thanksgiving weekend shenanigans

monday and back to reality after an amazing weekend filled with family, friends, shopping and yummy food. what more could a girl possibly ask for?

since i was working nights over the thanksgiving holiday, i only was able to stop at my mom's briefly... thank goodness she always makes way too much food... plenty to dig into when i arrived and extra for work. win!

my mom and i have gone black friday shopping since i can remember... and work wasn't going to stop us this year! as soon as i got out, i headed home to grab ben and we went out to battle the crowds for all the deals! i'm pretty sure we bought more for ourselves than actual christmas gifts... but... that's okay... right? how could we pass up such great deals? plus, i have no idea what to buy anyone! 

 

ben's mom made another thanksgiving dinner on saturday since a few of us missed the actual holiday... score! more yummy food including paleo/gluten free soft gingerbread cookies (recipe here) and uncle ben and colton time! sweet jesus, i can't wait to have a baby with this man... 

i look slightly high in this picture... i promise i'm not... well maybe on turkey. and pretty sure this is going to be ben's mom's christmas card... awesome...

since i wait all year to bring a live tree into our house, we wasted no time getting our christmas tree this weekend and spent as much time as we could enjoying the lights. 

 

i think it's safe to say our puppies... especially riley... enjoyed the christmas decorations, tree, and coziness almost as much as i did... takes right after her mom