And while I read…naps are happening.
Halfway through…
My reading buddy:
And while I read…naps are happening.
Halfway through…
My reading buddy:
We found out that a friend of ours (TJ Wharry) was going to be performing at the Laugh Factory in Chicago, so we checked Vettix and they had free tickets so we went! ? We sat with his wife Janelle and then all went out to dinner after. (We met them way back when we lived in Troy and have kept in Facebook contact over the years!)
Pre-concert dinner at Kura Revolving Sushi Bar! I’ve always wanted to do one of these and we definitely had fun! Our drinks were even delivered via robot!
Amazing seats (third row!) for Branford Marsalis at North Shore Center for Performing Arts. Thank you Vettix!
I wanted a Dream Box back when we were redoing the office…but they are super expensive (and then we figured out it wasn’t what I needed for my business).
Fast forward to Tom finding a used Dream Box on Facebook marketplace and the price was right so I grabbed it! It was 1.5 hours away so it was a little bit of work but she’s home and beautiful in the basement bedroom.
Now to fill it with all my Christmas stuff, crafts, art supplies, Cricut accessories…
We loved Whose Line is it Anyway? so when we had a chance to see Colin locally, we jumped at it—and it was indeed hilarious!
We love the show Big Mouth so when I saw this personalized artwork on Etsy I had to get it. So we all now have a framed copy.
We were somewhat disappointed that we didn’t get any steaks—we must have read the form wrong. But we have lots of ground and the other things we asked for like jerky and sausages.
Olive didn’t mind this at all.
Betcha didn’t think it would be for the dogs!
Date lunch! I got a lobster roll and Tom got a brisket and short rib burger and both were freaking amazing. And definitely get the slaw. Highly recommend!
We need a ladder to change the clock.
Friends of ours—Scott and Wendy—also joined us this year as she was visiting from Seattle and they didn’t have other plans! She loves Thanksgiving and cooking so she brought most of the sides to go with Tom’s smoked turkey and smoked ham!
Thanksgiving tip? Gravy in an insulated pitcher! Pourable plus it stays warm!
The evening was spent watching football, playing cards, puzzling, and visiting!
Everyone was coming for Thanksgiving again this year! So Day 1 dinner prep—smoked ribs—started early!
There were no more deer to be had, but Owen had another first—Tom let him drive his truck on the back roads to camp!
Owen got his first deer! In one perfect shot! Needless to say Tom was a proud papa.
Owen got to drive the 4-wheeler (and deer) back to camp!
And while he didn’t take a bite of the raw heart (apparently a first-deer tradition?!) they did eat it cooked with onions with dinner!
My cousins Kevin and Greg invited Tom and Owen to go deer hunting. Tom hadn’t been hunting since we met (!) and he was very eager to go and take Owen for his first time. Ammunition for his old gun was exorbitantly expensive so he “had” to buy a new gun and everything!
Tom bought a new rifle to take deer hunting so they went to the range to test it out.
Owen has mentioned more than once he’d like to attend MSU and today he said he really liked it (but to be fair, it’s the first real campus he’s been on and he didn’t see much of it). I then asked if he wanted a pic on the campus of his future alma mater…and he obliged. Unbelievably it’s just 3.5 years away.
We got free tickets from Vettix and Grannie went with us!
We got some souvenirs—and Tom got a Sparty Party beer!
We had a cool view.
Right in front of the scoreboard!
This cute little one was in front of us!
Unfortunately they didn’t play too well and lost so that was a bummer. But we still had a good time!
And on the way back to the hotel, we took a mini detour and drove by the capitol.
And Katie’s first words were “It smells like Gramma Jean’s!”
And then she drew this while Tom and I were shopping.