Wow, it's been a month!

Wow, sorry it's been a whole month since I've posted anything!  Things have been crazy... First, the election happened right after my last post, and that kinda put me in a funk for quite a while. And work has been CRAZY busy for the last month... Like I've been working a minimum of 12 hours per day... Yep, minimum.  It's total b.s.  I think things are finally (maybe... hopefully...) starting to calm down this week to where I can maybe work normal-ish hours. And McGee and I also went to California for a visit for Thanksgiving!!  It was amazing to be home and see family and friends, and it was my first time home for Thanksgiving in about 10 years. It was SO great to be with everyone, and to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner as a family again.  We also went to Apple Hill while we were there, and we explored Oakdale a bit more! Here's a few pictures from my time there:

We had some great relaxation time while we were there!  We both really needed it. 

Cassidy on the pony ride at Apple Hill! 

Addison on her pony!  She's obsessed with horses, so she was beaming the whole ride. 

The guys! We were killing some time before the Oakdale Cowboy Museum opened. We arrived like 10 minutes after it opened but like 5 minutes before any staff arrived... Haha :) 

On the topic of Fall activities, I should update you that I finished all of the Fall Bucket List items from my previous post, except that I didn't make any pumpkin goodness... I did EAT some pumpkin goodness, but I just didn't cook anything pumpkin this year.  Next year though!!

I can't believe Christmas is coming up so quickly!!  It's insanity. Kevin put the lights up on our house (and cleaned our gutters) while I worked on bagging up some more of our leaves from our yard. The lights look soooo pretty on our house (great job, Kevin!!) and we also worked on decorating inside our house too. We still have a bit more to do, but everything is looking so pretty and really putting me in the Christmas spirit.  Here are some pictures of our tree!!  I'll post pictures of other decorations (and our outdoor lights) at another time.

One view of our tree! 

An up-close picture of our amazing tree skirt that my parents sent to us!  We love it. 

Another view of the tree skirt! Amazing!! 

Here's our tree topper!!  We got an ACTUAL tree topper this year!  But we also had to throw Bumble up there like in previous years. 

Here's some of our favorite ornaments!  There are way too many favorites to take pictures of, but I thought this was a nice little group. 

Here's a few more!  That Mickey ornament is from my brother and sister-in-law when they just went to Disneyland this year! And we bought that little tiny trailer ornament on the left side of the picture, because that's definitely our dream!  We want to retire (like maybe tomorrow?  Come on Lottery...) and buy a small trailer and just travel all around! 

And here's a front view of our tree with a few presents already under it! We have a lot more wrapping to do... 

In other news, we also bought a new car last weekend!  We traded in Kevin's car and bought a Subaru Crosstrek. It's beautiful, and we're loving it.  Now we have TWO Subarus, which means we will both have All-Wheel-Drive at all times (VERY important for winters out here!). It's a relief to have that process over with! We've been looking into getting a new car for over a year.

Well guys, back to work I go!  I hope you're all having a great week and a great December so far!!