West coast update from the east coast: celebrate the holidays

As promised, I have another massive update. This will take you right up until I left for Pennsylvania.

We had a big, pre-Thanksgiving party to get a bunch of people together who are not locals. Many were our age and work at Dreyer's with Jeff. It was potluck so we took care of the turkey. Jeff didn't want to grab the insides so I saved the day!


For actual Thanksgiving, I took a flight over to Kentucky to see Marc. I hung out in the studio while he worked, we made Thanksgiving dinner, and at the end of the week, we hung out in Nashville, TN.

I LOVE playing Guitar Hero!!!
Downtown Nashville.
I can't get Yuengling in California.
Flight back to CA: The space between the clouds.

At the beginning of December, we took another trip to Las Vegas. We stayed right on the strip at the Flamingo and had a great weekend. We were also able to go to the Bodies exhibit which was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. When we returned, we decided to get a Christmas tree for the apartment. That was fun getting it up the stairs.

Penn State Christmas tree!!

I finished up my last week of school by giving finals for three days. We had shortened days and I was able to leave Friday night (Dec. 21st) on a direct, red-eye flight from LA to Philly. Now I'm just taking it easy and trying to relax before I have to begin the 2nd semester! Hope the holidays are treating everyone well, and all are in good health. My new year's resolution is to update this blog more often, even if it's just a blurb. If you are someone who reads this, please know I do appreciate the little notes you leave me. Knowing that people care to read about my adventures helps motivate me to keep doing this. Happy new year everyone!!

- Carol