Gobble Gobble!

Thanksgiving is tomorrow. A lot of things have been swirling through my mind (as always). But, first thing's first...what have I been up to?

It's Thanksgiving break, and after the football game on Saturday (LU vs. Elon...LU won!) my dad and I hightailed it outta there, westward-bound. We stayed overnight in Lexington, KY and then woke up on Sunday morning. to drive the rest of the trip to St. Louis. Since then, I've seen some old friends, had fountain Ski, and eaten some Pizza Market pizza (thank the One above for chicken/bacon/ranch pizza!!!).

Last night was a perfect night. My brother and I met up with my mom, sister, 3 nieces and nephew to go see the Shrine in Belleville. For those that don't know, it's the slang word for a really cool Christmas display over at Our Lady of the Snows. The lights were beautiful, as always. Inside, there was a Christmas tree room with a bunch of trees decorated with different cultural influences, like from Ireland, Kenya, Japan, etc. There was also a kid's room with a bunch of different crafts to do, dress-up, and a puppet show! Of course I colored, made my own button, and an ornament. Plus I learned the song from the puppet show, complete with motions.

PS: I rode a camel!!! It was so cool!

I have a dress for the band banquet. It has a white bust with a bit of rufflage and sort of has an empire waist. The rest of it is black satin, and it flares out sort of like an A-line dress would at the bottom. It of course has black tulle and white straps, I believe. It's beautiful! Pictures of course will always come later.

I saw JASON MRAZ finally for the first time. I've been waiting at least 5 years to see him in concert and I was deeply pleased with how it went. He's really talented...a very creative individual. He blends so many different elements of music together that you would never think to combine. I've got a few concert clips (lucky for me, he allows photos and recording at his shows!) that I will post eventually.

Last night was something remarkable. My brother and I had a really long conversation about a bunch of family-related things. We dug down a little deeper than I had expected, but it was so nice to be able to talk with him. I understand a bit more about our family and I learned a lot. We talked for about 3 hours, I believe. The older I get, the better our relationship gets. :)

I can't wait to be a teacher. Just thought I'd say that!

I'm so excited for Christmas. Thanksgiving is tomorrow, but I've always been a Christmas gal. I want to be one of those women who do a bunch of homeade things for the holiday, not only baking, but making decorations, too. I want to be a homey kind of person.

I'm striving to be well-rounded in all areas of my life. It's a slow process.

I can't wait to see Taylor again! But of course, I always have work to do so I can't talk to him for a bit. Plus my cell is dead. DLP classes show no mercy...I have a draft of a paper due Sunday.

Ay que fabulosa!