Thanksigiving

Thanksgiving day started out the way it usually does--with Darin and Donald heading out to the Turkey Bowl. Darin came home ready to eat and move on to other things; Donald came home wondering if he'd be able to move in a few hours. :-) (He was fine--nothing a few Motrin couldn't fix!)

Early afternoon we headed over to our wonderful friends, the Whitts, for appetizers and then the whole group headed to a school down the street for a 13 year tradition called "stinkpot". Vaughn and Meg Peterson taught us this game 13 years ago and although they have moved away, we play it every Thanksgiving. The game is a mix of tag, red rover, and I-don't-know-what. But it's fun and the kids (and adults that play) really enjoy it. I've found that I'm just too slow to keep up with the kids, but I do enjoy sitting on a blanket, enjoying the sun and the game and chatting away with the other ladies. :-)

After stinkpot, it was back to our house where we had Thanksgiving dinner with just our family and Jamie's friend, Will. Jenna and Erik were at the Alvarez home. We had a delightful meal, watched some football and then had some delicious desserts. By 8:30 I was sound asleep on the couch while others watched Elf. A great way to end a busy day!!

And what would Thanksgiving be without a little Rock Band? Jenna decided to reprise her role from last Christmas and sang "Roxanne" for us again. Enjoy!! :-)

Thanksgiving with family

The Sunday before Thanksgiving we got together with Kelly's family and Ann's family to have our pre-Thanksgiving feast. This has been a tradition for many years and one that we all enjoy. The food was plentiful and delicious and it's always fun to catch up. I forgot my camera so I don't have pictures, but maybe one day Ann will send me some pictures that I'll add. Kelly brought Delainey a little headband with antlers on it. She actually wore it for a while and it was SO cute!

It's wonderful to have such a great extended family!!

UNC vs. Belmont Abbey

On Friday, November 6, UNC had an exhibition game at home against Belmont Abbey. Donald got the whole family tickets and we were all excited to go. This game was "general admission" so everyone just got to sit wherever. (There were, of course, reserved seats, but the majority of the Smith Center was open.) Donald ended up being sick and unable to go, but Jenna, Darin and I headed over to Chapel Hill to be there when the doors opened and to save seats for the rest of the gang. We ended up sitting on the 2nd and 3rd rows near the basket.

We were there 3 1/2 hours before the game, but we were entertained by watching the Lady Tarheels take on Virginia in volleyball.

Then the real fun started with warm-ups. It was great to be SO close.

Delainey wasn't so sure about being so close....

Once the game started, the action was too fast for my s-l-o-w camera. I missed numerous dunks and blocks which were RIGHT in front of us!! I did, however, get a free throw shot!

Here's a picture of the group taken at half-time. I don't know how to crop pictures for the blog so you have to find us in the sea of blue...

front row (left to right): Will Lewis, Jamie, Jenna, Erik
second row (left to right): Jan, Darin, Devin, Sarah and Delainey, Ginger (Sarah's Mom)