Thanksgiving at the Beach 01.12.
This year for Thanksgiving my parents wanted to shake up the norm by going down to Fort Morgan, Alabama. A family friend has a beach house (dubbed the Yellowbird) RIGHT on the beach…it was STUNNING! Although it was cold (and rainy the first day), it was still a nice change of scenery. We saw the setting sun from the deck every evening, and spent a lot of time cooking, doing puzzles, and connecting as a family. We would take a few brisk walks on the beach, but none of us were really prepared for the freezing temperatures, so they were short and sweet. Since Andy and I had to open up the record store for Black Friday sales, we actually celebrated Thanksgiving on Wednesday, so we could drive home on Thursday. We originally planned on getting up super early on Friday and driving back, just in time to open up…however, when my parents suggested having dinner on Wednesday night, it just made more sense to not try to rush and fight traffic on Friday. The time with the family was wonderful, the food was delicious, and Black Friday sales were huge!
On the way home, we stopped to fill up the gas tank and I saw a couple of kittens pawing through the garbage. I bought a bag of cat food from inside, and brought it out to a row of bushes. After shaking the bag to get the kittens to follow, I soon found myself surrounded by 8 of them!! I opened the bag and left it for all the cuties, even though the gas station attendant assured me they were fed everyday. At least I knew they were getting a Thanksgiving feast! It was hard to drive away, by I know I can’t own every single cat haha. It was nice to cuddle with our furry babies when we got home though! Tiny cracks me up cause her new favorite spot is on top of my camera cabinet – heat rises!
