October almost over

So I have been talking to my Mum for a little while about me coming home for Thanksgiving (American) and finally the other day I booked the flight. I am really happy to be coming home for a visit. This year hasn't been the greatest and I feel I need to have a home-fix to brighten me up and hold me over till XMas...which will be less then a month after that. Oh well, more time home.
So when I booked the fight it gave me the date of which I booked it and I thought it was telling me the day I booked it for and I panicked because I can hardly believe October is almost over! Although swimmign hasn't been the greatest this year, school has been a bit grueling this month has still flown by already. I can't believe its almost November. Halloween will be here soon and then the next day it is November.
This past weekend we went to Arizona to a duel meet with ASU. I swam horribly but the trip was pretty cool. I have now been to Arizona and we tooka bus there and I got to see some of the country...nothing exciting just desert! This coming wekend is the Alumni meet, then BYU and then Utah...four weekends of meets so this month is flying by. I have to get to school now because of a test in Math...my least favorite class!
Coming home in less then a month!!

Thankgiving Canadian Style

So Last week I was just miserable. I got screwed around with my credits in school, swimming was kicking my ass and I was homesick. I spoke to my Mum only a few times too, but in one of our conversations she mentioned that it was Thanksgiving back home (Americans celebrate it in November). So I was wanting something that would make me feel better..then I had a great idea. I figured that since we have so many canadians here I would cook a Thanksgiving feast. So I went out and bought a turkey and items I could use to cook dinner for my friends. I told my roomates who are both Canadian and I asked if they were in. So they agreed and it was on. I was really nervous because I had never cooked a turkey without my Mum. I had helped her every year I was home growing up...I was a lot of help when I was older though. But saturday came and after morning practice I was informed by Jessie (one roomate) that 10 people were invited!! I thought by my count that it was going to be 5. I only bought a 10 lb turkey!! So I got really nervous. I went straight home and started cooking. Thankfully my precious mother sent me a recipe and some directions to follow and everything worked out. We had supper at 6 and were all done dessert by 7:30. I even baked 2 pumpkin pies! I think the whole plan for the celebration was therapeutic. I feel like I am lost when I don't have my family in close proximity (sp?). I needed something to make me feel normal again..like the normal routine when I was growing up. So there was turkey success this weekend and I hope I did my part for my Canadian "family" here in Vegas. I hope all you non-sellouts back up in canad ate too much and drank a lot. I love you all and miss you a lot!