It’s a Reno Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving was a first for us - we all met up in Reno, Nevada to celebrate as a family. Every Thanksgiving I’ve spent with my family has been in our home in Walla Walla - so this was quite a change for us! My wonderful Aunt Judy and Uncle Ken live in Reno, so they invited we invited ourselves to their house this year. My family drove down from Walla Walla to Reno (12+ hours!) while Kevin and I drove over from San Francisco. We all met up in cold, snowy Reno. It was 11 degrees when we arrived - quite the change from the winter San Francisco temps in the 60’s! Although I was excited to finally be able to wear my puffy jacket and Ugg boots.
We bundled up lots and explored Reno - although to be honest it was hard to do too much more than casinos and malls - it was so.cold! We did venture out to walk the “marina” - aka: a man-made lake. Although not so much a marina, it was a perfect lake to walk around before taking in an absurd amount of calories at the Thanksgiving table.
I had such a wonderful time with my niece, Alina. Of course I got us matching shirts to wear (this is not an unusual occurrence!).
We also found that we are addicted to bowling! There was a great “black light’ bowling alley in the hotel we stayed in and I think we played 6 games - my hand still hurts! Although I did get my best score ever… and I beat Kevin which is by far the most important thing.
And… immediately upon getting back home on Sunday I promptly put on my new Christmas apron and we decorated for Christmas. Christmas decorating is one of my favorite activities ever. Blasting Christmas music, reminiscing about ornaments and photos - such a wonderful way to spend an evening!
