Team Sublett logged some serious miles over the last few days. We loaded the fam into a magnificent 15 passenger van (thanks Bob & Grace Prep!) and rolled in style. Being able to transport the entire fam in one vehicle was a minor miracle. I was totally prepared to either strap some of them to the roof or have them draw straws to see who got to stay home and eat the less-than-traditional turkey slices from the Walmart deli.
We started off with a run down south to see my fam. Every year we combine Thanksgiving and Christmas into an enormous day of celebration. The giving and getting is nice, and the food is good, but it’s always fabulous to hear the laughter of cousins playing together. We totally overwhelm my parents’ house (sorry M & D) but it’s so worth it. The weather was still warm enough for some boating on the lake, and there’s virtually no cell service in their neck of the woods! It’s a pretty freeing thing…Team Sublett loves the small town of Tryon, NC, home to the worlds’ smallest daily newspaper!
After a mad dash back to Happy Valley (listening to the PSU game on my phone, thank you internet!) to preach at midtown, we bolted back down the road to spend Sunday afternoon and Monday with Kim’s family in Bedford. We had enough daylight to play our yearly Turkey Bowl. We don’t play family vs family anymore–Team Sublett got destroyed the year we tried that! Monday found us up early (some in the fam would call it the “butt-crack of dawn!”) to go sit in the woods in hopes that Bambi–or Bambi’s dad!–would walk by. Nothin’ doing in the shooting department, though we did see a few deer. The highlight is simply getting to spend time together, and as I mentioned earlier, we added Sadie and Mitchell to the roster this year.
Here are a few pics. Family time is priceless…I wish that I got to hang out with those turkeys more often.
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