Thanksgiving- That Definitely Happened

Dear Ravishing in Richmond, previously known as Amiable in Alexandria (couldn't you have come up with something more interesting than that?),

The countdown begins! I just opened my seventh chocolate, therefore there are 17 days until my journey across the pond!! Let me explain:

I bought a chocolate advent calendar a week ago, thinking it would be a cute thing to have in my room to make it feel a little homely. I was out for pints with an American friend of mine who travels home on December 17th. She said to me that she was leaving in exactly 24 days, and I was shocked at her accuracy. Until she explained that she had also bought a chocolate advent calendar but instead of counting down to Christmas, she decided to count down until her flight. That way she has an accurate count and all of the chocolate will be finished by the time she leaves, saving her a stomach ache and a lot of scarffing. So I decided to do the same thing! Hence the seventh chocolate.

So I just have to say that I utterly loved your last post on the blog. I know you were kicking yourself, but I was thoroughly entertained. Haha so never fear, and thanks a million! As for the million and one things happening in your life, hey, at least you're not bored. Not that I am either. I am thoroughly stressed, and I have an exam myself on Wednesday evening. So we should definitely celebrate together! Pints via skype perchance? It's the only grade we will have for this one class IN TOTAL! WTF. Are they even allowed to do that? So wish me luck, and I wish you oodles.

We actually did have Thanksgiving! My housemate and I cooked a big Thanksgiving dinner for a bunch of her friends. And the boy came, and two of my high school friends who visited a few weeks ago came back for Thanksgiving. So it was a lovely little shindig. I had a bottle of wine and a glass of fun ;) How was home?

I can't wait to go home; I am thoroughly homesick at this point. But something weird occurred to me the other day when I was talking about going home: after the short two weeks that I spend at home in a few weeks, I have no idea when I will be home next. And at the earliest it will be six months. I can't say that I've ever spent that much time away from home without at least visiting every now and then. Moving to a different country is weirder than I thought. At least I have some great friends and a (crazily) busy schedule.

I was struggling to figure out the other day just what it is that's making this schedule seem so overwhelming to me. I've always been one to overload myself with work, and I've always been like a chicken with my head cut off for a few weeks at the end of every "term". But I've also always managed it without forgetting stuff or not finishing stuff or dropping stuff in favor of more important items. But I've already given up two major commitments this semester, and I couldn't figure out what was different. Oh wait, then the boy came over for a couple of hours and I figured it out... Man, this dating thing is hard actually. I don't know how you did it in college. I'm strugglebussing.

Anyway, that's all I've got for you. Right now, everything is just piling up, and I'm partially enjoying it, partially just dying for it to be over. But work is never really over, is it? And before we both know it, I'll be frolicking off the plane and into your arms. Prepare yourself! These two weeks will be as crazy as both of our schedules right now, only for better reasons xx

Love you bunches, and good luck!!
 Captivating (or CRAZY) in Cork (your pick! ) 

We had to split the ten of us into two groups for seating; my friends and I thought it worked out better that way... lol

Apparently turkeys don't come small in Ireland. It was 18 pounds.