Thanksgiving and Hanukkah...Great Family and Friends!

Well after a few more inches of white stuff, we are getting closer to the holiday season. Thanksgiving was very laid back and nice. Mom served a wonderful dinner to our family and Grace’s. Afterwards we played a few games including Farkle where Mom had amazing beginner’s luck. We also played Whoonu…it was a great time to relax with family.
We also took in time with Dad’s side at Kate’s wedding on the following Saturday. It was nice to see Wendy’s and Hope’s families, we won’t get to see them for quite a while now!
The only problem I had with the week was my car’s heat gave out. There were some cold drives back and forth from Bismarck! It’s been nice now to have a hot car to get into!

This past week has been busy…We had Ladies Night Out on Tuesday. This event was created to help promote the idea of shop local. Businesses stay open late and offer a special, therefore giving the opportunity to showcase their store and support the community effort. This is the second year we’ve had this event. Our first year, we had 300 shoppers. This year we had over 450. It was a great event and we had a lot of positive feedback!

On Thursday, I hosted a Hanukkah Party with my friend Brian. We decided to hold this party as a great excuse to get friends together and enjoy each other’s company before everyone got swept away by the holiday season. I’m reminded by what great friends I have!

Today, I even spent a little bit of time decorating the house with holidays things! Mel even hoped to start thinking of New Year’s Eve plans. I guess you can say it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.