I should not be blogging right now.

It's 2:30 in the morning, I have a Spanish paper to finish, and I'll need my energy tomorrow for cleaning, packing, staying awake in Spanish, and driving for 2 hours.

Oh well. I'll just drink a bunch of coffee or something.

I need a break from my Spanish paper. Ok so my whole night has basically been a break from it, I guess... but it takes twice as much thought and energy to write a paper (in another language) while watching One Tree Hill.... and then the Packers game with a friend.... and then John and Kate Plus 8... and then Cool Runnings... at least now Erin and I aren't distracting each other anymore.

I'll hit the page limit without a problem. That's usually my concern with Spanish papers. What bugs me this time, though, is that I hate my thesis. I loved my idea for the paper, but that's not exactly what I ended up writing about. It's just a first draft, but I'm still really disappointed that I couldn't make a thesis work with my basic idea.

It's impossible to finish writing a paper when you know that once you're done you won't have to work on anything else. I can relax once I finish the paper, and I'm almost done with the paper, so I really want to relax right now.

At least my first class shouldn't take the whole time tomorrow. We'll have class time to work on a writing assignment, and mine is done. I won't sleep tonight until my paper is done, so tomorrow all of my time between classes will go to cleaning and packing. I already did the hardest part... picked out most of the clothes to take home. My goal is to have my car packed before Spanish so I won't even have to come back to my room before leaving. I'm not really helping matters right now, but I just need to get the distractions out of my head. I filled my tank today (for only $16!!), so I shouldn't have to stop at all.

I'm so ready for this break. I'm so excited for Thanksgiving! It was so hard to miss it last year. The trip to Biloxi as a whole was amazing. It was fun and rewarding and eye-opening.... but Thanksgiving Day was a bust. I was so homesick I slept almost the entire day.

Thanksgiving is definitely my favorite holiday. 4th of July and Easter come close behind, but Thanksgiving has the top spot for sure. (I like the overall Christmas season, but Christmas Eve itself is too stressful) I love how laid-back Thanksgiving is. You get the 3 F's... Family, Food, and Football. Everyone's comfortable and happy and there's nothing commercial about it. It's all about spending time with the family. (Similar reasons put 4th of July up in my top 3... along with playing volleyball all day. Easter's in there mostly because of Easter soup.)

I can't wait until Thursday! And I can't wait to see my cousin's new baby!

I can't wait for a break from classes and some real food. I can't wait for a decent bed and pillows with some fluff left in them. I can't wait to see the new kitchen and have my room to myself for a while. I can't wait to see my family and friends. I can't wait to sit with my family at church. I'm just too excited!

And that doesn't help me finish this paper either.