Thanksgiving Weekend : )

out of the three trips home, this weekend was by far the BEST! lets start from the beginning. my aunt picked me up tuesday night. she lives in silver spring, md. which is about 20 minutes away. my cousin and i just chilled and watched a "Dan in Real Life. it was GREAT, if u like "The Family Stone" you'll really like it. it was great, i would buy it on DVD! sooo, we went to sleep around 3am (up talking and doing girl stuff lol) ... so we had to wake up at 6:15 ish so that we could leave for new york. i couldn't wait because i really wanted to go home (duh!). the trip took about 5 hrs, but i slept most of the way, so it was good. when i got home, only my little brother was there, along with about 6 workers who were putting in new windows. it was a bit startling lol. after a while my cousin and aunt left, and my mom came home and shortly after, my dad came home too. then, i went to go get my hair done as i was in desperate neeeed! lol. since my moms friend lives next to the hair salon, i visited her for a bit and we talked about why she voted for mccain... very interesting. i was shocked that she had some decent points. anyhoo, i left there and went to go get my eyebrows done, of COURSE i got burned. ugh! once that was done, i got my dad a birthday card and my family and i went out to dinner. we went to majors steak house and it was (surprisingly) very good. right after that, i went into huntington village to meet up with my friends and subsequently saw everyone else who attends or once attended harborfields high school. we all realized that where we live might be the most boring place ever, in history. we spent about an hour trying to figure out what to do that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. so we all just piled up in my car and drove around the village blasting spice girls and christina aguilera. it was really entertaining. then some more friends came and we hung out for a bit. then we went to wendy's to get some stuff from the value menu lol. we all had to pee so we went to pathmark to use their bathroom. ensuite, we went back to the village and everyone parted ways. i really enjoyed that night because we had fun without drugs, alcohol, or especially, my vice, cigarettes.
this brings us to thursday. the first thing i did was go for a run because i didn't want to experience too much guilt. i was really proud of myself for doing that. after that, i showered, went to the deli, and visited kaitlin. it was sooo lovely seeing her and talk to her. she is one of my few friends that knows soo much history about me and vice versa. it was really great seeing her ; )... so when i left kaitlin's, i went back home and tried to avoid helping my mom. i just HATE setting up for holiday gatherings at my house. i don't know why, its like, a childhood thing. around 2 my moms friend, the one that was mentioned before, came over with her two kids and helped my mom set up. somewhere in there, i took a nap..lol. around 4:30 my family started showing up. i was happy for that because i couldn't wait to eat the fooood!!!! it just smelled so good! i was happy to see my cousins, aunts, uncle, grandma etc. i really love my family. they're pretty funny people. i also met the newest addition to our family... little cousin TJ!! he was sooo freaking adorable! hes 10 months old, although he looks like a toddler already. he was the most mild mannered baby i've ever seen in my life. he came to the house sleeping, smiled, laughed, and ate all night, then left quietly. a few random screams of excitement, but no crying at all. he even liked princess, the hyperactive dog. lol. it was the cutest thing i've ever seen. he was in his walker and princess was sitting next to him and he actually reached out and pulled on her ear. i don't think princess liked that... but it was funny as HELL! lol. i love that kid. the first time i saw him, he was still in the womb, so it was really like meeting him for the first time. any baby that doesn't cry in my arms is cool with me! so everyone left, minus my cousin, and i got ready for bed. then my bestie called and said he wanted to visit me really quick. i was super stoked and told him to come over. i met his friend and we reminisced about the good ol' days in jack and jill and our good memories from middle school and high school. i love that kid. then i slipped into a coma. this brings us to friday...
because i am broke, there was not a whole lot of black friday shopping going on in my life. i wanted to make some gifts, so i bought some yarn so that i could knit some hats, scarves, and things of that nature. lol. michael's was CRAZY! people were losing their minds. i spent about 30 bucks in that store and i know i'll be able to make a couple of cute gifts for friends and family. being crafty is such a plus! then my cousin, mother, and i went to macy's because i needed new bras... my first REAL bras since surgery!! i was sooo excited! i got one more 'functional' bra for everyday wear... but its still really cute. the other one is ADORABLE. its black and tan with lace and ribbons and bows and everything girly i could ever ask for! FINALLLLLY!!! a cute bra! it was pretty exciting. i felt like a real girl! :) i am still beaming about that! when we got home, we all watched "27 Dresses"... i was reluctant, but it was actually really good! i am always reluctant when it comes to wedding movies, they just annoy me. but this was definitely a good one. **I ENDORSE THIS MOVIE** lol... then i drove my cousin back to queens and we hung out for a bit (i knitted a little too) and we watched true life. it was great. then, i left her house and went to my brothers house. he was having a little get together for me to meet some of his friends. they were all really cool. i liked all of them actually. i got semi-drunk, but nothing too bad. it was really fun. i stayed over there and then i went home. my dad made breakfast that was, um, interesting. lol. i packed up a little bit, then went to michael's to exchange something. my mom and i were talking about what to get nigel for christmas and she said he wanted an ipod. so we went to the apple store and she got him a 16 gb ipod touch. i wish MY life was that easy. i never get what i want! lol. (middle child syndrome at its finest) haha. so we went back home and i got ready to go. i went to charge my phone and realized that it wouldn't charge for some reason. so i did 80 all the way to CVS to get a universal charger. UGH, it was too stressful. but hey, i'll take one stressful event for the whole weekend. so i left at 3:30 so that i could make the, what i thought was, a 5:00 bus. i got to manhattan at 4:45!! ahh! but when i got to the stop, the 4:00 bus hadn't even come yet...and i realized that my bus was at 5:30 lol. the 4:00 bus was extremely delayed but by the grace of god, my bus was right on time! so now i'm a few hours into the trip and i'm just relaxing, knitting, and occasionally checking facebook. and now, the next chapter: CGT of course...
ohh, CGT... haha. we didn't end up talking on wednesday, but he sent me the most adorable text message on thanksgiving morning. basically it just said that he was grateful for having me in his life and that made me feel so special!! i responded with 'is this a forward?' lol and he said, no. :) on friday night i texted him and he responded 'hey you' which is what i always use when i want to sound flirtatious, but maybe it doesn't translate for men... idk. lol. we texted briefly and he went to sleep. today, he called me to 'check up on me' during my trip back to DC. i thought that was cute. he said to call him when i get back there.

CONCLUSION: this weekend was fabulous and i really am so pleased with how everything went.
peace<3