Thanksgiving With The Fallons

























Confession: I am 30 years old and still have never made a Thanksgiving meal! Maybe someday I'll have Thanksgiving at our house and figure out the whole how-do-I-cook-a-turkey question, but for now I am thankful to have friends and family who have hosted all our Thanksgivings.

On Thanksgiving Day about lunchtime we left for Viera, FL (about 2 and 1/2 hours south of here) to see our longtime friends, the Fallons. We really enjoyed our time there eating way too much delicious food, and talking with them. As always, we went with the purpose of being a blessing to them, but are sure they were the bigger blessing. :) Thank you to the Fallons for a fun, relaxing holiday!

The Fallons have a swimming pool, and invited us to bring our swim suits. That was all the invitation Noah needed. As soon as we arrived, he began asking to swim in the pool. Friday morning, at about 7:30am, when most people were Black Friday Shopping, Noah was shimmying into his swimsuit and floaties. The pool was freezing (67 degrees), but that didn't stop him from jumping in! We finally got him out when his shivering was making his speech hard to understand. :)

Josh, Noah, and I did a tiny bit of shopping, just enough to remind me that I am NOT a Black Friday shopper, and then went to the beach and a playground. We headed home after dinner Friday night and got home in time to jump into bed.

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