Dad wishes this were a mansion.
Nov 24th, 2006 by Ali
Sitting in the newly refurbished Manassas home. It’s cold as hell… the fireplace is not doing it’s duty! Note to self: actually bring something warm next time you go to Virginia. This is the first time I’ve stayed here since… 1998? Last night, I slept in my old bedroom. It was smaller than I remember, and much different with new paint, art, and etcetera. The house is gorgeous, you should see what it looked like before and what it looks like now. Kitty is walking around- that is perfect. (It’s so cold, though.)
Thanksgiving for me was good. Other people dislike the family get-together. Hey, I get to see my grandmother, my cousins, my family, and have a traditional Thanksgiving complete with kimchi, lumpia, eggrolls, and leche flan. Duh- I have to love that. I’ve been hankering for lumpia for ages, and to have that next to mashed potatoes (which I mashed myself! Using a masher! Oooh!), that’s heaven.
Ainslie is getting to be so big! She and Liam are so smart! And Henry is great on the guitar. Reena’s getting big. I am cold. My ring was a hit. Gma took it off of me and wore it for half an hour, staring at it. Go Billy! My grandpa stayed home this year. It was very sad, yet funny, to see him on the PC, sitting in the dark on Thanksgiving, eating a donut for dinner. One of you Pensacolians, please go over and give him and Homeboy some turkey! Never again will we allow Gpa to stay home.
Now I’m sitting in my old home, doing hw. Wrote three single-spaced pages of my Family Trends project. That means only two more pages to go! I’m leaving the hard part for Sunday. Also finished most of my Drug Abuse homework. Nice getting hw done, but I’m freezing. No shopping this year… third year in a row… one day I’ll get to do that. Lots of work left, nonetheless. Paper is due Monday, hw due Tuesday, presentation on Thursday, exam on Friday, also one on Sunday, then finals all the next week, and then my big political soc paper due the 5th. I’m not good with time, folks- you know I’ll put it off til the last second.
Well, not much happening today but calling my loved ones and going to the bookstore with Dad. And freezing.
Also, Chaitu (sp?) saw BNL at George Washington, and I didn’t. I hurt.