Thanksgiving, Utah, and chasing firefighters?

Now that finals are over, birthday is past, and Christmas shopping is done, I finally have down time to catch up on this thing! I realized I never blogged about our Thanksgiving trip, which is a crazy big bummer because I won't remember everything. But here's a run down.

We drove to Utah with the Pugh's.. one of the funnest car rides ever. Got to Utah at 4 in the am. 

{ate some yummy breakfast, played a little farkle, and then we met my new nephew Treyson}

...Had a giant Thanksgiving meal with my family and watched Lincoln after. Good movie, but so boring if not in the right mood. Which I wasn't. I slept.....

Went shopping and spent time with the fam

Went on fun doubles with great friends, ice skating is always a hit and the candy shop windows at City Creek make you feel like you're in an old Christmas movie. And we never thought the game Sorry! could be so fun.

But... Saturday held the real adventure. Since we hadn't been able to see Derek's brother Chad in awhile, we decided to go visit him in Park City. He works for the Park City Fire District and we took him to lunch. When he goes to lunch, all of his fellow fire guys come with in case of an emergency. We joked about how cool it would be if there was one. So we are sitting outside at Cafe Rio when their radio goes off about a lady in a Michael's. They're right there so they leave their food, run and jump in their truck, and head off. Derek's mom noticed that it didn't go too far, so without really cleaning much up, the in-laws were off to watch their boy in action! Derek and I quickly followed them and watched the whole scene: the ambulance, the stretchers, everything. All while feeling like it was something we shouldn't be watching;)

Being back home with family was the greatest part of the whole weekend. It's amazing just how much more you appreciate family and home when you're away from it for awhile. I'll count it as a blessing.