Thanksgiving Weekend 2009

Thanksgiving was very low key this year. We decided that we would cook instead of going out. We were going to run a turkey trot on the Salmon Creek trail instead of the Zoo Turkey Trot. I got runner's knee two days before Thanksgiving and then on Thanksgiving it was pouring rain all day, so there was no running to be had. I would have run had my knee been okay but I didn't want to push it. We went to the Harkers mid morning and hung out for a while. A group of us decided to go to the park and play in the rain. Keri and Charlie had a swing jumping contest which ended in a tie. The kids played on the playground and got wet. We then went to the church to play basketball. Unfortunately the gym was already being used for basketball so Keri, Charlie, Norm, and Brendan played against the others who were there. We returned back to the Harkers and sat down to a traditional meal. The meal was fabulous--my favorite of the year. We all probably ate too much and then we just hung out for a while. We had planned on seeing a movie in the afternoon but we couldn't decide which one to see so we stayed home. A few of us went to Old Navy to check out their sale--jeans for $10 for kids. It was nice to get out for a little bit. The kids stayed home with the grandparents. Everyone got along for the most part. We made plans for the rest of the weekend, which included shopping a little and going to Mt. Hood for tubing.

Mt. Hood was a blast. We got up and headed to the mountain early so that we were there when the tubing started. We went to Summit. The kids were a little tentative at first, preferring to go down with an adult. They quickly decided that they wanted to try it on their own and that was the end of that. We had races down the mountain, took a break for lunch and tubed some more. It was a fun morning spent in the snow. Overall, it was a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend.

I have much to be thankful for. I am grateful for my family. We are lucky that Kevin has a great job that he enjoys and that allows us to have the comforts that we do. I am grateful that we are all healthy and able to pursue different passions--taekwondo, running, soccer, etc. I am grateful for so much this season.