Thanksgiving In Jackson

Monday Nov 19th was our first Thanksgiving dinner. We ate at Justin's. Friends were going out of town so we decided to have an early dinner so that we could all celebrate together. We made everything ourselves and everybody brought a dish. It was great!Megan and Tori cooking.... the start to our first Thanksgiving.

Justin getting the fire started...so cozy!

Rach did the turkey. It was her first one and she did such a great job! Even Robbie in the background was immpressed.

Megan was making squash casserole with her family's recipe. It was sooo good!!!

Martha Stewart would be proud.....

Look at what we did. Our families should be impressed!

Getting ready to say the blessing....now let's eat!!!

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Nov 22, Thanksgiving Day

The four of us headed over to Robbie's to hang out before dinner. We had plans to eat at our bosses house but enjoyed hanging out at Robbie's before hand. We played bocci ball, watched some football and helped them with some of their cooking. His parents came in to town so they had a big turnout for their dinner.

P.S Again, this is our everyday view!!! AMAZING!

Good Friends!

Us girls!!! There aren't too many in Jackson so we have to stick together!! :)

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It's getting close to 4pm...time to head to dinner.
We had dinner with our family from work. Amy did everything herself. It was amazing!!

Amy and Mike

The boys cleaning up after dinner. WOW!!!!

Ugh...I think I ate way too much!

Tori and Megan fell asleep after dinner. Too funny. The next day was Megan's birthday, so while they were snoozing Rach and I snuck out to.....

...decorate Megan's desk at work. She had no idea!!!

After being party poopers and falling asleep on the couch we decided to head back to the mansion Megan is housesitting and hang out in the hot tub. I think it was in the teens that night. It was so cold outside but was a nice ending to the day.

Before passing out for the evening we hung out in robes and watched CABLE TV. So nice.

A great day!

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Although I wasn't with my immediate family for Thanksgiving, it still felt complete because I was with my family here. We all had each other and enjoyed the excitment of starting new traditions.

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Nov 23 MEGAN'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!

The office bought a cake and oh look, it's GA colors!

After work we decided to go out and celebrate Megan's birthday but not before we enjoyed some fun music at the house. Yep, this is Megan showing her moves! And she says she can't dance! I disagree! :) Look at that BGR Meg!

We made one big card for everyone that came in to sign.

The Girls. Happy Birthday Megan!

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Here's us at home.....

They had to talk me through putting my boots on. Thank goodness for my roomies! It's going to be a long winter!

The reason why rent will be hard to make this month!!!!.........We bought ski's.

A Few More Pictures

Playing Bocci Ball during half time. See the mountains? There are views like this everywhere, they just surround you.

Chapman, The Tennessee Fan paying his debt for betting against GA during GA vs. Auburn. That vest looks nice on him!

Tori and I getting ready for the hot tube at The Mansion.

Us in front of our top of the line, never before been used, faded pink, velvet couch! Don't be jealous. Tori just chopped off my hair and straightened it. I have my own personal hairstylist.

Making our lunch for work tomorrow in our HUGE kitchen!

This is our place. We are the unit on the left with the bikes out front. Come visit!



More snow pictures from our first snow day.

A friend Bobby just cooked us dinner...steaks, broccli, and these amazing potatos! So good.

Hanging out with everybody at Chapman's! So good to be back!

Watch out Jackson!!!! :)

So far the first two weeks have been great. We have finally settled in. Tori and I have started work for Jackson Hole Resort Lodging, the same place I worked this summer. Rachael starts at the end of the month. Things are a little slow here right now but only because it is considered the off season. Most people are off traveling or visiting family. I can't wait for things to pick up in the next few weeks and see what this town turns in to when the mountain opens. It will bring new people, new experiences, and new adventures. I'll keep you all posted!

I miss everyone and wish that I could have all of you here.

The First Week!

Our first week in our new home. New roomates, new place, and new experiences!

Megan, Me, Rachael, and Tori hanging out at Dave's. Getting ready for a great dinner out! I love these girls.

The Roomates! Me, Tori, and Rachael.

The Mansion that we stayed in out 3rd night here. Megan was house sitting and we came to visit. I couldn't even get the whole house in the picture!

A Jackson sunrise!

This is how we keep warm for the winter....Chopping wood at Chapman's during half time of the GA game.

Nov 11. Our first snow. Tori and I started playtime at 8am. We couldn't wait!

Our street!

Our first snowman. :)

Oops! I guess we'll have to make another one.

And we're off....!

MOOCHING WEST!!!! JACKSON OR BUST!

Nov 1, 2007: The start of our adventure west! We finished packing/craming the last of what would fit at 2:15am. The alarm went off at 5:45 and by 6:30 we were passing through downtown saying our last goodbye's. Ready to start Day 1!

Man was she packed!

Which road do we take again? Hmmmm...

3 states down! We're getting closer!!!

Having a little fun on the road with some good music!

Mooch Stop Number 1! Miya's, a highschool friend, in Dallas Texas. We stayed there for the first night. Here we are saying goodbye at 6am and getting ready for Day 2!

Mooch Stop Number 2 and the end of day 2...somewhere near Gallop New Mexico, recommended by the nice visitor center man. We drove 14 1/2 hours from Dallas then camped outside of AZ so we could hit the Petrified Forest the next morning. The end to a long day on the road. This was our first of 3 nights camping. Next stop....

Day 3

THE PETRIFIED FOREST AND THE GRAND CANYON!!!Waiting on the park to open.

These were some of the views from in the park. This was the Painted Desert.

Next stop...The Grand Canyon!

Despite some camera issues :( we still had a great time!

Dinner each night of camping was cold soup. I've never eaten anything so delicious! This was the highlight of each night. Thanks mom!

Getting ready for bed. We had to stay warm.

Sleeping any way you can. The end of a good day.

Day 4!

Getting out of bed to watch the sun rise at Lake Powell in Glen Canyon.

Sunrise....

Lake Powell

Rach paying her speeding ticket in Kanab Utah. We didn't know Fiona (the car) could go that fast! We also didn't know that we were in Utah until the police officer walked up with a Utah State Patrol Badge....welcome to Utah.

Zion National Park.....One of my absolute favorite places!

The only way I can describe this place is by saying The Land Before Time. I think the movie was inspired by the scenery here!

The start of our hike to Angel's Landing.

We hiked that! It was straight down on each side.

View from the top.

What a good day! On to the next stop....

Kolob Canyons

Making good use of their facilities and getting ready for bed.

Another great sunset. Getting ready for Day 5!

Day 5. Driving through Cedar Breaks on the way to Bryce Canyon and to visit Jamie in Duchsene Utah.

Great views but Fiona was struggling with the climb to 10,000 elevation.

Welcome to Bryce!The Queen in Queen's Garden

Slot canyons on the Wallstreet hike.

What a hike. It was a combination of amazing scenery and beautiful, bright colors. I can't begin to describe the gold and orange colors coming from the rock as the sun hit them. You have to see it for yourself.

Next stop...Jamie's!!!

Jamie has dred's! So much fun hanging out!

The last Mooch Stop on Day 5. This is a few of the people that work on the fire crew with him. We had beds and showers and these amazing people cooked us warm food! We ate so much we couldn't move. It was a good end to our last night of the road trip. Next stop Jackson Hole WY....HOME!

Our daily ritual, keeping track of everything we've been so fortunate to see and do!



We finally made it. Thanks to Megan everyone came to welcome us home. We cooked out and introduced Rachael to everyone. If feels good to be back and be surrounded by so many unique and fun people.



Welcome to Jackson!

Thank you so much to everyone that helped us make it out here. I hope that you enjoy the pictures and some of the places that we have been. Keep checking the blog because I will definitely keep everyone updated! Thanks for your support, I love and miss all of you.