Thanksgiving

It's the time of year where families get together and enjoy eating lots of food and each others company. This year, I am going to Sedona to spend time with my immediate family, and for the the first time ever, my dad's parents and sister and her kids. So it's time to reflect on what I am thankful for in my life. I am thankful for my family, my house, my job, and my friends. I am thankful I have my degree and for my roommate. I am thankful for my amazing boyfriend and his family. In this tough economy, it is difficult for some families to celebrate the way the rest of us do, so I am thankful that I can help one of these families out by donating food and gifts to these struggling people.

Twilight....

I am officially addicted to the Twilight Series. I have been trying for over a year now to not jump on the bandwagon no matter how good everyone said the books were. Well, my roommate got me to watch the movie, and I thought it was really good. I have this belief that the book is always better than the movie, no matter how good the movie is, so I borrowed the book from her last Wednesday. On Friday, I bought the second book in the series to read since I had finished the first. Saturday, I came home to find the third book on my bed (my roommate figured I read fast). So last night, I stayed up until 3:15 in the morning finishing the books because I could not put it down....... So now I'm exhausted after working all day and I need to read the last book to find out what happens to Bella and Edward and Jacob and everyone, but I can't because I need to sleep and told my roommate to hide it from me until this weekend. Seriously, I have a problem.

Sleeping in....

The sun is rising later and later, which means I am waking up later and later. I love getting up early in the morning and just hanging around bed for no reason, but it seems that I cannot possibly wake up when it's dark out. I have tried for the past few years, but it seems every year around November, I fall asleep later and wake up later. Maybe I should get a light outside my window that turns on at 6:30 in the morning, so I think it's light out and actually wake up? That might piss Mike off though when he spends the night.

On another note, my hair is now almost black, and everyone seems to like it. Apparently it makes me sassier? I have a feeling this is one of my better hair colors I've chosen. It'll be interesting to see my whole family's reaction at Thanksgiving in two weeks. My mom called and said there are 17 people coming for Thanksgiving in Sedona and my dad's parents will be there for the first time in who-knows-when. So, my mom is letting me bring an actual dish to help her out this year. Yeay for Mashed Potato Cassarole and Apple Pie. Thank god for Alayna for giving me a recipe for dutch apple pie. :)