Pardon my absence lately. It's been the craziest week. Monday and Tuesday were full of classes and work, wrapping things up before Thanksgiving Break. Though not all students attend, the professors sometimes give extra credit for attending classes these days. I, of course, went even if I didn't need the extra credit. I spent most of Monday night doing laundry and packing things up. Tuesday, after work, I finished up my packing and headed home around 4 p.m. It was so nice to finally be home. I love my family dearly and I miss seeing them on a daily basis. Wednesday morning and afternoon was my homework time. I got some things done, but as always, I was overambitious and only got about 2/3 done. My best friend from home and I decided to go see New Moon together Wednesday night because we were both home and it's a thing we do. If there are movies that we want to see and our significant others do not, we watch them together. The movie was pretty good but I was just happy to see her. We hadn't seen each other since August before that. Thursday was, of course, Thanksgiving and my birthday! I woke up pretty early to get around and go to my grandmother's home to help her set things up for brunch. We always have brunch for every holiday meal, not that I'm complaining. She makes the best quiches and I look forward to eating them all year round. Later that day, my mother's side of the family were having dinner so we had dinner and then went home. I was pooped. And I had to wake up early for all the Black Friday Deals so I went to bed pretty early that night. Friday, I woke up shortly after 5 and got around to pick up my aunt to go shopping. It's an unspoken tradition for my mother, sister, aunt, and I to go shopping on Black Friday. Thankfully, I got most of my shopping done. Only a few things to buy now and I still have about a month. I got home about 12 hours later on Friday and after that, I was definitely pooped. Yesterday, Saturday, was another homework/relax day. I got a few things done that I needed to and then ordered a pizza and watched movies with my sister and my boyfriend. Needless to say, it was a very relaxing, nice evening. Today was filled with packing and napping before my trek back to Bluffton. There are just a few more things I need to pack up and I think I'm ready to go. See you very very very very soon =)