Thanksgiving | 2019

We had a great Thanksgiving filled with lots of family time. Wednesday after work, we left for Louisburg to see Craws family for the evening. I was wondering how Camden would do since he tends to be a little cranky after school but he surprisingly did great. When we were leaving Wilson, we saw the most beautiful sunset I've ever seen. We arrived to Louisburg and spent the evening hanging out with everybody and watching Camden and Avery play. They are really starting to enjoy each other.

 

Thursday morning, we woke up and had cinnamon rolls and watched part of the parade. We laid Camden down for an early nap while Craw and I made a sweet potato casserole to take to my family's lunch. It was our first time making it and we came home with an empty casserole dish so I would say it was a success. We always eat at my aunts house for Thanksgiving lunch and it was so nice to see my aunts, uncles, and cousins as we don't get to see each other often. We ended up taking some family pictures which I always enjoy because I try to make them my Christmas card.

 

When we left their house, we went back to Louisburg for a second dinner with Craw's family but I failed to take any pictures. By this point, we were pretty tired and I had a bad headache but we enjoyed a delicious meal with them. We ended up coming back to Wilson early due to my headache and dropped Cam off with my parents so he could spend the night with them. I had planned to go shopping with Craw but my migraine was so bad I ended up laying down at 7:30.

 

It was a great Thanksgiving and its hard to believe it is already over. This year is flying by and I'm trying to remind myself to enjoy every single moment.

 

 

Camden's First Thanksgiving | 2018

We kicked off Camden's first Thanksgiving on Wednesday night after work. Craw met me at work and we headed to his parent's house to celebrate with his extended family. It was a fun night spent with family and we were all three exhausted by the end of the night.

We woke up Thanksgiving morning bright and early and baked some cinnamon rolls. The plan was to watch the parade but our little stinker fell asleep on his daddy. While he slept, I went to get ready so I only saw a small part. We had lunch with my family and it was so good to see my aunts, uncles, and cousin.  We were missing a few this year but we will hopefully see them at Christmas. It was a wonderful afternoon spent with family. We tried to take some pictures but Camden was starting to get super sleepy so we only got a few pictures.

After we left my family, we headed back to Louisburg to see Craw's family. We do Thanksgiving dinner with his immediate family. It is still so hard to believe we now have two little babies in the family. Camden was a trooper with all the travelling that we did. I think its safe to say he had a great first Thanksgiving and we made lots of memories.

 

Thanksgiving 2017

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving and are having a tough time getting back in to the swing of things today. Craw and I had Friday off so we had a 4 day weekend and it was glorious. We kicked off Thanksgiving weekend by heading to see Craw's family on Wednesday night to eat. This was the dinner that GG always hosted and when she passed, Craw's mom took over the hosting duties. We had a great time seeing his extended family and enjoying a family fun game night. We headed back home later that night to prepare for Thanksgiving day.

We woke up Thursday morning and Craw made cinnamon rolls and we watched the Macy's Thanksgiving parade together. We usually make a butter braid but we sadly did not get one this year to cook on Thanksgiving morning. For lunch, we went to my Aunt Debbie's house and enjoyed lunch with all of my family. I sadly realized that we take lots of pictures with my family but not enough with Craw's family. We need to change that for Christmas.

Craw and I went back to his family's house Thursday night for another family dinner. Sadly, I did not take any pictures. We went Black Friday shopping super late Thursday night and we enjoyed our time. However, I got to a point where I lost all of my energy and all I wanted was my bed. Three Thanksgiving meals and driving back and forth will do that to you.

Friday we decorated for Christmas and I am loving my two new adoption ornaments from mom and Mama Teri.

For our anniversary, I bought Craw tickets to the State/UNC game. We went on Saturday and we had the BEST date day. That game was a little scary the first half but State pulled out the WIN.

We finished out the weekend with a low key day on Sunday. I snapped this picture of sweet Hank and it is for sure one of my new favorites. Craw and I talked about how this is hopefully our last Thanksgiving as a family of three. Next year, we hope to have a little baby tagging along with us and we absolutely cannot wait!



First Married Thanksgiving

Today I am taking a break from the wedding blog posts to share what we did on our first married Thanksgiving. I was extremely excited for our first married holiday. We spent last year going separate ways since we knew it would be  our last year so this year was super special.

Crawford had to work until 7 on Wednesday. His extended family always gets together the night before Thanksgiving and sadly we had to miss it. I think Craw was feeling a bit down but by the time we would have gotten there, everyone would be leaving. So, I came up with a plan in which we would eat pizza, watch movies, snuggle with Hank, and just enjoy our time alone.

Let's just say that didn't happen either and I am perfectly okay with that. Our neighbors invited us over so I went and hung out with them while I waited for Craw to get off work. Then, my sister and Luke (her boyfriend) came over and we decided to order pizza and hang out. The boys went to get the pizza and while they were gone, Granice (my parents: Gregg and Janice) stopped by. We sat, and talked, and ate lots of pizza for nearly 2 hours. It was awesome just getting to spend time just the 6 of us because that never happens. Once they all left, my neighbors came over and we hung out with them for another hour. It really was a great night, even if it wasn't quite how we planned it.

Thanksgiving morning, we woke up and went to get breakfast in our pajamas. We got Bojangles and came back and ate breakfast in bed while watching the Macy's Thanksgiving parade. IT WAS AWESOME!! Definitely a new tradition I want to start.

We then got ready and headed to my Aunt Debbie's house for Thanksgiving with the Owens. This was our second Thanksgiving without grandma and while it was a little easier, I still felt the emptiness of her presence. We ate tons of food, sung songs with my sister, and then took lots of family pictures.

First married Thanksgiving!!

My family: Mom, Dad, Hillary, and Luke. Love them more than anything!

Sister Sister!!

Hillary and Luke

Group picture with majority of the Owens clan.

After we left my aunts, we picked up Hank and headed straight to Louisburg. Crawfords mom cooked a FEAST! I have never seen someone cook that much food by themselves. It was delicious and she even made my favorites: homemade macaroni and cheese and baked beans!

I loved being with his family and sitting at the table and listening to them share childhood stories. The boys may fight a lot but there is no greater love/bond than those Bolton boys. Sadly, I didn't get any pictures with them but I will make up for it at Christmas!!

After we ate, we decided to attempt to get the Black Friday deal Target was offering on the iPads. We coerced Casey in to riding with us and we had an awesome time! We scored our iPad and Casey even got one! 

I loved being with my family, sharing new traditions with my in-laws, and spending the whole day with my husband. I can't wait for all of the future holidays we will share together.