November already?

Halloween was a blast. We went to a church festival while it was still daylight and then came to our house to trick or treat at dark. James did great. He said all his Trick-or-treats and Thank-yous right on cue after just a little practice. He has more candy than he can ever think about eating. His favorite treat was a cupcake from the church (which he got confused with a pancake). He mostly likes to just play with the candy more than anything.

This picture was taken at the church festival.

I really can't believe it is November already. I kept putting off thinking about Christmas until November, but now it is upon me. Maybe I can postpone until Thanksgiving? That is probably not a good idea. This year will be slightly more complicated with shipping gifts to and from SC and figuring out when Santa Claus comes and where, so early planning will be my best bet - so I am trying to get motivated.

We are not going to SC for Thanksgiving. We decided to save our traveling and vacation time for Christmas. This seems like a good plan now, but I'm sure I'll start feeling the blues when the day comes. I am planning to make a dinner myself, which hopefully will keep me occupied enough to keep from feeling sad. Fingers crossed!

I went first thing this morning to vote and luckily my line wasn't too long. I am super impressed with those who are waiting in line for hours. That is true American spirit. I am anxious to find out the results. I don't get too involved in politics, but this election has been pretty interesting and it seems more people are voting than ever. I am sure it will be a long night and I hope there aren't any major glitches that cause delayed results like we have seen in the past. I hope everyone that can gets out to vote today!