*~*Small World*~*: 12/06/10

Well, it's that time of year again! Wooohooo! The Holiday Season is sooooo much fun and it all starts with THANKSGIVING!!!! Eric and I spent Thanksgiving with my family and we are going to spend Christmas with his family. This is the first year both of us have been or will be away from our families for either Thanksgiving or Christmas. Eric went through it first. I think he had a hard time being away from his family during Thanksgiving. He still seemed happy though :) I am a little sad about being away from my family for Christmas. It will be hard but I am excited to spend time with my inlaws and get to know them better! Plus as long as I am with Eric everything will be just fine!!!!

The day before Thanksgiving we went to the new Rec Center in Gillette. It is really nice and a lot of fun. We swam around and rode the slides and the lazy river quite a few times. We also sat in the hot tub and relaxed and just enjoyed ourselves! For Thanksgiving we went over to a family friends house. It was nice to meet up with some friends and just have a really relaxed Thanksgiving day. We ate tons of delicious food and then sat around and talked! The day after Thanksgiving Eric and my brother Brandon went and played hunter men. They went up to the Big Horns to look for Mountain Lions and Bob Cats with a good family friend. They were gone ALL DAY! They didn't see anything though because there was not enough snow to track them :( Eric really wanted to see a mountain lion but he still had a good time. The last day we were in Gillette, I got to babysit the cutest little baby ever! Her name is Aspen and she is an absolute doll. After babysitting her, my family, Eric, and I all went to the Rec Center yet again. Dad and Brandon went to the pool while the rest of us played tennis and went rock climbing! It was so much fun. Eric is AMAZING at rock climbing. He scurried up the wall without a problem! Once we came home from our awesome break, we found broken and frozen pipes. Eric and I (but mostly Eric) spent most of Sunday fixing them. Talk about a good time....

I love the Thanksgiving break! It is nice to spend time with family and spend time away from school. It is also a time for me to reflect on how lucky I am and how much I have to be thankful for!!!!

Before Thanksgiving Break Eric and I were Going to Go to the Temple. Plans Got Changed and We Were Unable to Go So We Are Kind of Bummed in This Pic :(