Gobble Gobble til you Wobble Wobble

Even though it's the day after the big Turkey day, we have SO many things to be thankful for: each other, our growing little girl, a warm home, food on our table & clothes on our backs. However I'd like to give a thanksgiving shoutout to Best Buy's Geek Squad for fixing our computer...I've always wondered if they take offense to being part of the 'Geek Squad'? Or perhaps that's a compliment? Another turkey day shoutout goes to our families for feeding us two awesome meals....think we may have o.d.'ed on Tryptopan yesterday as Rod & I were a little touch & go there for awhile on whether or not we'd ever even make it to the 2nd turkey day meal. We both napped while sophia took her nap & we both agreed we only felt worse after! Thankfully, we were able to perk up a bit downstairs while helping referee my family's annual Thanksgiving Monopoly game. A word of advice....don't play with any family member of mine unless you are willing to cry 'mercy' & give up all your properties & money. The Schultz's are definitely cut-throat monopoly players...no wonder I loathe seeing the box come out during the holidays! However, Rod being the banker & real estate lover, is all over that game like white on rice....it's sickening. He even got Sophia into it! My family upgraded to the electronic banking version, so Sophia's job was to hand the debit/credit cards over to my brother who was acting as the banker. Hilarious, but sad at the same time...she looks like she's swiped a few cards before...I think Rod & I are in for rude awakening as she gets older...yikes. Sophia really dug her mashed potatoes this year & nibbled on some turkey, green bean casserole & dinner rolls. Ditto at the Lopez's thanksgiving....just add 2 1/2 whole bananas to that...what can I say? Sophia digs her daily helpings of potassium - you know, it helps with runner's cramps. Speaking of, I could only feel worse during both meals yesterday when I was trying to imagine suiting up as Team Captain for next Saturday's Jingle Bell Run....this captain is second-guessing her ability to run at this point - pretty sure I gained a few LB's after yesterday's festivities. ugh. Back to Lopez's thanksgiving - we were glad to see Rod's Aunt Becky & Uncle Steve from Miami...they are always hilarious & were elated to see Sophia. Gabby's boyfriend, Devon, also joined in on the meal & even let Sophia sit next to him. For those of you who don't know - Sophia has a MAJOR crush on Devon, and luckily, Aunt Gabby is willing to share! She adores Devon & was so pleased to be sitting next to him...she was all smiles! After we wrapped up the 2nd & final (thank GOD!) meal, we were off to see the 'crap house' on the corner of Boultier & Carter Hill Rd....if you haven't seen this Griswold-style Christmas-light-spectacular, it's a must-see. It's so tacky that they even ask for donations to pay their electricity bill! It's hilarious - every light up yard decoration ever made adorns their lawn (if there is one...you can't see it!) accompanied by motorized figurines that dance/twirl/move alongside the ever-enormous inflatable yard deco. We LOVE gawking at this house & figured we better introduce Sophia to the yearly family tradition too! We were really hoping that the house that coordinates a light show with music (located in Eastern Forest neighborhood) would be up & running, but no such luck. We'll keep trying...I always feel sorry for their neighbors...I hope the people running that light show booze up their neighbors good before the season begins! Luckily, today being Black Friday, I was able to be at home & spend some much-needed QT with Sophia...we even went to the Azar's house for a play-date! Poor Rod had to go to work, so it left us girls some fun together time. Jessica Azar & I have become good friends (we had a class together back at Auburn...year's ago!) & decided Zack 5, Ben & Sophia would have fun playing. Zack 5 & Sophia are only 5.5 mos. apart & little Ben turns 1 next week. Thanksfully the rain held off this morning, which allowed the kids to really run wild in the backyard! They had a ball! They climed/hung/slid all over the jungle-gym, played in the sand & gave each other rides in the little red car. Then we went inside to have some yummy lunch together (& little Z5 was a sweetie & shared some fries with Sophia!). We had a GREAT time - thanks for having us over Jessica! Now Sophia is busy napping & I'm racing to get this blog done - & hoping I can post a slideshow of the past two days!