Thanksgiving Break

Hello. I just got back from Thanksgiving Break which was wonderful! It was so nice to sit at home and just to be around the people I love the most. Coming back, Drake really feels like its just school - which is nice. I'm here to study, go to class, and study some more. That's what's important to me right now. So okay, here's the breakdown of the break: I got home Tuesday night around 8pm and my sister was home at 11:30 that night as well. On Wednesday I went in to New Life for chapel to see my brother John play the drums for Praise Band - he did a really good job, it's so fun to see him up there praisin' away. Later that day, mom and I went to Target to shop for the big Christmas exchange gifts. Boy was just Target exhausting! Thursday we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for Thanksgiving dinner at 1pm. That proved to have all the elements we were expecting: Olives and pickles, the company of our aunt uncle and cousin. :) After gorging on turkey and potatoes, we succumbed to the tryptophan and vegged on the couch. That night we watched 'Elf' with such beloved phrases like, "You must really like sugar" - "Is there sugar in syrup?" - "Yes" - "Then YES!" as well as "We elfs try to eat from the four foodgroups: candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup." On Friday mom kayla and I woke up early to brave the shopping crowds at Daytons, oh sorry, Marshall Fields (you can change your name, but to me you will always be known as dayton's), and found a few gifts and used a few coupons before calling it quits. That afternoon John gave me his gift for my birthday, the box set of Shrek 1 and 2 DVDs! So we watched it after a dinner at Applebees: which we have some great quotes from kayla :) Saturday I slept in and then we all helped cook Thanksgiving dinner round 2 - I made the sweet potatoes. Oh and at that dinner I tried the homemade cranberry sauce - very yummy! I think I was just scared of the cranberries that look like a can. After lunch/dinner we cleaned up the kitchen and Grandma and Grandpa came over to wish me a happy birthday before I left. We went to church that night and then had my 'birthday celebration' with cake and presents. Yea for J Crew apparel! That night I went over to Michael Derricks house for a revisitation of our wonderful Hot-tub parties from high school. It felt like we hadn't even left. Great time. Sunday I got up and packed up my stuff and was out the door at 10am. Ah, that was a great thanksgiving break.