Birthday Fun & Thanksgiving

I had such a great birthday!  At my work we get our birthday off so I was able to sleep in and that was so nice! Logan had school so I spent a lot of the day shopping with my mom.  We had a great time!  We ran a few errands to help her get ready for Thanksgiving and also stopped by two of my favorite stores--Tai Pan and TJ Home Goods.  I found one small Christmas decoration but mostly just had fun looking through everything. Logan got out of class early so that was a fun surprise!  We went to dinner at the same restaurant I choose every year--Tsunami!  The pictures always look the same because I swear we sit in the same place but it's SO worth it!  Tsunami is expensive so we don't go very often but we sure enjoy it when we do.

I love edamame...and Logan :)

Three delicious rolls that we devoured a bit too fast!

I had every intention of taking a picture of our Coconut Glory right when it came but totally forgot because we were too excited to eat it!  It lived up to its expectations :)

I could go on and on about how fabulous dinner was but I think you all get the point :).  After we ate we went to Target since we both love that place.  We looked through just about every section and I was even able to find a cute shirt and a fun jacket.  We didn't want to be out too late since we both had to get up early for work so we spent the rest of the evening hanging out at home and it was perfect.  My family, friends, Logan's family, and especially Logan made my birthday extra special and I'm so grateful for all of them!  As long as I have the people I love by my side then nothing else matters!

Thanksgiving was so much fun!  We were with my family this year and it was so great to have (almost) everyone together.  My mom knocked herself out in order to make this day perfect and it was exactly that!  The food was delicious, the games and prizes were tons of fun and spending the entire day with my family couldn't have been better.  I didn't take a ton of pictures but I did manage a few.  I wish I would have gotten a picture of all the food before we ate!

Several people had left the table by now but it was full at one point!  There were also three other tables set up for the kids in the other room.

Thanksgiving tradition of playing Monopoly!  I dominated and won a $25 Visa card :)

I already can't wait until two years from now when we get to do it again.  Thank you, mom and dad, for making the day so perfect!

I typically refuse to set Christmas up before Thanksgiving but I was way too excited to get Eli's tree out to wait!  Logan and my parents were such good sports when I asked them the Saturday before Thanksgiving if we could go to the storage unit and get everything out and set up.  It took a lot of the day but I'm so glad we did it when we did!

It looks perfect!

Most of what's on those three shelves was set up as part of Eli's tree display so I'm glad I could find a spot for it in our little home :)

I am so glad we will get to see Eli's tree all set up for an extra week this year!  I'm sure we'll continue that tradition in the future :) Putting our stuff up a week early also allowed me to spend the day after Thanksgiving helping my mom set her Christmas up so that was a lot of fun!  She needed a few things at Taiwan Imports (another favorite store of ours!) so we made a quick pit stop.  This "Kid Zone" kills me every time I go in that place and I'm sure I've posted this picture before but seriously??  I've never seen a kid playing in there and I hope I never do!

I am so excited for Christmas and everything that December has to offer!  My brother and his family are coming for Christmas and will be here in less than three weeks!  We have a lot of fun things planned for the 2ish weeks they're here and I can't wait!  This definitely is the most wonderful time of the year :)