Tackling the holidays

Thanksgiving weekend is over, and it was a doozey. I'm all preachy to my sister about not putting too much pressure on oneself, and I spent the last few weeks stressing over how to make the holidays enjoyable for everyone. Awake in bed for all the wrong reasons.....

But hopefully it'll be for better reasons soon! (Like my segue?) Not to rush, but date number 2 is secured for Tuesday, a full two weeks after the first one. This guy is nice, and possibly boring. I've seen friends date boring people, and I never understood it, but I'm starting to think they were just lonely and this person was good-enough-for-now. Like I said, I've only had one date with the guy, so I'm trying to hold back judgement. Nice is the most important thing for now, anyway. Maybe he can make me laugh on Tuesday. Or maybe we can just make out. Whatevs.

Having family here was so. nice. We even got to have a girl's night, which I will describe as follows. It was really fun, and we had a really great time, but my guess is that in the years to come when we think back on it, we'll remember it as an Amazing time, unforgettable. And I like that about us. Also, we took great pictures, further proof of best times ever.

Now I'm home, and I've started melting back into the real world by doing homework and moving my suitcase all the way from the living room to my bedroom. Baby steps. But the holidays keep coming, so it's time for shopping. Is that really so bad? There will be some major stress packages in the weeks to come, but it won't be anything I can't handle. I've got an exercise buddy, a nightguard, and an appeared-out-of-nowhere bottle of coconut rum on the cabinet. I can deal. First world problems, right? They can eat my dust.