Happy Thankgiving!

thankgiving was very different this year as you can imagine! but we were THANKFULLY not alone! my mom and steve came from salt lake to stay with us and it was so much fun! (too much fun, i balled my eyes out when they left). as for the big thanksgiving dinner, we went out to the Queen Mary Cruise Ship. it was a wonderful experience, with the best window table and view over looking the ocean and a special thanksgiving feast (although i wasn't thrilled about the food - which is why i need to learn how to cook and buy a turkey some day). anyway, the night was so romantic and the sunset was truly gorgeous. if you haven't heard much about the queen mary, she was being built while the titanic sank and was suppose to be the next bigger/better ship, she was magnificent, and then during wwII, she was actually used in the war be/c we had lost so many ships. cool history, you should read more about if you are interested at www.queenmary.com!
sadly, we forgot to take pics in the daylight of everything, we were just so anxious for the feast i guess (and the flash wouldn't work either be/c of the big spot lights that didn't help us). so, if you look closely, you can see crew with mimi and papa!! thanks for coming to visit!! we loved it!
mimi, crew, papa

sadly, a very unthankful thing happened to me. on our way home from the queen mary feast, i lost my wedding ring. we were driving home, and i was twirling my ring around my finger and it fell off, i didn't think much about it as i "knew" it would be right by my foot...so i told my mom to remind me to get it before i got out of the car when we got home... we both remembered, to look right when we arrived, but mysteriously it was no where in sight. we searched with flashlights, we dug, cleaned out our clothes, purses, shoes, searched anywhere and everywhere it might have flipped. after looking for an hour, i started to feel anxious but it still didn't feel real. i figured we would find it in the morning when it was sunny, and then put it back on my finger, where it belongs and everything would be normal! then the next morning, we looked again like crazy people, then we took every seat out of the back of the vehicle and looked in every gidget, gadget, hole, nook, and cranny. :`<

on a happier note: the rest of the day we drove my parents around la to show them some cool sights, went to the pier and had lunch and see the beach! it was cool!

saturday, we went shopping at the swap meat in orange county, that we heard a lot about. it was cool. it was like a gigantic garage sale (and some of you that really know me, know how i am a garage sale junkie or i am also known as a "classifieds junkie. ssssssshhhhhhh). i loved it! it's not just for the shopping, but there is an added energy from all the funky people who want to sell their stuff and the crazies who will buy anything...but i think the highlight was my lunch! i had the best chili cheese fries and sausage-dog since i lived in texas. yum yum! it felt like a county fair but without the rides. although it was probably a one and done thing, it was worth the trip!

mimi crew & papa!

he loves them!!! well we miss you all so much, it's been so lonely!! can't wait for christmas! see you soon