Thanksgiving in Delaware

I met Mike's parents and family for the first time over Thanksgiving. I flew out early Wednesday morning and finally made it to Philadelphia around 12:30pm after a short layover in Washington DC. Mike and his dad picked me up at the airport and we drove to their home in Newark, Delaware. Because the highways were busy with so many travelers, Mike's dad drove back to the house using a very scenic drive. It took us about an hour and a half to get back to their house but I didn't mind. Everything was so beautiful. All the leaves had fallen off the trees and it was so calm and serene. The weather, however, was not so much fun. It was 41 degrees when the plane landed in Philadelphia. Having lived in Texas most of my life, I am not use to cold weather. I brought my red parka and Mike kept making fun of it. It sure did come in handy because the next several days stayed in the 40s.

Mike's parents house in Newark, Delaware. They had some very cute yard decorations and candles in each window.

Thanksgiving table setting. Mike's dad always uses his Christmas plates for Thanksgiving meals.

The indians that were part of the centerpiece at the table.

Mike and I in front of their fireplace...which ran 24-7 while I was there. Mike's dad had a huge pile of logs piled up high on their back porch waiting for my arrival. Mike told his parents how big of a wimp I was when it came to cold weather.

The Slater family. From left, Greg (Mike's younger brother), Mrs. and Mr. Slater, and of course, Mike. He has a hard time smiling!

We went to the Schmidt's tree farm in Landenberg, PA on Black Friday. We didn't feel like messing with crazy crowds shopping so we decided to do something else. I have never been to a tree farm before so it was quite a treat for me. We took a wagon ride and then started going through rows and rows of Christmas trees. Mike and his brother Greg both worked at this farm for quite some time. Mike's dad would find a tree and announce, "this is it," but then his mom would take a look at the tree and say, "nope, let's find another one." It was really funny.

Mike and I stopped for a pose in front of some Christmas trees.

Since I had never cut down my own Christmas tree before, they "allowed" me to cut down their Christmas tree after they found it. Greg just handed me the saw and said, "Come on Texas Girl, get to work!" It was quite an experience I'll never forget.

This was sooo cool! They actually had reindeer on the farm. Mike said this is either Fraser or Douglas. One of them died so Mike didn't know which one this was.