November November
Midterms are over! :) I've had a test every week for the past month, along with the usual problem sets and labs due every week. I don't have another test until December! (I know that's not a long time from now, but it seems like an eternity since I finished my last midterm a whopping 3.5 hours ago.) Now it's back to normal life, of just problem sets and labs. I welcome the so-called free time back this November.
In addition to being excited about the transitory end of midterms, I'm excited about the results of the midterm elections. The races were so close, and in the end the Democrats gained control of the Senate and the House! I've always enjoyed watching Election Day news coverage and witnessing the changes in the political landscape across the country, especially when the change is (finally) favorable.
And I am really looking forward to going home for Thanksgiving. As always, I love coming home to New York, to friends, to family. I'm especially excited to see my family. There's something about Thanksgiving at my house that is so comforting and familiar to me. Our Thanksgiving traditions haven't really changed much since I can remember. My aunt's family comes up from North Carolina. We have dim sum for lunch and lechon and other Filipino dishes for dinner, and Mother Mousse cake for my sister Lisa's birthday (which we will have in her honor as she celebrates her birthday in Dublin this year while studying abroad in Rome this semester). We see a Broadway show over the Thanksgiving weekend and usually make it into Manhattan for the craziness of Black Friday. I can't say that anything we do over the holiday is extraordinary or unique, but I love it.
Ahh November. This month always pleasantly surprises me. Obviously, Thanksgiving and Election Day are predictible, but I feel as though they are surprises because they aren't events that I necessarily look forward to all year, like the US Open :). When they do come around, I remember how much I enjoy them and am pleasantly surprised (again) that I'm enjoying something I wasn't anticipating. This is what happens when one has a poor memory. :)
In addition to being excited about the transitory end of midterms, I'm excited about the results of the midterm elections. The races were so close, and in the end the Democrats gained control of the Senate and the House! I've always enjoyed watching Election Day news coverage and witnessing the changes in the political landscape across the country, especially when the change is (finally) favorable.
And I am really looking forward to going home for Thanksgiving. As always, I love coming home to New York, to friends, to family. I'm especially excited to see my family. There's something about Thanksgiving at my house that is so comforting and familiar to me. Our Thanksgiving traditions haven't really changed much since I can remember. My aunt's family comes up from North Carolina. We have dim sum for lunch and lechon and other Filipino dishes for dinner, and Mother Mousse cake for my sister Lisa's birthday (which we will have in her honor as she celebrates her birthday in Dublin this year while studying abroad in Rome this semester). We see a Broadway show over the Thanksgiving weekend and usually make it into Manhattan for the craziness of Black Friday. I can't say that anything we do over the holiday is extraordinary or unique, but I love it.
Ahh November. This month always pleasantly surprises me. Obviously, Thanksgiving and Election Day are predictible, but I feel as though they are surprises because they aren't events that I necessarily look forward to all year, like the US Open :). When they do come around, I remember how much I enjoy them and am pleasantly surprised (again) that I'm enjoying something I wasn't anticipating. This is what happens when one has a poor memory. :)
posted by Christina at 11:31 PM
1 Comments:
Novemeber is also a very expensive month, as a couple of my best friends have birthdays in novemeber, as well as both my parents, and me too!!
and black friday =P
-Andrew
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