Well, the time has come for the in-laws to leave. Actually, they already left.... this morning. After a wonderful 2 months, the time came to say goodbye. For those of you who have seen the movie The Blind Side, there is a part where Sandra Bullock's character has to say goodbye to her son.... she does this by patting him on the arm and then simply walking away. Thus avoiding any tears or outward display of emotion that may be too hard to handle for the drive home. WELL.... that is exactly what happened here in Mt Pleasant Michigan last night. Tom said goodbye to his mom and she did exactly that same thing. Well.... I wasn't going to let her get away that easily! First, I called her out on her business and and then I squeezed her until she could hardly take another breath and made her face her emotions. OK, so maybe I'm exaggerating a bit... but that's pretty much how it happened! We had a great time and hope to do it again soon..... (aka: in another few years....are you listening Todd and Teri??? It's your turn next!)
Speaking of Teri..... we were lucky enough to have her (and her husband Steve) here for Thanksgiving this year! They came to spend the holiday with us and to then drive home with Tom's mom and dad. (Isabel made the above place-cards for Thanksgiving dinner.)
I hope you all had a great holiday.... we sure did. We have so many friends and family that we are thankful for... Thank you to all of you who add so much to our lives.