Giving Thanks in December?

So I know we are all Ho Ho Hoing now but is it okay if I still give thanks in December? I have been a little swamped with the almost done with my first semester of grad school rush but now things are calming down and I have time to breathe again! Phew! One more take home final to do and I am that much closer to getting my Masters! :)

Well Thanksgiving this year truly was a blast! We went up to Connecticut to spend time with my familia and it was well worth it! Things I found myself grateful for during our quick break at home:



First and foremost I have to say I am so thankful that I got to see my loverly sister with her cute little belly! Not only did I get to see her little belly but I got to feel my nephew Edwin moving around for the first time! By far the high light of our trip!



Next it was wonderful to be surrounded by good friends and family on our day of thanks! We had so much yummy food and plenty to be grateful for! What a wonderful way to spend Thanksgiving day!



And then of course there was the post-Thanksgiving Christmas tree shopping! I must admit it was pretty cold up there but we all feel like we picked the perfect tree! Mostly I was just grateful for the boys who were able to cut the tree down, get it hooked onto the car and figure out a way to get it to stand tall and beautiful in our family room! Thanks boys! :)



And last but not least I was so grateful that all of the kids (Car & Josh, Broc & I and Drew & Jesse) could successfully make Kufta en Matzoon! It was a birthday gift for my mom and although the wheat balls were a little bit cracked I think overall it was a great success! Jesse hadn't ever had our traditional post-Thanksgiving Armenian meal and she liked it so I am taking that as a success! (Notice Josh's awesome face in the photo and the lit match in Broc's hand! Oh those boys!)

Really though, my Thanksgiving was just so great! Filled with love and happiness and family! What more could a girl like me ask for? Thanks family for the best 3 day break from grad school ever! I LOVE YOU!

P.S. Even though I said I was giving thanks in December...I'm not going to lie and say that I was thankful Broc was in gorgeous Puerto Rico this past week for work while I was stuck in freezing cold D.C. with snow doing finals...



Ok so I wasn't too happy about that but I am thrilled that we get to spend a few days in Utah this week with his family! I guess for that I can be grateful!