ThAnKsGiViNg BrEaK!

Over Thanksgiving Break, I was very busy. I came home Tuesday night, arriving at the Sirloin Stockade where my mother was giving her food sanitation presentation at around 6:30 p.m. After she gave her presentation, we went to get some supper at Applebee's. I got to see all my coworkers that I hadn't seen in what seemed like forever! Then, we went home. My dog Ella was excited to see me, unlike last time, and she spent the whole night following me. On Wednesday, I stayed home all day, leaving the house only once to go to ShopKo to buy some warm underclothes to bring back to Purdue and to Family Video to rent some movies, which include Tropic Thunder, Get Smart, and Transiberian. I watched all but Tropic Thunder that day. My mom came home from work, and we made chicken and noodles for supper. Around 8:30 p.m., I went to hang out with my friends. We went to the cinema and saw Role Models, which is actually pretty funny. Afterwards, we went to Taco Bell and sat in the parking lot, talking and catching up on stories until 2 a.m. I returned home and fell asleep in my bed.

The next day (THANKSGIVING!!!), I woke up and helped my mom set up. We held Thanksgiving at my grandparents' house, but my mom was the one who hosted it. We made sure everything was spick and span, and my cousin arrived to prepare drinks. For about an hour, everyone sat in the living room to chat, then dinner began. I didn't fully realize how much I had missed Thanksgiving until I saw the options I had for dinner: dark or light turkey meat, inside or outside stuffing, rolls, mashed potatoes and/or gravy, green beans, oysters, or Jello with fruit in it. It was AWESOME! I stuffed myself so completely that I couldn't eat another bite. Then I had pumpkin pie. (The sentence before last was meant to be an exaggeration.) It was amazing! I LOVE pumpkin pie! We cleaned up, and left to nap. Later, around 6:45 p.m., Mom and I returned to Gram and Gramps' house to have leftovers for supper and complete the puzzle. The puzzle this year was a picture of a small town with a giant lit Christmas tree and a street filled with shops lit up for the night. It was pretty. Unfortunately, we didn't finish it before we left. 

On Friday, I worked all day. I work at Applebee's, and I chose to work a double that day. It was alright, but I was tired when I returned home. The next day, I had to leave to spend the night with my dad. I hadn't seen him since I left this summer, and we had a fun time watching a movie marathon. Today, I had to leave him and return home to finish packing at 10:30 a.m., but I didn't feel as though I spent enough time with him. I finished packing and carpooled back to Purdue at 2 p.m., arriving here at 7 p.m. in this time zone. It was a busy 5 days!