- Phi Mu Thanksgiving Dinner - This year was our 6th annual Phi Mu pledge class Thanksgiving Dinner! It was hosted at our house this year which was fun! Amanda, Jennifer, Andrea, and Christina were able to come and it was great to catch up with everyone! Jennifer and Christina are new moms and Amanda is pregnant - so babies were the most popular topic of conversation this year! It is fun to see everyone growing up and our lives changing. For a history on our tradition, read my post from last year!
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| Love these girls! |
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| I had fun designing the invitation |
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| Kevin did a great job with the turkey! |
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| Our spread! |
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| So fun to use the dining room :) |
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| Mommy to be getting some practice! |
- Meet Baby Joseph - The following Saturday we went to Columbus with my parents to meet my baby cousin's baby, Joseph Arlin McMillan. I can't believe Zack has a baby! He was so little and cute and looked just like Zack :)
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| My cousins Amber and Zack |
- Fundraiser for Nick - That night we went to a great fundraiser event for Nick Whitlock. It was put on by his family and friends who have started up the Capt. Nicholas Whitlock Foundation. Even though I'd rather there not be a reason to get together for this occasion at all, it was a wonderful event with good friends, food, lots of silent auction items, and music, and we even got to hear Casey sing karoke and do a little dancing at the Alamo. The event raised $20,000! I continue to be amazed with how well Nick's family and friends honor him and I'm proud to have known him.
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| The only picture I took that night! |
- Stevens Layne at Vinyl - I saw on facebook that Stevens Layne was coming to town again so the following weekend Kevin and I went to see them. We went by Kevin's friend Kyle's condo beforehand to hang out and then we headed to The Vinyl. It was lots of fun! They have great music and soul and I hope more people get to hear them.
- Sushi /Karoke Night - The next night (Saturday), we didn't intend to pretend to be Japanese for the night, but we did end up going to eat sushi and singing karoke! Maggie's friend Colleen was in town from NY and they came up to visit us. We met Zack and Katie for sushi at Nagoya just south of downtown Roswell. I knew that this karoke place that our friends Jody and Lydia had talked about was close to there - so I texted Jody and turns out it was almost right across the street from Nagoya. So off to karoke at Chaplins we went! It was so much fun - something about that place just isn't intimidating so we all participated! Plus we had a little bit of liquid courage. Of course looked to see if they had any Prince songs I could sing - the selection was slim but they had a few - so Party Like It's 1999 it was! Then I looked for Kanye - that selection was slim too - but Kevin and I did a hilarious rendition of Gold Digger. The night was complete with a cab ride home and a stop at Taco Bell along the way (after we stole pizza and chicken wings from the cab drivers).
- Falcons Game - The next day Kevin went to the Falcons vs. Giants game with his friend Matt Miller so I went down to Newnan to watch it with my parents, Malcom, and Tiffany & Hayes. What a fun crowd! Malcom and Hayes were instant friends and I just love both of their little hearts. "1, 2, 3, RISE UP!!!" was shouted lots throughout the game!
- Thanksgiving - I took off work the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and drove down to Newnan to cook with Mom. I did this last year and it was so nice I had to do it again this year. I had lunch with Brianna and Kristyn (and Tenley!) at Newk's on my way in to Newnan. Always fun to catch up! Then I went home and hung out with mom and dad and helped cook. Mom always cooks quite the feast for Thanksgiving! Nana and Papa and Brenda, Bonita, and Joe (Dad's side of the family) came over on Thanksgiving Day. We had a delicious lunch with them and then went over Kevin's grandmother's house. It was a fun day of delicious food and wonderful family we are very thankful for!
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| My sweet parents with our spread! |
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| Most important part of the meal! |
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| Joe, Kevin, and I sit at the kids' table |
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| Floyd looking sharp for Thanksgiving |
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| So thankful for my sweet boys! |
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| Roger was exhausted! |
- Thanksgiving in Alabama - The Saturday after Thanksgiving we headed to Alabama to see more of my dad's family. It was another day of great food and family! We made gingerbread houses and my cousin Brooke challenged my cousin Hannah's boyfriend (first time he was around the family) to Indian leg wrestling; Brooke won 3/3 :)
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| My masterpiece |
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| initiating the new boyfriend with some Indian leg wrestling |
- Keith’s 24th Birthday - The next day (Sunday) was Keith's birthday. Keith, Kevin's parents, Maw Maw, Kevin, and I went to Red Lobster for lunch after church to celebrate. I hadn't had those cheddar biscuits in a while! Then we were glad to get on the road home. We had been in Newnan since Wednesday! It was a nice visit but always good to get home :)
- Dinner w/ Rachel & Jason - The following weekend was the last weekend in November and we went to dinner with Rachel & Jason. When we had them over in the summer we talked about going to eat Ethiopian food so we found a good Ethiopian restaurant in town, Desta, and tried it out! It was really good! We got the platter with everything on it. It was a fun night!
- Here are just some other miscellaneous pictures from November...
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| Roger playing with the water hose for the first time! He kept running back and forth through it and barking at it |
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| I think this was the last time he laid in his small kennel. We had been using the big one for about a week but still had this one set up. I found him laying in it while I was getting ready and I thought it was so cute! |
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| The scene hasn't changed much... |
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| Sweet boy! |
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