Saturday, November 14th, we had an early Thanksgiving dinner with Matt's family while we were all in the same place still. Thanks to Curtis and Jackie's visas for Korea, they ended up still being in Utah for a couple weeks after we moved back from Peru. Originally, we were just going to miss them, so for once, a government worked in our favor so we could see them again :)

Friday the 13th. We didn't really have an unlucky day, though :) We picked Matt up at the airport (my first time using the park and wait area :)) and visited Matt's old boss and an old colleague. Aside from the waiting (we didn't go in the first stop), it wasn't too bad. It just took forever :) We went with him into Rustico, though. Those guys are pretty chill, and they loved Henlie. She appreciated the colored pencils and paper while we talked too haha.

I seem to recall not having a very productive day on Thursday, but I did make it to the store. I was happy to go without Matt. A - he hates Walmart. B - I could wander up and down aisles to my heart's content :) Andrew was so good while we shopped, too. Henlie didn't complain, either. I love that I can stick them both in a cart currently, even if the car seat does take up most of the cart space :) I am also grateful for the space at the bottom of the cart when I run out of room haha. Another bonus to our trip was discovering Walmart offers self-service bakery donuts. We totally got a half dozen and enjoyed some after lunch....which was from Costa Vida. I am so happy there is a Costa Vida in Payson now, too!

I'm thankful we came home with Matt having a new job. It is nice to know we still have income :) On Wednesday, November 11th, we had to drop him off at the airport for a couple of days training in San Francisco. Not gonna lie, it was really nice having the car available when I wanted it :) I also had a super productive day Wednesday and got way more house stuff done than I had hoped for. I love productive days. They make me happy :)

The 10th was a magical day thanks to my kids. I could have done with a little bit more time before our first snow, but that's okay. Henlie was so excited. Whenever it snows, she asks if there's enough snow to build a snowman. (There hasn't been yet.) I quickly got over my romanticized notion of snow and fondly thought back on the weather in Lima right now haha. It was also Andrew's first snow. Even though snow may be less than pleasant, it's always fun to experience baby's first.

Matt still hadn't started his new job yet, so we were able to run some errands and do some more house-putting-together. During this whole ordeal, I've been very glad we have somewhere to go for some normalcy and a home-cooked meal. (Thank you Carrie, Camile, and Jackie! I never know who made dinner what day :))

Sunday morning dawned and we got ready to leave while everyone else got ready for church. We didn't quite make it back in time for our church, but I was glad to have a day to recuperate a bit.