), Allie became Bailey's new favorite because she gave Bailey a brand new Christmas outfit. Here are a few pictures I took from the weekend...


Jessi and Allie, miss yall already!



My wonderful family + Jonathan


Allie and Bailey in their matching Christmas attire :)


My goober bear

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for.