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We had a great Thanksgiving in Spokane. Steve's mom flew in from Denver on Tuesday, and my parents & Uncle Dave drove over from Seattle on Wednesday. It was the first time our parents had the chance to meet one another since Steve and I have been together, which was kind of nice. We managed to put together the entire Thanksgiving dinner successfully and it actually wasn't as stressful as I thought it might be...hooray!

My parents drove home on Friday, but Steve's mom has stayed thru the weekend and returns home tomorrow. On Sunday we decided to start our Christmas decorating. First, to the tree lot, where we found and gorgeous (and not too $$$) Noble Fir.

It is really fresh and smells amazing!

We enjoyed pulling out all the decorations, some of which have been passed down from our grandparents, through our parents, and now us.

Then we hung our "Candy" lights on the inside of the front window above the garage. Finally, we started on the outside lights. Our house is too tall to take on the whole "outlining the roof" thing - so we settled for decorating our entryway arbor, and two trees near the front porch. I think it looks great! It's been fun to see all of our neighbors out decorating. It's been (relatively) warm the past couple of days (temps in the 40s) so everyone got out to do their lights before the REAL snow and cold are upon us!