I Know These Hands Could Write a Page

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Yuck. Transitions suck sooo much. I think I say that every single time I have to come home / go back to school. I just hate it. I love it here. I love it at school. I call both of them home and I feel that way too. Sometimes I feel like the only one who feels that way. Other people either love school and hate home or love home and hate school. Can't we love both? Oh well... Once more, it'll be better once I get back. I'm taking Brian home and Daddy gave us directions to drive past Touchdown Jesus. Yes! Roadtrip!!! I really need to start spending more time with Brian. I always have so much fun with him. It's weird that sometimes I just feel like being by myself. hmmmmm....

This break was great. Tuesday I got home and started out the break by arguing with my parents, particularly my mom. Well, okay, that part wasn't great, but it got better. We sat down Tuesday night and got all my AUC paperwork taken care of. Most of the papers are sitting in the New York offices as I type. It's official. The papers are in. The checks have been signed. I'm going to Cairo. I think that's why I'm nervous. It's real. After all these years of dreaming and wishing it's really coming true. Crazy!!! So after that I went out with some high school friends. Yay random times in the country. It's really easy to forget the adrenaline rush that comes from driving as fast as you can on back country roads at 2 in the morning... hahaha.

Wednesday was pretty low-key. Mom and I went to AAA and got passport pictures. Apparently my mom and dad are finally getting around to getting passports. "You know, just to have." hmmmm, now, whatever could that mean! After that I just kinda relaxed. Saw some more people, and helped Mom get Thanksgiving ready. I like Thanksgiving at my house because I don't have to go anywhere but it also means a lot of extra work. You can never win.

Thanksgiving was kinda disappointing this year. Not as many people showed up this year as normal. Which also meant there weren't as many people to occupy uncle Jack's attention. Which, of course, meant I was cornered and asked tons of questions. This year though I was a little more willing to talk to uncle Jack. I dunno, just the way he asked his questions it made me feel kinda bad. He has had absolutley no experience with college. He didn't go. His parenst didn't go. Neither did his wife or even his two children. Apparently he pictured college as an extreme version of Animal House, which may be the case for some, but I really had to explain to him that I'm not like that. And he still doesn't understand why I'd want to go to Cairo, or "Kay-row" as his son calls it. Grrrrr.

But I survived, as I always do. Friday was another day for friends. Lori and I went to lunch. It was nice to see her again. I'm kinda afraid my Starbucks connection will fall through. But at least the manager at the 'weed has been fired. Maybe I could still work there without it being too awkward with that stalker of mine. After that I did a Wal-Mart run for some necessities. Wal-Mart isn't too bad at 3 pm on Black Friday. More hanging out after that.

Today was all about family. Daddy and I went to the AAA (I sure have seen a lot of that place this break) and got me my plane ticket *eeep* No stop in Europe for me :( Oh well. For some reason, I do believe I will survive. Then Mom and I went shopping. It was for my birthday since it's in 4 days (ahhhh 4 days and I'm not a teenager anymore!!!!!!). I got a cute pair of ballet flats, a new pair of chucks (white and pink), two pairs of sunglasses for Cairo, and hardcover copies of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King, and The Hobbit. Complete with illustrations by Alan Lee. Oh yeah. I've been wanted those for a while. I've literally read my paperback copies to shreads so this is great. After shopping we had pizza at Grandma's. I love family time with the Daddy's side of the family. More presents. I got a gift card for Staples from the Beckers. Yaaay shopping! But by bestest present came from my Grandma. She got me about 100 Egyptian Pounds and a little pocket English-Arabic dictionary. She keeps calling my trip to Egypt "my adventure". She's seriously the cutest thing ever!

So tomorrow it's time to go back to school and "put my nose to the grindstone" or whatever for two more weeks + finals then I have well over a month to just relax and gather myself for my trip... oh, and make some money!!!

P.S. The book Eragon? Not too shabby. I'm kinda excited for the movie now.e