Wow It's Been AWHILE!!!

I haven't written on this blog since August...WOW!!! I'm sorry it's been so long, but needless to say A LOT has been going on and has happened since than!!! For a lot of things it's been dealing with my health issues, but like I stated in my previous post I'm keeping all of that on my new blog and trying to keep that one up to date (so please feel free to look at that one, read, comment, and things anytime you'd like...I appreciate the comments and support)!
Anyways...on to this blog though and fun stuff! So in September I was able to have all my older sisters and their families, my little brother, his girlfriend (Rachael), my mom, and one of my best friend's (Jenna) over to celebrate my birthday and have a yummy dinner, cake, and ice cream!!! It was so fun and just great to spend time with them--I absolutely love my family and friends!!! I can't believe I'm actually 25 now too--sounds kinda strange, but time flys!
In October my family had our like annual family Halloween party! It's so fun and I love seeing everyone! My mom is so awesome with all the work she puts into it too! Everyone came over all dressed up in their costumes, we had dinner (hamburgers, hotdogs, some side dishes, and homemade rootbeer...yum!) and then my mom puts together all of these carnival games for the kids! Their were games like a big cardboard thing with pumpkins on it and their mouths were cut open in circles and the kids had to throw a ball through the openings, a board with this giant spider web drawn on it and the kids took these sticky frogs and threw them at the web trying to hit a 'bulls-eye' in the middle, 'skull basketball' where they took these skulls and shot them in the hoop, these ring toss games, dart games, bowling, guess how much the pumpkin weighs, and all sorts of stuff (there were like 15 games)! Then, at each game the kids win a prize and they're all these Halloween treats and toys (like these rubber ducks that were vampires, witches, and things, jumping spiders, treats, they each got a little pumpkin, whoever guessed the closest to how much the pumpkin weighed won that big pumpkin, and things like that), so they bring their Halloween buckets and fill them with their prizes! It's SO MUCH fun to watch them and see them all dressed up, because we don't get to see all of them always on Halloween! (Sorry I didn't get any pictures--I totally was thinking I need to take some pictures but I never did! Next year.)
Now, it's getting time for Thanksgiving and I'm super excited for that...getting together again as family and eating lots of yummy food is always fun!!! This year my mom, Taylor (my little brother), his girlfriend Rachael, and I (and possibly my sister Jill and her family) are all going over to my oldest sister Janeice's house for Thanksgiving, so it should be way fun!
I hope you are each doing well and enjoying this wonderful time of year!!! I love this time of year--leaves changing, snow falling (although I prefer to be inside just watching it fall...it's gorgeous), remembering those things we are grateful for and how blessed we are, and to spend time with loved ones!!!