Thanksgiving Weekend

I'm so grateful that those horribly sad days have passed. They may come back, but for now I'm feeling better. I went to one of the Christmas Markets with my friends on Wednesday. It was a bit cold, but still very nice to see.    I bought a really nice scarf to keep me warm in the winter here. There is snow all over everything now. I didn't get any turkey on Thanksgiving, but I had a chicken basil pasta that was pretty awesome. I also got out a slice of the pie I made last month to enjoy. It was delicious. Sadly I can't eat any more pie at this point. The microwave is broken, and all the leftovers are frozen solid.

My orchids are doing quite well. They had flowers when I bought them and just keep getting more and more. They are a pretty veined white and purple. My roses don't have any flowers right now, but I'm trying not to kill them. I gave the roses some coffee grounds last week hoping that I could coax them into blooming again. I don't really know if it has had any effect yet.

I'm going shopping with Olga on Monday. I desperately need clothes that fit. We are going ice skating on Friday, and it seems rather hazardous to go skating in pants that are far too big for me. The goal for the trip is to get two or three pairs of pants and two sweaters. Hopefully that won't exceed my budget.

I was annoyed this week when I had to buy a new calculator. I can't use my trusty TI-84 on my exams here because it is programmable. :( I love that thing. It's wicked awesome. I ended up getting a TI-30X IIS. It does some stats calculations and all the trig functions that I need. On the same shopping trip I got a pencil bag that looks like a duck, complete with a mouth that opens. I got tired of dropping my pens during lecture, so I got a little bag to keep them in. I am very glad that I have my Kindle. It is the greatest gadget I have purchased in many years. I put the lecture slides on it and take some notes with it. I like being able to take it to class with me when we do problems. Having the problem statement in my hand is amazingly awesome.

I started the Lego calendar on Friday. I am not actually using it as an Advent calendar. I'm using it as a Jay calendar. There are 22 days until he gets here. I'm excited. Excitement is amazing, but it doesn't do a very good job of keeping me awake past midnight.

<3 Jess