Last year on Thanksgiving Day we headed down to St. George early and ate Thanksgiving dinner with the other soccer families at an all-you-can-eat restaurant. That was fun once, but we didn't want to repeat it this year. So instead we decided to make our own Thanksgiving dinner here at home and then leave for St. George immediately afterwards. It is the first time we have cooked and eaten Thanksgiving dinner at home on our own. Kent was in charge of the turkey, potatoes and gravy, and I did the stuffing, rolls, salad, veggies and pies--everything from scratch. We missed being with family, but overall the dinner was great!
We left for St. George as soon as the kitchen was cleaned up and the left-overs put away. We arrived that evening with enough time for the kids to throw on their swim suits and play in the pool and hot tub. All the soccer families from our team stayed in the same hotel, so the kids loved running around with their friends. Kent liked watching football on the big screen hotel T.V. But my favorite thing was shopping the next morning. At 3:30 a.m. (yes, that is A.M.!) Kent and I got up, left the kids sleeping in the hotel room and participated in the crazy phenomenon known as "Black Friday." It was nuts! I would never have believed the crowds at that hour, long lines and general madness! I loved every minute of it, snagged some great bargains, and got a huge chunk of my Christmas shopping done as well. We spent the rest of the weekend running back and forth from different soccer fields around St. George, cheering for the boys in yellow.
What a great weekend. Congratulations Arsenal Soccer Club! Next year they're talking about entering a Thanksgiving tournament in Las Vegas or San Diego. We'll see...