An Oklahoma Thanksgiving

Best. Weekend. Ever.

I've been looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend all Fall. It's my favorite Holiday and really kicks off the best time of the year.

Jamie and I left Lafayette around 7:00 AM Wednesday morning and made the LONG trek to Tulsa. It was about an 8 and a half hour drive. Very long but not terrible. That night, we had sushi at In The Raw with my parents, Angela and Jon. They flew home (lucky dogs) and it was so great to be home with family. I loved every second.

Thursday morning, I woke up and headed to the gym to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. It's one of my favorite parts of Thanksgiving and I don't remember a year without watching it. I love the floats, the Broadway clips, the lip singing, the celebs and more. I just absolutely love it!

Then I made my Nutella Pecan Pie that I found on Pinterest and it was absolutely delicious and oh so easy! I highly recommend it.

Lunch was at my Aunt's house and we always do a really traditional Thanksgiving meal which I absolutely love. Turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole (my top favorite), rolls, green bean casserole, gravy, noodles, cranberry stuff (never touched it), pumpkin pie, pecan pie, fresh whipped cream, sweet tea, unsweet tea...and I think that's it :) I hardly ever eat the turkey because I love the sides so much. Plus, when I was little, I had the throw-ups on Thanksgiving and I vividly remember the smell of turkey making me sick. So it's still hard to eat and not think of that sad holiday.

My Aunt Debi and Aunt Leslie, my dad's sisters:

Looking very stripe-alicious, might I add!

Girl cousins with Grandma Betty, the best grandma in the world!:
Left to right: Me, Emma, KK, Angela and Grandma

The Frates/Friggel/Schoenthaler/Lobb/Ervin ladies:
My dad, Jon (Angela's hubby), Jamie and Bill relaxin' and snoozin' with full bellies:
Thursday afternoon, we just hung out at the house and attempted to let our food digest. Thanksgiving night, we have a tradition of going to see a movie. We almost always see something stupid, so this year we played it safe. I saw Tower Heist a few weeks ago and really liked it, so we saw that :) Thankfully most everyone enjoyed it as well.

Friday morning, I had coffee with my sweet friend Stacy. Stacy and I grew up together at Jenks and I just adore that lady! So glad I got to see you, my dear!!

After coffee, Jamie and I got back in the car and headed to Bartlesville to do Thanksgiving Part II with his family. We had BBQ with lots of yummy sides at his house! Mmm Mmm good! It was a good break from the traditional Thanksgiving meal the day before.

And although this picture is precious, I'm so mad at myself that this is the only picture I got which we were at Jamie's parents' house!!:
I hate it when I'm a bad picture-taker!

At Friday Thanksgiving, there was Papa, Meme, Jamie's mom and dad (Kim and Marty), his sister--Camie and her boyfriend, Darrin. We had a ball together, talking, eating, relaxing, laughing and just enjoying each other's company.

That night, we got some frozen custard and enjoyed the Christmas lights at Woolaroc. Let the Christmas season begin!

Saturday, we lounged, I biked, we ate, got pedicures and just hung out. It was a marvelously relaxing day. And that night, we headed back to my parents house to eat dinner there and celebrate my 25th birthday! Oh yeah, I turn 25 tomorrow on the 28th! That's half of a century! Holy-mom-boli!

Here is a sample of the fabulous gifts I received:

New TOMS in Burlap:

New TOMS in silver Pok-a-dots:
Both from my parentals.

Muppet OPI nail polish from Kim:
Left to right, the colors are: Gettin' Miss Piggy With It, Excuse Moi!, Warm and Fozzie (that color is on my tootsies now), and rainbow connection.

More OPI nail polish from Meme:
Left to right: William Tell Me About OPI, Birthday Babe, and Black Cherry Chutney.

I just love the OPI names, don't you?

Super cute and fun purse from my mama:
She has the same one too!

This cute KINDLE cover from Camie for my new KINDLE that I got from my parents (and the cats too!):
Yeah, baby! I'm getting a Kindle!!! I should get it some time this week and I can hardly wait! The cover is too cute, Camie! Love it!

Sassy earrings from Jamie's parents:
I "pinned" those and she cleverly found them at J Crew. Love!

This super cute snow globe from my mama:
BTW, I LOVE snow globes!

Fabulous Michael Kors watch from Kim:
Another "Pinterest" item.

Funky shirt from mama:
T-Town shirt from mama:
I'm trying to get out of my boring, safe wardrobe, so I think these shirts will help me out, don't cha think? Too cute!

3 new Pea coats from Kim:
Get this. They're all from Goodwill! But their originally from J Crew and Fossil! Hecks yes! I especially love the blue one!

Beautiful, soft, cozy scarf from my sister:
And she also got me this fabulous smelling candle which is lit as I type this. Oh so yummy!

All in all, it has been a fantastic birthday! I was so grateful I got to spend it with my family and tomorrow night, Jamie and I will celebrate. I've got a gift card and coupons to Chili's so, a Chili's night it is!

Well, it's 8:58 and I am exhausted from driving all day. Jamie actually let me drive most of the way. The time passed fairly quickly because I watched 4 Christmas movies :) I love the Holidays!

Love you guys and Happy *late* Thanksgiving!