Turkey Day at the Whiteheads
After much back and forth, we decided to head off to Colorado for Thanksgiving to visit the Whiteheads (Kaylene’s older sister’s family). After weeks of lovely fall weather during November (2 weekends ago it was like 70 degrees), it finally decided to snow on us the morning of our heading out (25 meg movie of snows). This wasn’t any ole snow storm, this one dumped 6-8 inches in Lees Summit and similar amounts around the rest of the metro. We were really worried about the roads, but luckily the roads were just a bit wet, and not iced up. Although there was a car off the road at just about every offramp as we left the city.
The snow only stuck around for 40 miles or so out of the metro and the rest was smooth sailing. Just the joyous trek across the baren wasteland that is Kansas ahead of us.
We arrived, and are enjoying the company of family. I brought my computer with me so that I could LAN with the boys. Trying not to whoop on em too much, but when you have such mad 1337 skillz, how can you not? 
Turkey day itself was fun. We started off with a turkey bowl.. for which I continue to pay the price. Playing football once a year causes a fair amount of pain on the muscles and joints. My team won both games, and Ben’s lost both (hmmmm). Got a touchdown, a few sacks, a few hurries, and an interception or two. Nice of them to let me play and abuse myself at their expense. I did jam my thumb pretty good on Ben’s elbow trying to block a pass he was getting, but it’s not really a Turkey Bowl if I don’t come home with some kind of injury.
Back home for some good eats. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy… all the goods made by our beloved wives who slaved and toiled over a hot oven while we went out and caused ourselves great pain. Maybe we’ll trade next year 
More fraggin with the guys, a nap, and then a game of Cranium where it was fun watching everyone get up and have to do charade type things.
Today (day after Thanksgiving) we had a good breakfast and the women folk when shopping. Men stayed home and… well…. fragged. Went and did some ice skating (man they keep that place cold) and some laser tag.
Back home where I made some Zuka Juices (fruit smoothie place I used to work and still remember the recipies for) and now we are waiting for pie.
It’s been a lot of fun hanging out here with the family as we get to do so so rarely. Slight chance these guys will move out our way if the company they are in talks with will just up their offer (lamers). If so it will be great to have some family so close by, if not… then it means they got a better offer elsewhere, and I guess we’ll have to support them in that too.
Anyway… enough typing this novel, but I have to make up for all the lack of postings. Then again, we just have no life and so this is what you get. Now… where’s that pie???
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