The Break for Giving of Thanks

So, Thanksgiving Break is officially over, and I'm back to writing papers (NOT procrastinating on this one!). An overview of my break:

I drove home Friday with Stasi, Joanne, and two other girls that I don't really know. It was a nice drive, except for when we got lost in Yakima. I mean seriously, Yakima. But we did get home, and Stasi spend Friday night at my house, and then I dropped her off at the airport the next day as I drove up to the farmhouse. There was much fun with the twins and Caitlin, and we all had Thanksgiving at Aliina and Tobi's grandma's house on Sunday night. I spend much of the night singing with Kip. On Wednesday night, Leslie and her family came over for dinner, including her new boyfriend. I wasn't sure how much I liked her boyfriend, but her daughters were cute. Serena (the 13 year old) was also a Twilight fan, and we discussed the movie together. The rest of my time was spent shopping, doing homework, or working at the zoo, although the zoo closed down on Saturday because it lost power. That meant I had time to drive up to the farmhouse and meet Aliina's boy, Josh. We watched videos of fainting goats and pronking springboks, and had a hilarious time.

I did have an awkward incident over break, as usual. I went shopping at Southcenter mall, and made the mistake of smiling at a young man working at one of the vendor booths in the middle of the mall. He was selling a fingernail buffer kit and insisted on buffing two of my nails and rubbing lotion on my hands. He then offered to let me use his employee discount to buy the product and refused to let me leave. When I told him firmly that I had to think before making any purchases, he insisted on giving me a slip of paper with his name on it. It was pretty awkward.