I Bought a Lawnmower: Feasts, Fights, & Football

As the Thanksgiving holiday comes to an end, I get to look back on a great week full of new memories. My first Thanksgiving with Brian was great. I think we ate four or five Thanksgiving dinners. No joke. We had our main dinner on Thursday evening, a dinner with Dad on Friday evening, leftovers with dad as a late lunch Saturday after the football game, and then a dinner of leftovers with Gram on Saturday night.

I'm almost sick of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pie...almost.

I've officially learned how to deal with an influx of tourists, family members, and food over the course of this week. Tums and alcohol. Best advice I can give someone. Pack lots of Tums and alcohol. The first shopping trip that I took to Ingles during this break was to purchase a turkey and fixings for dad, cold medicine for Brian, and champagne and wine for me. Brian also got hard cider, which he has taken to more than beer, believe it or not. Oh, I also learned that I am no longer in college, and that drinking an entire bottle of champagne (that's a lot of mimosas, just so you know...) plus three glasses of wine will knock me on my butt. I've never had a hangover. I was never a huge drinker, but I could hold my own. I am officially a grandma. What was going to be a bit of Black Friday shopping turned into a headache fest and rest. Brian and I ended up walking around Highlands a bit, and then we just came home and napped.

We also learned this weekend that Charlie and Chase will basically do everything except kill each other. The video posted below is just an example of what they find fun. Charlie runs between Chase's legs, Charlie runs under the table and hides, Chase barks, Chase uses Charlie like a mop and spins him around the floor...the fun goes on and on.

Here are some pictures to commemorate the joyous Thanksgiving holiday!