Who would have thought that I would be in Texas for Thanksgiving? If you would have told me this last year, I don't think that I would have believed you, but it's only true. It happened. It was my first holiday away from my family. We all made the best of it here in Allen, Texas though.
We surrounded ourselves with our own family for a year. We all may be from different parts of the world, have many likes and dislikes, and not one person look like the next, but that is what makes this family so unique. That, and the fact that we had a bouncy house for Thanksgiving!! I mean, what family has one of those just for the holiday?! Haha, this one does!! Clearly, we are one of a kind, but that's what makes it all that much better.
We even brought in the holiday watching the Thanksgiving Macy's Day Parade in morning just like we were little kids again. This time though we all were a lot older. It really felt like a holiday especially with the day off from work.
Then, it was time for the feast and good company of course only after we were all bounced out and the 10 deep-friend turkeys with all the fixin's were done, it was time to eat!! Never has it been so quiet in a room of over 60 people before.
Aside from the holiday celebrations, it was definitely a city for Christmas shopping. If you needed anything, Allen was the place to find it, with outlets in one direction, a mall in the other, and strip malls with little shops in another, you were bound to find something to your fancy. This being said, most of our suitcases are feeling the repercussions of that. It will be interesting to see how many of them make weight the next time we have to fly. Until then, we were off on the bus ride to another state and another city!! See you all in Kansas!!
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