So much to be thankful for...

It has been a very busy and exciting month, sorry I have not posted much lately. With Thanksgiving last week I thought I would write about all that has been going on and all that we are thankful for. Sorry I dont have a lot of pictures, like I have said in previous posts I am very bad at taking picture and have to borrow (ok steal) from my friends :)

First of all, for those of you who dont know my sister got married the week before thanksgiving, on apple cup saturday. She married Louis Claussen at St. Al's on the 22nd. It was a very fun day and I am very thankful she has found someone so perfect for her. They are a great couple and I know they will have a very happy life together, and I am thankful to finally have a brother-in-law! Here are a few pics that their photographer took. (PS if you are in the need of a photographer Ryan Lindberg is amazing and I highly recommend him!)


Secondly, on the same day my sister got married was the 100th game of the Cougs vs. Huskies. Yes this year it was not the best of the best and some thought of it more as the crapple cup but once a coug always a coug. Needless to say it was still a big deal for us and the rest of our friends and family and we are so thankful that the cougs were able to pull it out with a win. Watching the game and having them win like that definately made the wedding reception a little bit better for all of us. I am also thankful my sister scheduled her wedding in the morning and the reception later in the evening so we could all watch the game live :)



Third, I am very thankful most of my mom's side of the family was able to come up and spend time with us for the wedding. It was great having everyone together for the first time in about 5 years, hopefully it will not be that long again until we see one another. We got to have a little brunch on Sunday with the leftover wedding food and we all sat around and caught up and listened to Gramma tell stories of when she was growing up and about her and Grandpa.

And Finally but most importantly I am thankful for all my wonderful friends and family. Jim and I got to spend time with both our families over thanksgiving and had wonderful food and drinks at both places. They are the true blessing in my life and I do not know what I would do without them. On Thursday morning we went to Jim's parents house and hung out with them for awhile until we had to go up to my Aunts house for an early dinner. There we got to spend time with my parents, my borther, My mom's two sisters, my grandma and my two cousins. On Friday we headed back to the McCollums for another thanksgiving dinner with just Jim's immediate family. We played a rousing game of Trivial pursuit where the girls beat the guys (yet another thing to be thankful for) and we had a great time. Saturday a bunch of my girlfriends came over for a party at my house and then a some of us met up with the guys and headed to the swinging doors to watch the Cougs take on Pitt in Basketball. We lost but it was a good showing against the number 4 team in the nation and I am eager to see WSU suprise quite a few teams in the Pac-10 this year.

It was so great to spend time with everyone over the past couple weeks. Hopefully this holiday season will bring just as much love, joy and family to all of you as well!