Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from The Estes'

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness."

Colossians 2:6 & 7

Flat

I was so excited about getting a flight home Saturday night from Florida b/c it makes a big difference coming home Sat night rather than Sunday morning. I got in my car and headed home about 9:30pm. I was on 635 for about 2 minutes when I realized something was not right. I know I'm no car expert but I didn't know if it was the engine, tires or what. I couldn't pull over right then b/c they are doing construction on 635 so when I finally could, I smelled the rubber and saw the shredded damage. I'm guessing I ran over something in the construction b/c my tires were fine when I left from where I parked.

Thankfully Brian and his friend Joey came to rescue me and put my spare tire on. Gotta love Discount Tire's tire warranty :) We should all be thankful everyday but this week reminds us to do that and I am so thankful that I didn't have a blowout and I could safely pull over to the side of the road and Brian and Joey were able to change the tire safely also. Thank you God for your provision!

My Flat Tire :(

Florida Fun

Only 1 more event to go! Last weekend I was in Ft Lauderdale, FL and the weather in Florida was lovely. I do love the Florida sunsets and I had a great view of it from where my volunteer entrance was. We had a great event but it was bittersweet because it was the last event for some of the year like Sandi Patty and Steven Curtis Chapman. We have one event left but their schedule prevents them from coming to Sacramento. That's where I will be the weekend after Thanksgiving. California here I come!

taken from my phone - palm trees at Sunset

David Trask - SCC's Tour Manager - he is one of the funniest guys out there and I had so much fun getting to know him this past year

Nicole and I posing in OPS

She's Having a...

GIRL!!! My bff, Julie New, is having a baby girl! We are so excited for Aaron and Julie b/c they have been praying for this baby girl for a long time and now she is getting closer to making her appearance in this world! We got to see baby girl's sonogram pics this weekend and I had to go buy something as soon as I heard it was a girl. There is so much fun, pretty stuff to buy! Congrats Aaron and Julie and we look forward to meeting Baby Girl New!

Julie holding the onesies I got for the new baby girl! Can't wait to meet her!

Jill's Birdal Shower

Sunday was my good friend Jill's bridal shower. I am so excited to be a bridesmaid in Jill & Cooper's wedding in January and was as equally as excited to be a hostess for her shower in Royse City. Her shower was held a lovely house in RC and she received so many gifts. 4 crock pots to be exact :) I'm so thankful our families have remained so close after all these years and I consider Jill's family to be my family. We had a wonderful time and I'm so looking forward to their wedding! Love ya Jill :)

The table layout

Melody's cake for the shower - zebra print on the bottom just for Jill

The sign-in table

Beautiful gift from Jill's friend - their invitation etched in glass

Jill and all of the hostesses

Julie (mom-to-be), Jill and their mom, Pam

Jill and the bridesmaids

Time for presents!

Presents

more presents...

and more...

and more.

Thanksgiving Rules

I know we are not hosting Thanksgiving at our house this year but I thought you might like these rules a friend passed onto me. If you are hosting Thanksgiving, feel free to use these at your house...haha. I hope they at least make you Smile!

I'm so excited Thanksgiving is getting close! I love it! Enjoy :)

10 RULES FOR THANKSGIVING DINNER AT OUR HOUSE

1. Don't get in line asking questions about the food. "Who made the potato salad? Is it egg in there? Are the greens fresh? Is the meat in the greens turkey or pork? Who made the macaroni and cheese? What kind of pie is that? Who made it? Ask one more question and I will punch you in your mouth, knocking out all your fronts so you won't be able to eat anything.

2. If you can't walk or are missing any limbs, sit your bottom down until someone makes your plate for you. Dinner time is not the time for you to be independent. Nibble on them pecans and walnuts to hold you over until someone makes you a plate.

3. If you have kids under the age of twelve, I will escort their little bottoms to the basement and bring their food down to them. They are not gonna tear my house up this year. Tell them that they are not allowed upstairs until it's time for Uncle Butchie to start telling family stories about their mommas and papas. If they come upstairs for any reason except for that they are bleeding to death, I will tear their bottoms up and you better not ask why!

4. There is going to be one prayer for Thanksgiving dinner! JUST ONE! We do not care that you are thankful that your 13 year old daughter gave birth to a healthy baby or your nephew just got out of jail. The time limit for the prayer is one minute. If you are still talking after that one minute is up, you will feel something hard come across your lips and they will be swollen for approximately 20 minutes.

5. Finish everything on your plate before you go up for seconds! If you don't, you will be asked to stay your greedy butt home next year!

6. BRING YOUR OWN TUPPERWARE!! Don't let me catch you fixing yourself a plate in my good Tupperware knowing that I will never see it again! Furthermore, if you didn't bring anything over, don't let me catch you making a plate period or it will be a misunderstanding. And why are you making plates before you eat? You never bring a dish or offer a dime do you?

7. What you came with is what you should leave with!! Do not leave my house with anything that doesn't belong to you. EVERYBODY WILL BE SUBJECTED TO A BODY SEARCH COMING AND GOING OUT OF MY DOMAIN!!!

8. Do not leave your kids so you can go hopping from house to house. This is not a DAYCARE CENTER ! There will be a kid-parent roll call every ten minutes. Any parent that is not present at the time of roll call, your child will be put outside until you come and get him or her. After 24 hours, I will call CPS!

9. BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM BEFORE YOU COME INTO TOWN!! There will be no sleeping over at my house! You are to come and eat dinner and go home or to your hotel room. EVERYBODY GETS KICKED OUT AT 11:00 pm. You will get a 15 minute warning bell ring.

10. Last but not least! ONE PLATE PER PERSON!! This is not a soup kitchen. I am not trying to feed your family until Christmas dinner! You will be supervised when you fix your plate. Anything over the appropriate amount will be charged to you before you leave. There will be a cash register at the door. Thanks to Cousin Alfred and his greedy family, we now have a credit card machine! So VISA and MASTERCARD are now being accepted. NO FOOD STAMPS OR ACCESS CARDS YET!

Veterans Day

Thank you to all who have served and are serving to protect our Freedom!

Brian & Amanda Estes