Thanksgiving

It feels like Thanksgiving was ages ago already, but I would like to write a quick post about our holiday with Mark's Aunt Debbe and Uncle Mike in Michigan.

We left BG on Wednesday morning, and drove first to Zeeland, MI, where Mark did his internship last summer, to have lunch with the guys he worked with. Since it was out of the way to drop me off with his family first, I went along. We ate at a place called Salt and Pepper, and the food was excellent! It was really great for Mark to have another chance to connect with this group, too.

Then we drove over to the Grand Rapids area and spent the afternoon hanging out with our Aunt and Uncle, then one of Mark's cousins stopped by to chat for a while and another cousin and his wife came over for a while after dinner.

Thanksgiving Day was really relaxing, especially because we were invited to have the big meal at Aunt Debbe's brother's house, and we were only responsible for bringing the salad! I haven't done so little cooking on Thanksgiving since...well, I don't remember when! Also, it snowed all day, and there was already snow on the ground from earlier in the week, so by the end of the day, it was looking like a winter wonderland.

On Friday, I spent the morning with Aunt Debbe making a wreath using greens from their huge yard. We did this two years ago, also. See the finished product below! We drove home after lunch, so we had some time on Friday to unpack and settle back in, then we had a whole weekend left to relax at home. Overall, it was a really nice weekend. Now, we're looking forward to Christmas right around the corner!