Thanksgiving

Geoff and I went to Scottsdale, Arizona to spend Thanksgiving with my dad and Deborah. We are lucky we made it to the plane... Geoff tested me to the max that day! Our flight was at 2PM and since Thanksgiving is the busiest time to travel of the entire year, I had hoped to be on our way to the airport by 12:30 at the latest giving us over an hour to get our bags checked, get thru security, and get to the gate before boarding at 1:30. Geoff and I discussed this plan the night before we left. Since I was working Tuesday morning, I was packed and ready to go Monday night. Geoff took the entire day off on Tuesday so he was planning on packing that morning. I was showered, dressed, and ready to go at 8AM and only needed to shut my laptop down before leaving. I even checked us in and printed off our boarding passes before 9AM. Geoff decides to sleep in until after 9:30AM. He is milling around the house, disturbing me while I am on a stressful conference call, messing around on his computer, drinking a pot of coffee, he runs to the post office, takes the dogs to the park, and then at 12:00 he decides it is time to shower and pack! I was livid and starving since I was hoping to grab something on the way to the airport. It is now 12:20 and there is nothing in his suitcase.
Since I practically have smoke coming out of my ears, he asks me to help him pack. He hands me the clothes for me to fold and put them into the suitcase. We are going for 3.5 days and he hands me 6 dress shirts, 7 t-shirts, 3 pairs of shoes, etc... I am screaming at him. He narrowed his stuff down to a reasonable amount. Barb is kind enough to drop us off at the airport so it is 12:45 and we finally are on our way. The planets must have been in perfect alignment because we made it to the airport and to the gate with enough time to eat McDonald's before getting on the plane :)

Our trip itself was really great. The weather was amazing (80's), we relaxed, we were in a carbohydrate coma the entire trip, and I took $80 off my dad while playing cribbage. Dad and Deborah enlisted Geoff's help with all things technical at their house. He picked out 2 massive lcd tvs and a new laptop for them to buy - it
is fun spending other people's money. On Thanksgiving, Dad made grandma's stuffing and cooked the turkey on the barbque! It was delicious. We also had mashed potatos, gravy, parsnips, peas, and cranberries. If this was not enough, after an hour or so, we had desert. Deborah makes amazing deserts and after having her pecan pie with ice cream the night before, we of course had massive pieces of pumpkin pie. I ate enough for 4 not just 2. Dad and Deborah spoiled us!

On the baby front, it has been moving a ton! It is bound to be a soccer player, runner, or something very active. Geoff and I just stare at my belly moving like it is possessed.

I finally picked out bedding and colors for the room. The walls will be tan and I have picked out a set of girls bedding and a set of boys bedding. Since the baby will be in the pram at first anyway, I won't order it until the baby is born. I am not one for themes so it is polka dots and stripes. It is by House Inc and is their Neapolitan style.