Why I Loved this Thanksgiving

Here are a few reasons why Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays:
* It revolves around food. Not just any food (I'm still sneaking Millie's halloween candy) but my favorite kind of food. Much to Jackie's dismay, I could honestly eat turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, etc. once a week. Although, to be fair, the family went to an Indian food buffet the night before Thanksgiving. We were worried the girls wouldn't like it, but they loved it. Although at the beginning, Jackie was nervous because we were the only people there (and everyone, including Ellis had to drink out of glass goblets), soon she calmed down (although service was spotty because our server kept watching CNN about the terrorist attacks in India). Ellis couldn't stop eating the soup (which I can't spell let alone pronounce) and Millie had 4 helpings of their rice pudding. An added benefit was that the soup cleared up Ellis's constipation- we celebrated Thanksgiving by changing her diaper about 140 times.

* Shopping on Black Friday. I'm not much of a shopper (unlike my brother Nate who spent the day driving around the state looking for deals), but I got up at 5:00 to go to the Walmart in Brigham City. I was an hour late for any good deals (and I had to abandon my shopping cart in the middle of the laxative aisle), but it was fun being a part of the madness. I also got to help a woman that slipped and fell on her bum right in front of me on the way out of the store.

* Seeing a movie in the theatre. It's a tradition to see a movie either Thursday night (we were too tired so we played Ticket to Ride and Blokus and watched Season 1 of Burn Notice)- or Friday, so my Dad took Jackie and me to Quantum of Solace. It wasn't as good as Casino Royale but it was entertaining. It's also fun to have my mom watch the girls so they can get their toe nails painted.

* Reading a book. Normally I have 3 or 4 really good books, but this time I had to read plays to decide what my school should do. I decided on the play Rumors- it will be really funny. I did start The Book Thief (which is really good) and I started The Book of Vice which is pretty funny.

* Playing games. We have owned Blokus for 48 hours and already a small yellow piece is missing. Probably in one of Ellis's 140 poopy Indian diapers. Iwas also very proud of Jackie- although I'm sure she wanted to swear during Ticket to Ride, she controlled herself. She also didn't take my cards, train pieces or internal organs and run out of the room with them (like the infamous Risk game from 2000). All in all, a successful, delicious weekend!