The eating just never stops...

I have been incessantly eating. How do you choose between chips and three different kinds of dip, veggies, green bean casserole, turkey, ham, sweet potatoes, rolls, stuffing, cranberries, etc? It's impossible. How do you select a single dessert among the platters of cheesecake, cookies, apple pie, pumpkin pie, and brownie/cool whip heaven-in-a-bowl? You don't. And thus, you eat. And eat. And eat. Top that off with a nap afterward and you've had one heck of an amazing experience for the soul. Thank you, Thanksgiving, for recharging me. I have a renewed confidence in my ability to get through these last few weeks of studying, writing papers, and taking finals.

Even though I couldn't be with my family this Thanksgiving, I still had a wonderful time with Haley's family. They were all so friendly and it was a nice change from the usual hectic Provo ambiance. I guess I've been thinking a lot about family this Thanksgiving. Wednesday night we went to the theater and we walked through a casino and we saw all these elderly people sitting alone, just playing the slots. No matter how fun Las Vegas is cracked up to be, I can't think of anything more awful than just sitting in front of a slot machine by myself, forlornly putting in dollar after dollar during the Thanksgiving holidays. It's just so SAD. So lonely. I'm so glad that I was able to call and skype with my family on Thanksgiving Day and that I could spend it here in Vegas with Haley's family.

On a different note, we did go Black Friday shopping...We drove down the strip and shopped at Prada and Gucci...not. But we did drive down the strip. We shopped in the biggest Forever 21 in America. And I walked through the fanciest mall I've ever seen in my life. And we had some random creeper try to dance on one of the girls in our group. In between all of this, I made quite a few purchases. If a good Black Friday shopper emerges from the fro with tons of stuff...then I'm a pro.

Oh. Wow. It's 1:18 in the morning. I'm tired. And of course, I'm still stuffed. Good night, folks.