So after working 60 days straight and finally getting my visa stuff worked out, vacation finally arrived, and I could not wait to get back to NC! It was so stressful right before I left Mexico because I had not gotten my passport back from the immigration department and of course I had a lot of work stuff . . . however, I survived like always and got my passport back in time. Sometimes it is so easy to forget to trust God that everything will work out how it should, though not always how you want it.
I flew into Raleigh like normal and got to spend some quality time with Lizzie and the ever so changing Jake!! The first day I just hung out with Jake and gave him a lot of kisses to make up for time!! The next night was a very fun night!! I bought some pretty good seats for the Taylor Swift concert and took Lizzie and Becca for a little sister time. Lizzie and I even got to be up close to Scott McCreery!! We had a blast and the concert ended up being pretty good/entertaining!! I am sooo thankful for the time I got to spend with my sisters and wish I could hang out with them more. That night ended up being one of the highlights of the trip being able to be with them!
The next day I spent some more quality time with Jake and Lizzie. Jake has grown sooo much since the last time I saw him, he was only 3 weeks old !! I can't believe that I did not get to see him until 6 months later :(. However, I was very thankful for every minute I had with him!! Besides hanging out with Jake, I got to go to 2 NC State football games!! I was not expecting wins for either but somehow we won both. We dominated the national ranked Clemson and then somehow came back from a 28 pt deficit against Maryland . . . maybe I was a good luck charm of something!!
Once the Clemson football game I went home for a couple of days and then headed down to Wilmington for my favorite holiday Thanksgiving. This year it was kind of different because Lizzie and Dan and my grandma were not there. My Papa also had to undergo heart surgery that week. Thankfully everything worked out fine and he is now doing get!! The first full day I was in charge of making dinner so I decided to bring a little Mexico back home to NC!! I cooked Arrachera (marinated flank steak), grilled onion and nopale cactus, queso fundido, roasted salsa picante, frijoles charros (mexican version of baked beans), and guacamole!! I think it turned out really well, and I think everyone liked it!!
Thanksgiving finally came around and it was great like always. We were a smaller group and not as much food as usually but the quality was still there!! We had one of the biggest turkeys I have ever seen and the pork shoulder was AMAZING!! I the deserts we had was a plus too!! Our family just spent the whole day outside, playing cornhole and of course eating.
Since this post is getting pretty long and I have so much more to tell about my great 2 weeks at home, I think I will just to start a new one. Lookout for the continuation is just a little bit!!
... to be continued
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