Thanksgiving Weekend

I really enjoy this time of year. I love being able to get together with family and friends for Thanksgiving. This was the first year I hadn't lived in Utah and I was able to go home for a few days. Unfortunately, Michael stayed behind because he had to work on Friday, but he spent the day with some good friends and had a wonderful time.

It was great to be home. It's only been four months since I moved but I was ready to see my family and friends. I really miss spending time with them. Although going home is great, it can get quite hectic trying to fit everything and everyone in. On Thanksgiving day we had two feasts, one with the Voorhees side of the family and another with the Hicken's.  We've never spent time with both families and it was really nice. There were other family members from out of town that came home and its rare that we're all together at once. I absolutely loved it.

As many families do, we saw some movies during the Thanksgiving break.  Having already read the first three Twilight books I had high expectations of the movie. The acting was okay but the movie seemed rushed. Obviously the book was much better. We also saw Australia, which I absolutely loved and can't wait to see it again with Michael. He's waiting to see it with his brother when we are there for Christmas. I usually have a hard time sitting through movies that are more than two hours, but I didn't even realize it was three hours long.

With my sister Niki living in California, me in Arizona, and my brother Tyler preparing to leave on a mission in February, we took the opportunity to take some family pictures. We haven't taken pictures for about 3 years and there have been some new additions to the family since then. 

Most of my time in Utah was spent with family, just as I wanted it. I did manage to see some friends too, but most of my closest friends also live out of state and weren't home for Thanksgiving. They are all going to be there for Christmas though, so we are looking forward to that trip too. I thoroughly enjoyed the weekend, even though it flew by. However, it was nice to come back to Michael in Arizona.  We've really enjoyed life down here and are having lots of fun.

Thanksgiving with my moms side of the family.

Thanksgiving with my dads side of the family.

I love my mom and sisters.

Niki, me, Mom, and Haley.