My Thanksgiving Break

My Thanksgiving break was fantastic. It started with the NC State game, which was a very good game because we beat them. Sunday morning my roommate and I got up at 6:00 a.m. and left for home. The ride went by pretty fast which is great because usually we always get stuck in traffic. I arrived at my house around 12:00 p.m. with my dog outside waiting to greet me. When I got inside my parents hugged me and I realized I was the first one who got home. I have two cousins that go to Virginia Tech too so they arrived a little later and we all got to hang out as a family. It was nice to sit and talk about everything that had happened since I’d been home. That evening we ate dinner with some really close friends of the family which was great because they have a two year old daughter who is hilarious.

The next day I went to my best friend, Alex’s, house and it was cool to catch up with her. I never realized how so much could happen in so little time. She told me all about how her sister had a baby and she was really excited about it because that was her first niece. We went and got her brother from school and then I helped her with a project that I had done the previous year. That night I went to my friend, Tallie’s, house and ate dinner with her. She goes to Old Dominion University. Her roommate had come home with her so I got to meet her. I really enjoyed that night because I hadn’t seen her since I left for college. My friend that dropped out of Virginia Tech was also there that night so I got to tell him about everything that’s been going on since he left.

Tuesday I got up and ate lunch at my high school with Alex. It was then that I realized how much I love the food here at Tech. The food was so awful and I’m really glad I don’t have to eat that anymore. After lunch I went with my cousin and we got pedicures. It was good to spend time with her because even though she goes here I still don’t see her very often. I went to YMCA Afterschool shortly after we got our pedicures. It is a child care program where we watch after the kids in Elementary School. It was one of my previous jobs before I came to college. I loved seeing all of the kids again because they are so sweet. I miss that job so much because I love being about children. It’s kind of weird because before I got that job I never really liked kids much, but after working with them you get to see the different sides to them. I got to go to dinner with a woman that I consider my second mother on Tuesday night. It was so good to catch up with her. That night I stayed with Alex and a couple of my other friends came over too.

Wednesday I didn’t really do anything except sit around my house. My cousins and I helped my aunt set up for Thanksgiving Day because we always have our whole family down for Thanksgiving. We went out to eat that night at a Mexican restaurant because my parents didn’t want to make a mess at home. I got something called a crazy burrito and it was so delicious.

Thursday I woke up in a very excited mood because I knew I was going to get to see my whole family. I don’t get to see my family very often so it was a really good day. Not only was I excited about my family, but also I was excited for the meal. Thanksgiving is always my favorite meal of the year because it’s so much and it’s all so good. My family is really into the card game, Spades. It gets very competitive and that makes it so much fun. I played two games and lost both so that kind of sucked, but it was still fun. Most of the family left around nine that night. I loved seeing all of my family and hopefully I’ll get to see them sometime soon again.

Friday I woke up and had to help clean up all the mess from the day before, but I didn’t mind helping out. I just hung out with my cousins until it was dinnertime. My parent’s friends came over again with their daughter and they fixed dinner for us. My sister also came too. She brought her daughter as well. I was glad I got to spend a lot of time with my sister over the break because she’s really cool. I loved seeing her daughter too because she’s adorable. She’ll be two on Christmas Eve so she’s reaching that age where she’s talking a lot. Friday night I went to a party at one of my friend’s houses and it was really fun. A lot of my old friends were there so we all got to hang out and have a good time.

I spent the rest of my break pretty much hanging out with Alex. I feel like no matter how much time I spend with her, I’m still going to miss her like crazy when I’m not around her. She’s is the most fun person I’ve ever met and I’m already ready to go back home to see her. Luckily we don’t have too much longer until Christmas break. Well my break was great and hopefully Christmas will be even better.