Thanksgiving Break

I have just come back to Johnson City from home in Nashville about 8 hours ago.  I'm so glad that I got to spend time at home.  I wish that I could go visit more often, but with school and work, it's a little difficult.  Anyway, to tell you about my break!

Ryan and I went home on Tuesday after I got out of my Physics test (the one thing that kept me in Johnson City for an extra day).  It was pretty late when we arrived in Nashville since we didn't leave here until about 7 (Eastern Time).  I couldn't tell you much about the traffic because I slept the entire way!  When I got home Mom and I talked for hours.  I don't think we even went to bed until 1:30 the next morning.  It was nice to catch up.

Wednesday, Christie flew in from Tampa that morning.  Daddy was off of work in the morning, so the entire family just hung around the house.  Dad went to work around 2 for his 16,18? hour shift!  Then us girls went to get our hair cut we went to eat at Toyama.  (Yay sushi!)  Again it was another late night.

Thanksgiving was great, as usual.  We had a little later of a Thanksgiving because Dad didn't get home until 8:30 that morning.  While he slept, Mom, Christie, and I cooked just about all of Thanksgiving dinner.  I cooked the Pumpkin cheesecake, jello pretzel thing, banana pudding (Mom's famous, secret recipe), deviled eggs and the potatoe casserole.  Mom claims I made a giant mess, but it was not too bad, nothing that a dog couldn't just eat off of the floor. ;)  (I'm trying, Daddy, to help you with you case for a dog!)  We ate Thanksgiving dinner around 1 at Grandmama's house.  It was very yummy.  I, again, ate WAAAAYYY too much and wore the wrong pants ;).  We then just hung around Grandmama's house until about dinner time.  We then packed up and went home to fix a plate (not me!) and watched Up.  Christie had wanted to see it since she got home, so we decided to do that.  It look amazing on Mom and Dad's high def. TV (Sony of course!).  It was a great story.  I will probably get it on Blu Ray sometime after Ryan sees it.  Then, after several late nights and a long day we went to bed.

Christie had a fairly early flight back to Tampa because she had to work on Black Friday, so we woke up early.   Luckily, Mom didn't want to go busting down the doors to the stores that morning!  We did shop all day (I know me shopping on Black Friday!  I swore I would never.).  We got a lot of things for Christmas.  I think we are pretty much done.  I still have a couple of things, but I will probably have to wait until payday.  :) 

Today was basically a traveling day.  As soon as we got back to Johnson City, we unpacked the car and I got ready for work.  This week has been a long, but great one.  It really did go by too quickly. 

Let's see, if I write what I am going to post about next time, I'm more likely to post...for next time:
-Christmas decorations
-Christmas shopping??
-Fabulous Christmas decorations at the Carnegie
-Induction? 
-whatever else comes to mind

Goodnight!