Saturday, November 24, 2007

friends, turkey and mayhem


Thanksgiving day was pretty cool. We really enjoyed spending time with our friends the Coyles. Of course the food and conversation was awesome, but i will not soon forget the highly competitive games. We threw down on all levels...Madden 07, Tennis and of course the beloved "guesstures". I was reminded of the rule that God has lovingly placed in my life: If I talk smack during any competition, I will lose. Even if it's to a 6 year old girl.

The fat man challenge was indeed a challenge on Thursday. I love stuffing...it is possibly one of the most ingenius creations in a box. In college, when everyone else would eat ramen noodles on a regular basis, I enjoyed the occasional bowl of stove top stuffing. Just heat the water in the microwave and BAM! You've got a veritable feast at your fingertips. If you add gravy, it's the perfect storm.

I didn't partake in the shopping mayhem on Friday. I did however, experience the traffic. If you think Miami traffic is crazy regularly, just add some highly caffeinated, value seeking consumers with a weapon. (a car or better yet, an suv.) I seriously thought I may have seen Jesus that day. I didn't want to take the risk of dying just save 99 cents on an ipod.

I called my mom while she was at her side of the family's Thanksgiving day gathering. Usually 30+ of us get together and rent out a place to eat and watch tv and talk about hunting and cars. I got the proverbial pass around on the phone...it was great to catch up with everyone.

I'm really excited about our series that starts this weekend. It's called "Evidence: the study". The first two weeks we'll look at Creation vs evolution...it's going to be awesome.