Thanksgiving!!

It's the best time of the year!! It's getting chilly out (ok, it's freezing), the latte's taste amazing and we are vastly approaching a Holiday that is 100% focused around food! Yippie!!

I love Thanksgiving, it's such a fun day and a great kick off to all things Christmas. This is my first year that I won't be home for Thanksgiving and I'm super sad about it. My mom does such an amazing job making our house feel so warm and welcoming. She always as the best decorations up, candles lit, and plenty of food and wine! I will be there soon enough for Christmas!

As sad as I am not to go home, I'm super excited not to travel! I've always wondered how the other half live. The people who work in the office the day before Thanksgiving, drive to dinner and then home, and just relax all weekend!

This year we are going to have dinner at my in-laws (still weird to say that)! Then, on Friday they will be having another dinner with extended family. I'm super excited to see everyone and recap the wedding! Saturday I am doing a 5k in the morning with my sister Megan and our friend Nick. It's called the Ditka Dash and everyone gets fake mustaches and aviators to look like Mike Ditka. I can't wait! After the race we are heading back to my place to cook and prep for our first Friendsgiving! Neil is making turkey, which officially makes me feel like we are married! I can't wait for this weekend, it's going to be full of friends, family, booze, football and mashed potatoes (obvi, my favorite side)!!

Gobble gobble!!

Last night was a BLAST! My college roommates and I all chatted on Google Hangout! Krista, ever the tech wiz, proposed we all chat so we can see each other and catch up together, and it was SO MUCH FUN!! I'm pretty obsessed with my college roommates and everything they do makes me laugh and smile daily. So it was really  fun to see everyone in their "natural habitat." Mary was snuggled up with Abby and Krista with Tripp, Shea was in a hooded sweatshirt (sad it wasn't red), Laura was wrapped in blankets, Hosty (who has the best posture out of anyone I know) sat perfectly sipping wine, while I was in bed guzzling wine. Love those girls and can't wait to hit many more milestones together over our lives!