A Different Kind of Holiday...

for the Hughes family.

It was definitely a different kind of Thanksgiving for us, the first that we spent we neither of our families. I had to work Wednesday night and Chris, because of taking most of his leave time when Jackson was born, has to work today. Therefore, we didn't want to break our necks traveling to Middle Tennessee and back in one day...with an almost-ten-month-old. 

So what do we do? (After I sleep for about an hour) Well, we don't cook. We go out! Weird! The first time in 32 years for either of us that we don't eat our traditional country Thanksgiving dinner that can be found at either of our family gatherings. We went to Copper Cellar here in Knoxville and, my goodness, what a feast. Prime rib, ham, turkey, casseroles of every kind, soup, salad, fruit, bread, dessert, you name it! I will not mention the price -this is something we did not investigate before going- yikes- but it was amazing. 

This was our little turkey's first Thanksgiving of course. 

He has decided that macaroni and cheese is one of his favorites so he was so excited to sneak a couple of bites from Mama's plate. 

It was a different kind of day. We came home and I went to sleep again for a couple of hours to try to make it through the rest of the day. Our friends Rachel and Keith came over with leftovers from their family meal and we feasted again, this time on fried turkey!

It is amazing how your outlook on the holidays change when you have little ones. I realize the most important things in life. I also get to experience things anew as I try to see them through Jackson's eyes. Blessings beyond measure!