Thanksgiving at the beach

This year we headed to the "California beach house" (as Scott and Charlotte call it) to enjoy Thanksgiving on Monterey Bay with my family. We had a wonderful time, as usual! The food was awesome, the weather was beautiful and it was so fun to hang out with family! Scott and Charlotte were more interested in feeding the ducks their Thanksgiving dinner rather than eating their own. They ate rolls and drank Martinelli's, leaving the rest for us. How thoughtful of them! Trevor got LOTS of love, especially from my Aunt Nancy and cousin Lindsey... Why is it that he will fall asleep in other peoples' arms, but not mine?


Black Friday Mom, my cousin Alisa and I hit the road at 8am (not bad for a nursing mother) and were off to Del Monte shopping center in Monterey. I know many of you reading this have been shopping there with me at some point... It really wasn't very crowded and we scored some awesome deals at Macy's, Gymboree and Loft. My favorite purchase was a winter white wool coat -- full price $280, marked down to $120, minus my $100 gift card from credit card points, and the final cost was $20! I'm doing my part to stimulate the economy!