Last week Wednesday, Sarah and I drove to Blacksbug, VA to be with the Gardner side of our family for Thanksgiving. After picking up Elizabeth in DC, we plowed through the Thanksgiving Eve Traffic better than expected.
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Our trip included listening to Josh Schicker and Brian Reagan, which made for an amusing and relaxing drive. I was reminded again at how grateful I am for our Garmin GPS device. When I purchased it used on Craigslist last year, I had no idea how much time, headaches, and relational tensions it would save. Driving to a new destination is much less stressful than it was before. How did those pioneers do it?!?
The Gardner family does Thanksgiving right: tons of home made food passed down from generations (including a roll recipe that is from dad's grandmother. I learned this weekend that the batch they make every year is 1/3 of the regular recipe...except for the butter--we eat triple what the recipe calls for!). Like years previous, Thanksgiving Day was filled with cooking and consuming vast amount of food. We collapsed and watched the highly entertaining Kung-Fu Panda movie on their new HDTV/Blu-Ray system (and yes, I got drool all over the couch).
Saturday, we implimented Elizabeth's idea to have a family Clue night. So, we dressed up as various characters, found the murder weapons--including a real revolver, watched the movie, and played the board game. A very memorable evening! Check out the incredible costumes and props:
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