thanksgiving!

thanksgiving morning started off with a flag football. 'twas quite fun. afterwards, the orphans went and started prepping for dinner. we ate so much food. we had turkey, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, garlic mashed potatoes, cous cous, corn bread stuffing, sauteed string beans with asparagus, salad, somen salad, and poached pears. oh, and of course, sangria. i think we were all in pain after dinner. seriously. and then it was time for apples to apples! fun game! there are pictures, but they won't be posted until i go on vacation...3 more weeks of teaching and then it's sweet, glorious vacation!

friday morning, i woke up and got ready to drive up to san jose to meet up with shiv for her bridal shower weekend. i got to downtown sf around 5:30 and went shopping while i waited to meet up with them for the macy's tree lighting at union square. it was insane with people walking around. but i managed to find them and we saw the tree, ate, and then went home. at shiv's parents' house, we stayed up watching grey's anatomy and she and jamie got me hooked on survivor. i've since developed a mini-crush on yul.

saturday was breakfast with the wong family and then a tiny bit of wedding sweatshop work - i made 3 (or was it 4?) oragami flowers for the centerpieces at the reception. we had the bridal shower at a teahouse in menlo park and it was so much fun! there were games, food, presents, and a whole lot of fun. and then it was the long drive back home. i made it back in 5.5 hours with 2 gas stops and a food stop. i was so exhausted. so this morning, i stayed in bed watching survivor until 1pm. :) and i don't want to go to school tomorrow.

ok, only 15 more days and then i'm on vacation. let the countdown begin.