Thanksgiving Surprise

Matt had a whole week off for Thanksgiving (woohoo!) and we were deciding what to do for that week.  We settled on going to Nashville to celebrate because it is only 3 hours away and I have family there.  A little over a week before we were planning to go Matt talked to his dad on the phone in Austin about their plans for thanksgiving.  They weren't going out of town or doing anything super exciting (I was listening to the conversation from the other room).  When Matt got off the phone with his dad we both said to each other, "We need to go to Austin for Thanksgiving!" Matt's dad had not met Yvonne yet and because we had a week off for Thanksgiving we decided to go for it!  I think it was really what we were supposed to do for Thanksgiving because the trip had no hiccups.  Finally a trip that went well for Matt Bonner!  And even better-it was a total surprise for the whole family.  We told no one that we were coming! I love surprises!

We left on Tuesday morning and drove through Jackson, Shreveport and then once we got to Texas it was just a diagonal shot to Austin.  We drove on country roads that went through all of these tiny towns.  Each town had a gas station and a donut shop and that was about it.  It was a pretty drive but Texas is HUGE and kind of painful to get through.  It took us about 13 hours total.  Yvonne did really good until the last hour, when we were all going a bit crazy.

We knocked on the Bonner's door at about 7:30 pm and it was a great surprise!!!!

While we were there we celebrated a birthday, went bowling and played pool, played Frisbee (Matt and his dad's special bonding activity), ate Thanksgiving dinner and of course let Yvonne be snuggled by everyone.

Matt broke the Frisbee he gave to his dad a few years ago.  Now it is a best friend token.

Yvonne hanging out in the hammock.  Thanksgiving break in a warm place is the best!

Aunt Ingrid, Grandpa Bonner and Yvonne relaxing after Thanksgiving dinner

The whole family! And yes that mountain man in the back is a senior in high school:)

We drove home on Friday so that Matt could have time to get some of his school work done before his last week of school! I know we just got back from Thanksgiving break, but I want more! It was so nice to spend time with Family.

Merry Christmas! Er..I mean Happy Holidays! (33 Christians and one Jew).  So much awkward in this class photo including my freakishly tall husband. And UAB's mascot is not a reindeer in case you are wondering.