thanksgiving weekend

it sure has been a very busy weekend. we had turkey day at my aunt's house and it went remarkably smooth. i only made 2 side dishes and was able to enjoy the day over there. after dinner we went and saw "four christmases", it was a really funny movie. my aunt even commented on how much i laughed -- i needed that. we went shopping at 4 AM on Friday. that didn't go so well, esp. b/c i am still not feeling well and was even worse then. we started at Carson's b/c i wanted to get my cousins these penguin sheets for their beds and of course they didn't have ANY in a twin. so they got flowers. then we went to macy's and got a couple ornaments. after that went to penny's and then called it a day. it was only 8:30 AM!! we went home and i slept until 1 PM. i was exhausted! today my mom surprised me and we went to a christmas tree farm and i cut down our christmas tree. i've never had a real tree. mom did it to help cheer me up. i think it did for now. i also finished reading Pride and Prejudice (i also watched the movie for the umpteenth time), so now i have to decide what i'm going to start next. anyway it's back to work as usual. i only wish i had brought my camera along to the tree farm.