I don't think I could have asked for two better weekends than this one and the one prior. I spent all last weekend with Jessica and Anna, watching movies and playing frisbee and football, and all the craziness that ensued. On Friday (of this week), I went driving. I was supposed to go to a Justin McRoberts concert, but it didn't work. So I hopped on 86 and just drove. It was magnificant.
Yesterday morning, my mom and I went to Costco. We did that every Saturday morning for years, but in the past year or so, between my working and having class, we haven't done it very much. Then I went to Elyse's for a cookout with some girls from school. That was awesome. The weather was beautiful (there's NO way it's November!) and we had a grand 'ole time. Then we went to the mall to see SpencerAcuff. Again, much fun. I went straight from there to work, with Elyse. Work was great, despite Elyse's continuous insistance on making me blush by bringing up a certain story. Even though I was definitely ready to leave by 11, we had a great time. And tips were good (my paycheck, however, wasn't)!
This next weekend is gonna be wierd though. Thanksgiving just won't be Thanksgiving this year. It's usually a huge deal in my family. We all go down to my mom's parents in Charlotte, along with both her brothers and their kids, as well as my grandma's brothers and some kids. And we've been known to have other random cousins or semi-related people show up. Last year, we had 23. I think there was 25 one year. This year, we're only having 10. Just my family, my grandparents, and one of my mom's brothers and his family. My whole family won't even be there, since Mike's in Scotland. Not nearly as much basketball will be watched and I'd be very surprised if there's a game of Risk. I won't have to spend all Thursday in the kitchen, like I have the past couple years, 'cause there simply won't be as much food to make. Everyone, even all the cousins are sitting at the "big people's table" this year (last year, we had three different tables). I'm all about tradition, especially around the holidays, so this weekend's really gonna mess with me. My mom keeps telling me that I couldn't expect it to be the same forever; after all, some of those people are getting kinda old. I guess I did though. And I don't know if I'm sadder about the change or the fact that I didn't anticipate the change.
- thoughts provided by Katey Orr @ 2:41 PM