Hinton Happenings

I just remembered that I NEVER blogged about Thanksgiving! What's wrong with me?? So, here it is in pictures. We spent time with both of our families and began our own Hinton holiday traditions. Hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving weekend and are wrapping up your Christmas shopping (Ha, ha! Pun intended!). If not, you better hurry. We have a week! :)

{We ate a ton of amazing food!}

{And hung out at Aunt Kathy's house}

{Took sister pictures...}

{...and silly pictures}

{We had a second round of amazing food at Luke's Grandpa's house}

{And we ended the night watching the gorgeous sunset in Portland}

{The next day, we picked out our first Christmas tree...}

{...brought it home and decorated it!}

{We packed up on Saturday and headed to Hallettsville}

{Where we helped the Martiseks pic out their Christmas tree}

{Luke and I went out to the ranch with dad to feed the cows and fish. Cool pic of my dad, right?}

{Being out in the country has its perks. :)}

{I got to play with my sister's puppies. SO cute!}

{We ended our weekend at the Festival of Lights in downtown Hallettsville, watching the Christmas play on the square}

{Love him!}

{Monte and Brooklyn had fun hanging out and are ready to see each other again for Christmas!!}

There is much to be thankful for this year!

1) I turned 24, Luke turned 25, and Brooklyn turned 1. Grateful for another year of life!

2) I officially cut myself off from my parents financially in May. This may sound silly, but I'm thankful for financial stability.

3) I bought my first car. :)

4) Luke and I were married in June, the best day of my life to date.

5) Luke and I moved into our first house this month and are loving married life!

6) I've learned SO much about the industry I work in and have been successful this year. Again, thankful for financial stability and the amazing team I work with.

7) Although I've only made it to Baylor twice in 2011, I'm thankful for my education and the role it continues to play in my life.

8) I'm grateful for Coffee and my Keurig. And coffee. 

9) I have friends from childhood, high school, college, camp, work, etc. that continue to be life-long friends and family. They are amazing blessings in my life.

10) God has given me the goofiest, stubborn, sarcastic, loving family that could possible exist. And they are perfect.

AHHHHH!!!! Work is crazy today! Holiday log deadlines are stressing me out. I have conferences calls, orders to book, and commercials to edit...oh my!

But my mind is elsewhere. On turkey, family, and days off with the husband. Dear God, please help me get all this work done so I can relax and enjoy Thanksgiving!

{Can't stop thinking about a long weekend with these two}

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Hello friends! Aren't you all SO excited for November's arrival? I sure am! So much, in fact, that I have made a list of all the wonderful things about the 1st of November:

1) It's 11.1.11

2) Starbucks' red cups are back

3) My boots that I ordered came in today, just in time for this beautiful month (remember these?)

4) Thanksgiving is in 23 days

5) Justin Bieber was on the DWTS result show tonight (he's such a cutie!)

6) Baylor Homecoming is 3 days away

7) The 3rd Annual Martisek Christmas shopping weekend in Houston happens this month

8) New blog sponsors!

9) My youngest sis and mom both celebrate their birthdays in November

10) And GOD IS GOOD! But hey--this is every day. :)

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A quick house update: We finished painting the house!! All three bedrooms, the living room, and the kitchen have received new coats of paint and everything looks so nice! Luke also put new shutters on the front of the house, which gives our sweet little beige house some much-needed color. My mom played a HUGE role in helping me finish painting this weekend! We made a trip to Home Depot, bought a few items that will help spruce up the house, and Jules even bought Luke and I the cutest "H" doormat. I don't know what I'd do without her! 

{New shutters!}

The Hintons have a lot to be thankful for this month! What are you thankful for during this Thanksgiving season? Are you doing anything special on your blog to document this? If so, let me know. I'd love to read about it!