thanksgiving break

Hey all, so I'm packing up for the drive back to SF. I've been busy and having a good time and too tired to blog and even write in my own personal journals.

Las Vegas was fun. Got to hang with my parents and other old people as they gamble their money away. What recession? Honestly, even people are out and buying things. Hung out with my good friend Catherine in her hometown. It's nice to be with locals and see their side of the city. She took me to Red Rock Canyon where we climbed a side of a red hill and sat in a little cave for a while. It was fun and a bit treacherous. Then we went on the scenic drive, which was really cool. We stopped off at the highest point and people watched. Lunch at a yummy Thai restaurant. I was hankering pad thai, and it was delicious.

Afterwards, drinks and the Palazzo along with a stop at Kiehl's to con a bunch of free samples. We only walked away with two total. Drinks at the Wynn where I met C.'s friends, Morgan and Lenny. Then Morgan took us to his favorite spot, the pinball hall of fame. We played a lot of games and even a worker came by and let me and C. play a game for free. Pretty sweet. An awesome day, probably one of the best days I've ever had in LV.

Been home hanging out with the fam obviously. Sometimes I don't even want to go out, I just want to be in their proximity because it seems like I'll miss something funny that happened if I'm not there, and something funny is always happening at my house.

Thanksgiving was tasty as well, and I spent some time with my cousins which was nice. I've noticed that all my girl cousins on my Dad's side have really hot husbands or boyfriends. They've got some real catches. They're really sweet, great guys in addition to being attractive. I mentioned before the "spinster" curse or whatever on my Mom's side since 3 of my girl cousins are unmarried with no boyfriends--and there's nothing wrong with that--but man, when they predict that it'll happen to me...that makes me nervous. All the signs are there: I'm an anti-social hermit who doesn't trust anyone and would rather spend time with my fam. I see my cousins on my Dad's side and how happy they are with their husbands/boyfriends...so maybe I've got a chance? It's like half and half.

Not looking forward to going back to school, but it's only like 3 weeks and it'll be over in a cinch.