What a blessed Thanksgiving! I could not have asked for a better Thanksgiving. Mike and I traveled to the Blue Ridge Mountains in Northern Georgia. My mom's side of the family--her Dad's family--have been getting together for several years for Thanksgiving. It is a wonderful time to catch up with family besides just seeing and writing them on facebook. We have some family that live near Blue Ridge, so several families stayed with them and the rest of us rented two other cabins in the mountains.
My entire family stayed in one cabin and we had a delightful time together. We all arrived in town on Wednesday and my sister made a spectacular southwestern soup for dinner and we enjoyed our conversation and just being together. Thursday morning we watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and we drew names for Christmas. Shortly thereafter, we headed to my Cousin's house.
It was fun to give and get lots of hugs from family. Before we ate, the word passed along to everyone that we were going to take a group picture outside. I couldn't believe how many family were there once we were all in one place. It was painless to get all these people together for a picture! What a great memory~my Pappy would have loved that we were all together, so would his brother and sister~seeing all the family getting together and making memories to last a lifetime.
We enjoyed the many activities at my Cousin's house, playing pool, fishing on the lake, target practice in the valley, tepee in the valley, movie theater room, and of course EATING!!
We got to try some new recipes for Thanksgiving dinner. I got 5 of my favorite recipes, so I can't wait to for the opportunity to make one of these yummy southern recipes! (Thanks Karen, Brenda, Marlene, and Kelly for sharing your fabulous cooking with me!) On Friday, my immediate family took a train ride on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway.
We had a fun time with each other. There were additional passengers on the train too~Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa and Mrs. Claus. We enjoyed popcorn and hot chocolate while singing Christmas carols and listening to a Christmas story.
Miss M is at the stage where she will let you know when she wants or doesn't want her picture taken. We enjoyed shopping and eating at Harvest on Main. If you are ever in Blue Ridge, GA, you won't want to miss this great place to eat. Most of the food they serve, comes from local farmers in the area. Mike and I were sad to leave such great southern hospitality and head back to sunny Florida. We had a great time going to a new place and experiencing God's amazing creation. We would love to return next year for Thanksgiving, so we will see what the Lord has planned for 2012. But for 2011, Thanksgiving weekend was a blessing in itself.
My entire family stayed in one cabin and we had a delightful time together. We all arrived in town on Wednesday and my sister made a spectacular southwestern soup for dinner and we enjoyed our conversation and just being together. Thursday morning we watched the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and we drew names for Christmas. Shortly thereafter, we headed to my Cousin's house.
It was fun to give and get lots of hugs from family. Before we ate, the word passed along to everyone that we were going to take a group picture outside. I couldn't believe how many family were there once we were all in one place. It was painless to get all these people together for a picture! What a great memory~my Pappy would have loved that we were all together, so would his brother and sister~seeing all the family getting together and making memories to last a lifetime.
We enjoyed the many activities at my Cousin's house, playing pool, fishing on the lake, target practice in the valley, tepee in the valley, movie theater room, and of course EATING!! 
We got to try some new recipes for Thanksgiving dinner. I got 5 of my favorite recipes, so I can't wait to for the opportunity to make one of these yummy southern recipes! (Thanks Karen, Brenda, Marlene, and Kelly for sharing your fabulous cooking with me!) On Friday, my immediate family took a train ride on the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway.
We had a fun time with each other. There were additional passengers on the train too~Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa and Mrs. Claus. We enjoyed popcorn and hot chocolate while singing Christmas carols and listening to a Christmas story. 
Miss M is at the stage where she will let you know when she wants or doesn't want her picture taken. We enjoyed shopping and eating at Harvest on Main. If you are ever in Blue Ridge, GA, you won't want to miss this great place to eat. Most of the food they serve, comes from local farmers in the area. Mike and I were sad to leave such great southern hospitality and head back to sunny Florida. We had a great time going to a new place and experiencing God's amazing creation. We would love to return next year for Thanksgiving, so we will see what the Lord has planned for 2012. But for 2011, Thanksgiving weekend was a blessing in itself.
