Katie's Krazy Klan: Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving 2010

Things didn't go as planned this year, but in the end....we had an enjoyable holiday. We were going to go up to SLC for the holiday this year. Both sides of the family were going to be up there...so dinner with the Roberts family in Midway-and Dessert with the Anderson family in Bountiful.

First thing...there was a blizzard warning that weekend. YES...a BLIZZARD warning! We were a bit nervous to drive in such awful conditions, plus it was going to be super cold. Do we have REALLY warm clothes for that kind of weather? Not really, but we would make it work. We watched the weather and made family aware of our concerns of driving in bad weather with a van full of kids. We were not looking forward to the drive possibly taking longer than it already is either! The weather looked as if it was not going to change.

Secondly...I made the mistake (not really a mistake...but if I didn't look we probably would have still gone up there) of going through our finances a few days before we were scheduled to leave. LOOK HERE...we don't even have the money to afford to go! Hmmmm....that was a much bigger problem than the blizzard.

Long story-short, our garage door was broken, we had a few other surprises happen with the house, a blizzard was on the way, news of a possibility of 1 less pay check that month due to school costs, and me having a complete breakdown, we made the decision NOT to go up to SLC. We were bummed. My brother Beau had recently gotten married and was having an open house/2nd reception up there. I was excited to see family and friends and old neighbors that I hadn't seen in awhile.

What to do for Thanksgiving dinner?

Roberts ended up cancelling their flight to SLC and changing plans last minute too.

We went over there on Thanksgiving Day and ate Mexican food. It was really good! We then went to the movie theater and saw "Mega Mind." The girls were a little bored and so Lala and the 2 girls went to the theater next door and saw "Tangled" instead. They loved it! We met them back at the Roberts house for pie. Full bellies, good entertainment, good company. We had an enjoyable holiday.

Geary "surprised" by the picture being taken