To Grandmother's House We Go (Or Are...)!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

As the title suggests, I am at Grandma's house with my family, besides Phil, who is on his mission in Taiwan. It's been really great! It's been about four years since I've been to my grandmother's home, and gotta say, it's not bad! I love her house. It's very well-decorated and her husband, my Grandpa Dave, is an amazing landscaper. Their yard is gorgeous! They really have a beautiful home, and I have tons of memories here.

We got into the Las Vegas airport at about 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Not bad, but we were exhausted. Went to the hotel, (Mariott has the most amazing beds ever), and woke up at the butt crack of dawn to drive to Grandma's!

Yesterday, I saw my cousin Allen, who I also haven't seen in four years, and his gorgeous wife Candace, who I hadn't met yet! I forgot how fun it is to hang out with Allen, and Candace was pretty funny too, and it was nice to meet her. She makes a great addition to the family, and is a lot of fun.

I have also eaten my weight in food. Grandma is such an incredible cook and baker, that I have really had no choice (seriously. No choice whatsoever - I was practically force fed). I was going to run a 5K with my Dad today, but he got the date wrong - it was last Saturday! We did P90X Yoga X instead, which despite how hard I've heard it is, I really didn't think it was bad at all! I also went for a 3 mile walk with Smudgicicious, so I think we evened it out. Still, I feel huge. I know it's the holidays, but I'm going to up the ante on my workouts because A. I like when I feel healthy, B. Because my metabolism is starting to slow down, and C. Because I like my body at a certain weight. True, I'm not big, but I'm bigger than I'd like to be. That doesn't make me anorexic; that makes me honest! I don't want to be stick thin, but I don't like when my stomach has fat on it. So I guess that means no more Dunkin' Donuts either (Damn it!).

Sorry, don't know what that random tangent about. Holiday eating guilt, I guess!

Other than that, I followed my tradition of watching the Thanksgiving Day Parade and seeing Santa Clause! It is OFFICIALLY the Christmas season, and I could not be more stoked!

So in all, thus far the trip has been close to perfect. I say close to because the only thing that could make it better is if Ed were here. I can't wait to see him again!

Happy Thanksgiving Day, everyone!