I hope everyone had a nice Christmas or a pleasant Friday if you don't celebrate the holiday. Mine was pretty good. On Christmas Eve, we went over to my aunt (my mom's sister) and uncle's house as we usually do. Then on Christmas we stayed home and only my uncle Tom (my dad's brother) came over. Even though only one person was coming over, we had a ( Read more... )

We did something different for Thanksgiving this year. Usually we invite relatives over to our house and my parents cook. But this year, we decided to just meet at a restaurant. My parents, my sister, my brother, my brother's girlfriend, my uncle, and my uncle's girlfriend all met up at Harry Caray's for lunch. You could order things off of their ( Read more... )

The day has barely started, and I'm already feeling annoyed and ready for it to be over. It's only petty stuff, but it has put me in a bad mood. ( Excuse me while I complain about random stuff... )

I finally saw some cicadas today. I saw a whole bunch when I was driving to my job interview. There were so many flying around - it was crazy. I also saw a dead, squished one in the parking lot. There haven't been any in our area. Yesterday we finally heard some, but have yet to see them ( Read more... )