So, it just felt like a really long week this week. Not sure why, but it did. So I was happy when my dad emailed me and asked Neal and I if we wanted to head to my parents’ place for pizza Friday with my brother and his wife.

See, my family has this thing about Friday night pizza. When we were younger, my parents always ordered pizza Friday night. They said they’d feed whoever showed up, whether it was our significant others, friends, family, etc. I always loved knowing I’d have something to do Friday night, and it was always fun.

While we are busy a lot now and can’t make it over every Friday, we’ve been trying to head over at least one night a month.

This time was no different. We had tons of laughs and ate some good, greasy pizza. Of course, I had to show off my new camera. My sister-in-law, Amanda, made a pumpkin roll for dessert. It was delicious!

And then I took some pictures of my parents’ cats.

God. I love this camera.

I’m still getting used to it, but slowly, I’m understanding the controls and all the things the camera can do. Of course, I can set the thing to automatic and snap away, but I’m really trying to understand everything and be able to do a lot manually.

Neal took some pics of Simone before he left work this morning. I think he did a good job!

Tomorrow, we are heading to get our Christmas tree, so I’m hoping to take some really fun pics. Have a good weekend!