thanksgiving in st. george

my adorable fiance

Thanksgiving weekend...where do I even begin?

Chris and I decided to head down to St. George for Thanksgiving with his whole Mom's side of the family a day early seeing that there was this huge storm coming in...the worst that Utah has seen in 7 years...(what a joke..!). So we left work early, got all packed, and hit the road.

We were making great timing and the weather was great. It was windy, but no snow yet, so we were happy. Although, with about 10 miles left until St. George, the real fun began! 

As we were driving the car all of a sudden got really bumpy and we smelt something really gross. Chris pulled the car over and sure enough we had a blown out tire! We don't know how this happened, but there were 3 slashes in the tire and all we can say is that we are extremely lucky! It could've been really bad. So Chris preceded to change the tire. When he was finished we got back in the car all ready to go...and the car wouldn't start. We just looked at each other and laughed. Chris had a few ideas, tried them, and nothing worked. We then tried something that he's never done before - popping the clutch.

This was something else...! Since I don't know how to drive a stick shift, I had to get out and push the car, which I was perfectly fine with, but the one thing that I wasn't fine with was the traffic zooming by and how dark it was out. I was so scared!! We luckily made it to a hill and Chris was able to pop the clutch. I love my man :)

Thanksgiving was wonderful. It was fun being able to celebrate it with someone new. We talked about the different things we do on Thanksgiving and the things that we as a couple want to do. The food was so good...Chris's uncle Greg grilled the turkey, which made it super tastey. I think I ate more food in that one sitting than I did this whole weekend.

 me and my yummy food

Chris's plate of food...he ate it all!

There's this day after Thanksgiving day that is a favorite of mine. It's called Black Friday. Now I am never one to sleep outside for some ridiculous deal, but I do love hitting up Target for some cheap movies. Since I'm engaged and all Chris and I were talking about this killer deal that Target was having...a 40 inch flat screen on sale for $298 (original price $600). We talked about how we will need a TV for when we get married and after doing some research and talking a lot about it, we thought it would be a wise purchase. So we bundled up and headed over to Target to wait in line. Yes, you heard me, wait in line..outside...overnight.

us all bundled up

So we got to Target and there was hardly anyone in line! Awesome! We were #13. So 7 hours later and freezing our bums off, we got ready to make a run for the TV and movies. The doors opened, Chris ran for the TV. See the mistake that some people make is the grab a cart. Bad idea!! Go for your item and worry about a cart later. Chris had to stiff-armed a cart out of the way because some lady just had to get one! Anyways, we got our TV and 2 armfuls of movies. I would say it was  Black Friday success!

Overall the weekend was a lot of fun for Chris and I. We are so excited for the future Thanksgivings we are going to have together, but most of all I am thankful for such a loving fiance who cares about me and my well being, for a family who loves me, and for this gospel that I get to be apart of and the many blessings that come from it.