Thanksgiving Revisited
Well, it was good! ^__^ I had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and I hope everyone else did as well. It included a lot more people than it was originally planned, but the more the merrier....
Firstly, I felt like I had SO MUCH to be thankful for this year. Really. Aside from the stuff that is the 'usual' (my whole family being happy, healthy, etc. etc. *knocks on wood* hahaha) I just feel so lucky still about my job and my living situation.... why you ask?
.....I'VE BEEN ASKED TO STAY FULL TIME AT MY JOB!!!!
......AND
...Nancy doesn't think they're going to sell the house. AND SHE ASKED ME TO STAY AS LONG AS I'D LIKE!!
*passes out*
Wow. I mean WOW. ^________^ My two biggest fears and concerns worked themselves out. I feel so relieved and blessed and everything and it's hard to describe!! So the guys at work really seem terribly pleased with me, and I am getting my health insurance now (yaaayyy!). They are planning some small practice things for me in flash so I can learn to function some of the "flash quirks" better, the little bits of the program that I can work to make Flash look not like Flash. *squee* So I'm signing another 3 month contract with them, but it's really only for protection sake. They said as long as they're there, I'm there, and since no one can forsee the future (aka SHIT HAPPENS) they are reluctant to sign me on for a year or whatever. Which I totally understand. But, man! I BELONG somewhere now. *big grin*
As for the living situation, it seems Nancy and Randy have gotten really attached to me (I have to admit, they're the best "roommates" I've ever had and I really enjoy their company too!!!). But it's fun to see, the little hints of it. It's almost like they've become my psuedo-caretakers....a mish mash of parent/roommate/friend. Whatever the mix of it is, it is really nice. Nancy got all worried about my drive home and everything because of the forecasted snow, and Randy, upon hearing of my job situation immediately blurted out "This means you'll stay with us, won't you?" Hee hee. It's so cute!!!
So yeah, I'm terribly thankful for so much this year. It's crazy. So aside from my family, Aunt Pattie, Uncle David, Tiff and Andrew came (along with the corgis, Chloe and Toby) and my childhood friend Julia. It was really nice to have her around, since we played together 24/7 as children....then I moved to NY and things were halted from then on. She's studying at the Cornell Law school right now (yowza!) and couldn't afford to miss the time going to CA for T-Day. It was nice to see her and to catch up on things. It was interesting to find out that she had some *very* similar "people" experiences in college....
I didn't end up doing as much cooking as I thought I would be....actually I didn't end up doing ANY between Mom, Pattie, Tiff, Emma and Andrew. Emma appointed herself in charge of the stuffing and the sweet potatoes ....so all I had to do really was remind people they couldn't put dairy in some of the dishes for me. I figured too many cooks spoil the soup.
Dinner was fantastic, of course. Thank goodness my Mom and family are such fantastic cooks (pile on those peas, David!) and it was nice to sit and chat with everyone. I must say I was very good with my eating at that point. It was with the leftovers that I became a glutton. :P
Mom made me a special Pumpkin Pie with tofu instead of evaporated milk for me. How's that for parental love? It was delish to boot. XD
Not much really eventful happend the rest of the time. The guests left and it was just the 5 of us by friday afternoon. I find out why Pattie was "on my case" the whole time at dinner (why aren't you eating that? etc etc), Mom informed me she thinks my lactose intolerancy is just me feigning an eating disorder. Uhhuh.....riiiiiggghhht. Mom told me not to worry about it, then added with a grin "She obviously hasn't been in the room with you after you've eaten dairy". lol. >__<
Hmmm. What else. Oh! Yeah....my car decides to no start on the morning I need to take it to the dealer for its 80,000 mile checkup. Gah. So after much trouble we get the car towed to the dealership to find out something is wonky and weird with the keys (???) that causes a lockup with the engine. The car works now, but makes a squeak noise when started. Enough to cause concern, so my parents decided to hold onto it and return it to the shop with attitude, and me to drive the Forrester back to Princeton. It's odd driving a different car.....
I saw the Harry Potter movie with Mom, Emma, and Tessa....we all had different opinions, but we all enjoyed it. I think the third film was better, though.
"Animal Crossing: Wild World" gets released in a week, and I'm ready!!! I have a pretty black DS just *itching* to be played. Mwahahahaha....I also picked up Mario DDR, which, I am a bit concerned on how challenging it is, but considering that I'm not getting A's (or B's for that matter) on the songs, so I don't think I should be worried about it. ~_^ Physical activity + video games = good times.
It feels odd to me that I have to go back to work tomorrow. Just because being home is always a time warp of sorts. It's always hard to leave.
I am looking forward to Christmas.
Firstly, I felt like I had SO MUCH to be thankful for this year. Really. Aside from the stuff that is the 'usual' (my whole family being happy, healthy, etc. etc. *knocks on wood* hahaha) I just feel so lucky still about my job and my living situation.... why you ask?
.....I'VE BEEN ASKED TO STAY FULL TIME AT MY JOB!!!!
......AND
...Nancy doesn't think they're going to sell the house. AND SHE ASKED ME TO STAY AS LONG AS I'D LIKE!!
*passes out*
Wow. I mean WOW. ^________^ My two biggest fears and concerns worked themselves out. I feel so relieved and blessed and everything and it's hard to describe!! So the guys at work really seem terribly pleased with me, and I am getting my health insurance now (yaaayyy!). They are planning some small practice things for me in flash so I can learn to function some of the "flash quirks" better, the little bits of the program that I can work to make Flash look not like Flash. *squee* So I'm signing another 3 month contract with them, but it's really only for protection sake. They said as long as they're there, I'm there, and since no one can forsee the future (aka SHIT HAPPENS) they are reluctant to sign me on for a year or whatever. Which I totally understand. But, man! I BELONG somewhere now. *big grin*
As for the living situation, it seems Nancy and Randy have gotten really attached to me (I have to admit, they're the best "roommates" I've ever had and I really enjoy their company too!!!). But it's fun to see, the little hints of it. It's almost like they've become my psuedo-caretakers....a mish mash of parent/roommate/friend. Whatever the mix of it is, it is really nice. Nancy got all worried about my drive home and everything because of the forecasted snow, and Randy, upon hearing of my job situation immediately blurted out "This means you'll stay with us, won't you?" Hee hee. It's so cute!!!
So yeah, I'm terribly thankful for so much this year. It's crazy. So aside from my family, Aunt Pattie, Uncle David, Tiff and Andrew came (along with the corgis, Chloe and Toby) and my childhood friend Julia. It was really nice to have her around, since we played together 24/7 as children....then I moved to NY and things were halted from then on. She's studying at the Cornell Law school right now (yowza!) and couldn't afford to miss the time going to CA for T-Day. It was nice to see her and to catch up on things. It was interesting to find out that she had some *very* similar "people" experiences in college....
I didn't end up doing as much cooking as I thought I would be....actually I didn't end up doing ANY between Mom, Pattie, Tiff, Emma and Andrew. Emma appointed herself in charge of the stuffing and the sweet potatoes ....so all I had to do really was remind people they couldn't put dairy in some of the dishes for me. I figured too many cooks spoil the soup.
Dinner was fantastic, of course. Thank goodness my Mom and family are such fantastic cooks (pile on those peas, David!) and it was nice to sit and chat with everyone. I must say I was very good with my eating at that point. It was with the leftovers that I became a glutton. :P
Mom made me a special Pumpkin Pie with tofu instead of evaporated milk for me. How's that for parental love? It was delish to boot. XD
Not much really eventful happend the rest of the time. The guests left and it was just the 5 of us by friday afternoon. I find out why Pattie was "on my case" the whole time at dinner (why aren't you eating that? etc etc), Mom informed me she thinks my lactose intolerancy is just me feigning an eating disorder. Uhhuh.....riiiiiggghhht. Mom told me not to worry about it, then added with a grin "She obviously hasn't been in the room with you after you've eaten dairy". lol. >__<
Hmmm. What else. Oh! Yeah....my car decides to no start on the morning I need to take it to the dealer for its 80,000 mile checkup. Gah. So after much trouble we get the car towed to the dealership to find out something is wonky and weird with the keys (???) that causes a lockup with the engine. The car works now, but makes a squeak noise when started. Enough to cause concern, so my parents decided to hold onto it and return it to the shop with attitude, and me to drive the Forrester back to Princeton. It's odd driving a different car.....
I saw the Harry Potter movie with Mom, Emma, and Tessa....we all had different opinions, but we all enjoyed it. I think the third film was better, though.
"Animal Crossing: Wild World" gets released in a week, and I'm ready!!! I have a pretty black DS just *itching* to be played. Mwahahahaha....I also picked up Mario DDR, which, I am a bit concerned on how challenging it is, but considering that I'm not getting A's (or B's for that matter) on the songs, so I don't think I should be worried about it. ~_^ Physical activity + video games = good times.
It feels odd to me that I have to go back to work tomorrow. Just because being home is always a time warp of sorts. It's always hard to leave.
I am looking forward to Christmas.