Whee
Had my first real Thanksgiving dinner today in....forever.
My sis and I went over to my TA's house (Linda). We helped bake thumbprint cookies and I made a carrot cake all by myself ^_^ We frosted it with cream cheese frosting, and it's damned good, if I do say so myself.
It was so nice being around a family that's normal and not dysfunctional like my family. Linda's brother, aunt, uncle, mom, were there, and it was so much fun. I was a klutz and spilled my Monster and Linda's brother fell over in his chair while sitting on it (we still don't know how it happened, but it was teh funny). Lots of her yelling at her diabetic mom who kept trying to sneak off with sugary sweets. Lots of her uncle yelling for more beer, and her nice quiet aunt who helped us with the cookies. Her mom was adorably fluttery and giggly.
We got sent off with an asston of food, turkey with mushroom gravy, honey-glazed ham, stuffing, asparagus, green beans, all sorts of potatoes, mac and cheese, candied yams, cranberry chutney, 2 boxes of cookies, pumpkin rolls, carrot bread...etc. It took 8 takeout boxes to hold all the food. Sis and I took it home and happily ate ourselves into oblivion.
Then an hour later my mom started yelling at me and telling me how useless I was.
...
Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.
My sis and I went over to my TA's house (Linda). We helped bake thumbprint cookies and I made a carrot cake all by myself ^_^ We frosted it with cream cheese frosting, and it's damned good, if I do say so myself.
It was so nice being around a family that's normal and not dysfunctional like my family. Linda's brother, aunt, uncle, mom, were there, and it was so much fun. I was a klutz and spilled my Monster and Linda's brother fell over in his chair while sitting on it (we still don't know how it happened, but it was teh funny). Lots of her yelling at her diabetic mom who kept trying to sneak off with sugary sweets. Lots of her uncle yelling for more beer, and her nice quiet aunt who helped us with the cookies. Her mom was adorably fluttery and giggly.
We got sent off with an asston of food, turkey with mushroom gravy, honey-glazed ham, stuffing, asparagus, green beans, all sorts of potatoes, mac and cheese, candied yams, cranberry chutney, 2 boxes of cookies, pumpkin rolls, carrot bread...etc. It took 8 takeout boxes to hold all the food. Sis and I took it home and happily ate ourselves into oblivion.
Then an hour later my mom started yelling at me and telling me how useless I was.
...
Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.