Geesh!

I am pretty sure that I have not blogged in so long that I actually forgot my username (for like 5 seconds). So much has happened and I cannot believe how busy these past two months have been for me. They have been such a blur and I just want to slow down so I can take it all in. Before long I will no longer be a college student but hopefully working at a job or working on another degree (fingers crossed!). Thanksgiving was a great time this year, I spent it with my mom's side of the family which is unusual for us considering we always go to my dad's side but since my grandfather is sick we decided to take the load off of my grandmother and host it at our house. We had such a great time, I got to meet my brother's girlfriend (huge deal!) and got to talk with my cousin who could not be with us this holiday.
I also got to take a week's break from school so that I could jump head into finals week. I am so proud of myself and the work that I have accomplished this semester. I think academically this has been one of the best semesters for me (work accomplished wise) and I hope that when grades come out they reflect that.
So Thanksgiving came and went and it is now Christmas Eve. What have I been doing that I have not been able to blog in forever? Let's see....I went to ZooLights twice, I have been working a lot, celebrated my friends 22nd birthday in Columbus, had finals week, have been volunteering for 2 Occupational Therapists, teaching Sunday School, and tutoring. I also went to see New Moon (twice and loved it both times) and now I am really trying to get into the Christmas Spirit. Yes, even now on Christmas Eve, I am still struggling. I think it is because school let out so late for me and I know the next few weeks are going to be rough for me money wise...oh well, it will be taken care of!
One exciting thing that I did get to do was go to the town where my dad works and check our their Christmas celebration. It was sooooo cool. They have Santa drive around their downtown square and all the buildings light up. Then they light the tree and fireworks go off. I really enjoyed this because all of my family (except my brother) and my niece go to be with me. This was the first time for her to watch fireworks and she thought they were so cool. I hope this year she is not sick on the 4th of July so I can take her then too.
I also bought our Christmas tree this year, it is something I am very proud of. Ever since we added onto our house we have celebrated Christmas in this room and only one time out of the roughly four years we have had it we have only had one big Christmas tree (14 ft.) So this year I decided I wanted another big one and we went out the day after Thanksgiving and found one. It is absolutely perfect and no ornament was left behind this year!
Well, I think that is all for now and I promise to start blogging more and more!
Merry Christmas everyone :)