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Thanksgiving Break - much needed and restful...... I had high hopes to catch up on homework but 3 days in CA was not enough time to see everyone and do homework, so homework lost.

Wednesday started with beautiful sleeping in until 9! Followed by Breaking Dawn with my mother (huge twilight fan!).

Pretty much sums of the movie plot here... :$

We indulged in qdoba, cookie dough bites, and Coke icees :D hehe - enough to sell me on sexy vampires and rugged werewolves, the movie wasn't all that bad either :D This was followed by some shopping, BBQing and then watching Water for Elephants - AMAZING movie - must see! This is a more appropriate role for Robert Pattenson (sp?) and who doesn't love Reese Witherspoon??

Thursday started really early with breakfast with a friend from HS and his parents whom I haven't seen in a few years... love catching up! This was followed by....

LA Auto Show!!!! (http://www.laautoshow.com/) This was my second time going on Thanksgiving Day and I think it should be a tradition! I love cars... and it's a ton of fun! Here's some highlights...

Followed by a phenomenal Thanksgiving dinner : turkey from the grill, homemade mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, rolls, jalapeno potatoes, feta asparagus, vegetables, pumpkin bars, and french puffs.... omg I am getting hungry writing about it.... Not only was there great food and fun, but there was family and friends too: So glad to see my parents, grammy, my brother, his co-worker, my aunt, uncle, and cousins, and my friend Lawrence. Nom Nom :D

That evening I was also blessed to visit a family I have known for about a decade... from before I could even drive - I babysat a munchkin of theirs.... I have got to watch her grow from a little girl into a beautiful young woman. I can't wait to see how awesome she will do in HS next year and I am so sad that I am not around more to go shopping and pick out dresses with her! Somewhere in the years when I was the nanny for the munchkin, a little taquito came along with all her sass and personality. She is growing up so fast and I feel like she was born yesterday. These awesome girls have a wonderful mother whom I have become good friends with in my adult life. I miss them all and was soooo excited to see them and get to spend a bit of time with them!

I am thankful for my family, friends, and loved ones. I am thankful that I have a roof over my head, food on the table, and my health. I am thankful I live in a free country. I am thankful for those who support me in my dreams, through blood, sweat, and tears, through my failures and through my successes. I am thankful for my faith, the Big Man up there that knows what He is doing. I put my faith in the One that knows all. I am very blessed and can never say thank you to all those who have have helped me along in my path, but know that I love and cherish you all. =) Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving ended, only to have an early start on BLACK FRIDAY :D My mom, grammy, and I have been doing black friday for over a decade and we have a lot of fun doing it. We avoid the crazies of walmart and kohls and shop our normal places but usually with personal shopper appointments and get all the xmas shopping done!

Finished the day off with a meal at Grazis with family and friends. That was the end to a perfect Thanksgiving break! Thank you to all those who love and support me on this journey!
Keep Calm and Carry On!