Thanksgiving in Richmond

Jason had to take 5 exams before we could go play in Richmond for the Thanksgiving break! Ugh poor boy! It was all worth it though because he got to go play a really awesome golf course (Tradition at Royal New Kent... just outside of Richmond) while Zoey and I went shopping at a huge outlet mall in Williamsburg. We didn't buy much, but we had fun looking! After about 3 hours we picked Jason up and met our friend Todd for dinner. We went to a really good BBQ place called Buzz and Ned's (seriously one of the best pulled pork sandwiches I have ever had!) The next day we went to Todd and Kayli's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Everything turned out great! A few other friends (Nelson, Taylor, and Ben) met up with us too. Nelson and Ben are going to medical school as well. Nelson at Duke and Ben at University of Virginia. Ironic that all of us high school friends could end up within a few hours of each other. Taylor was just nice enough to fly all the way from Utah to be with us! Anyway Todd and Kayli did a great job with the turkey. The rest of us just contributed the little stuff, but I do have to comment on the pies Nelson and Taylor made... very impressed by the presentation! They looked good, but too bad I am not a huge pie fan! Jason thought they were excellent though! Everyone stayed the night except for Ben and the next morning we all went out for some black friday shopping! Once again not much to show for the shopping excursion, but it was fun anyway! Zoey loved all the attention! Oh we took Zoey to Petsmart again... she loves it! She was especially interested in a nasty looking dumbo rat (of all things Zoey, a rat?!). Jason tried to explain why we should buy the rat for Zoey, but I was having none of that business! I would be the one doing all the dirty work... no thanks. We decided to stop at one more place before we left Richmond... Krispy Kreme of course we needed some fresh, hot, deliciousness to finish off the trip! Everything was great! Unfortunately Jason dropped his credit card in the parking lot and didn't realize until the next morning at home. Good news is that Krispy Kreme has it and Todd and Kayli are going to pick it up for him! What good friends, let us stay at their house, let us eat their food, let our baby slobber all over everything, and pick up after my husband! We will be staying with Kayli one more time in December before we fly out to Utah for Christmas! Wow! We will have stayed with them three times in just over a month... Thanks Guys!

So much has happened since the last time I updated this! Where do I start... well I had a wonderful birthday! I relaxed all morning and then Jason took me to dinner at a fancy resturant in town. After that we had an indoor soccer game (so fun!) and then it was back to our house for cake and ice cream with friends! We have the most amazing friends here! Oh my birthday present was a brand new mac desktop computer! It's amazing! Jason mounted it on the wall and it is now serving as our tv, computer, and radio! I am pretty sure Jason is proud of his purchase... as well he should be, but he is so excited every time he gets home to use the computer!

Three days after my birthday we headed down to Richmond for the 1/2 marathon. We stayed with our friends Todd and Kayli in their beautiful town home! They were also nice enough to let our friends Spencer and Amy stay too! So early saturday morning Amy and I headed off the the 1/2 marathon while the boys stayed behind. They ended up cheering us on around the half way point. It was a beautiful day and the race was fun! I ran better than I thought I would finishing in 1 hour and 48 minutes. I am planning on doing it next year... maybe even the full marathon! After the race we went back to Todd and Kayli's and had lunch and then headed to maymont park. Zoey loved all of the animals there! We had such a good time! We will be heading back to Richmond again for Thanksgiving. It will be a good break for Jason!

Just this past couple of weeks Zoey has started to walk! yay! Everyday she gets better and better at it! She is so smart! She makes us so happy! We love her so much! I can't imagine life without her... I LOVE BEING A MOM!

Before Zoey and I left for Utah we decided to go with some friends to an awesome pumpkin patch. Zoey loved going around to see all the animals with Jason. Then of course we picked out a few pumpkins to take home. We didn't have time to carve them before Zoey and I left so now it's still sitting on our porch uncarved!

Jason had to stay home and study, study, study, while his girls left him for 10 days to go play in Utah! He got some good study in without distraction! He is now taking biochemistry, histology, and microanatomy. He is in a test right this second so lets hope he does well!

Flying to and from Utah with a 9 month old is not easy! She actually did really well, but it was rough on me to keep her entertained on a 3 1/2 hour flight. Not to mention in a tiny space with people all around! It was all worth the hassle to visit our family and friends! We packed a lot of stuff into our 10 day trip! We went to family parties, lots of lunches and dinners, and visited all the grandparents and great grandparents. Oh and we also fit in some Zoey shopping and birthday shopping for me! WOW! Exhausting, but really FUN! We were so Excited to see Jason when we finally got to the Ronoake airport at 11pm! We were very tired from a long travel day. We stayed the night in Ronoake and went to breakfast and shopping the next morning. Right next to the Target was a pet store that we decided to take Zoey to. She loved it! We saw a bunch of birds, fish, kittens, and puppies/dogs! She could have stayed there all day!