Thanksgiving

This year our Thanksgiving holiday started at 6:00 am on Wednesday morning. We flew from Oakland to Boise and we wanted to give ourselves as much time as possible given that we were taking public transportation to the airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year. It turns out that our worrying was for nothing. BART was on time and we made it to the airport and through security almost two hours before our flight left. Better early than late, that's what I always say.

Thanksgiving was great. We made the drive with Jaime's family from Boise to Rexburg Wednesday afternoon, then finished the last hour and a half to the West Piney Girl's Camp Lodge in Swan Valley, ID Thursday morning. The drive was a good lesson in Idaho history because we were sure to stop at as many historical markers as possible.

At the site of the Teton Dam which failed in 1976. Just one stop on the Idaho history tour

We spent Thanksgiving with the extended Jacobson family. It was a good experience for me to finally meet the aunts and uncles, even if it was a bit overwhelming trying to remember Blaine's 10 siblings and their spouses. It is especially intimidating when you meet a new uncle over an intense game of Rook. The Jacobsons take their Rook very serious and you feel like your worth as a person hinges on your strategy in the game.

Warming up for a Rook game by playing a little speed. You can tell by Jaime's face that she just wiped the floor with me. (Sorry no pictures of an actual Rook game, everyone is too intense to remember to snap a photo.)

Thanksgiving was a great holiday for us to escape from our daily grind in California and reconnect (or connect for the first time) with our loved ones. We are grateful for our family and all the support they give us.