Ah.... home. :)

It was a really fast trip (considering it only took is 18 hours) on Saturday to get from Provo to Gig Harbor.  We didn't have any problems on the drive like when I woke up from a nap in the back seat to find us skidding off the road backwards and almost hitting the car on it's side in the ditch just ahead of us.  It was great and we only got one flate tire.  It was nice and toasty the whole trip except for when we had to get out of the car and stand in the snow on the side of the freeway.  It was a great trip.  Really, it was.  

I really enjoyed suprising my brothers and sister.  Spencer didn't wake up when I got home, but when he woke up the next morning he clung to me for about half an hour, arms and legs securely wrapped.  Nathan... well, I got punched in the stomach so hard I coudn't breathe.  Word to the wise: don't try waking that boy up.  Basically, I've had so much fun with my family this week and I am so so so SO glad I came home!  Really, I just love love love LOVE my family.  

Here, I'll just bullet-point my week for my convienience.  

Sunday:

• listened to Compline at St Mark's Cathedral in Seattle with Ryan and Allison
• homemmade coffecake and hot chocolate at Allison's awesome apartment in the U District
• explored Queen Anne Hill in Seattle till 1am with Ryan
• decided that I will for sure live in Queen Anne
• sleep

Monday:

• woke up to snow
• played in the snow
• played with my siblings
• played at the Elkins' 
• watched movies
• sleep

Tuesday:

• went to Seattle with Ryan, Kevin, and Allison.
• took pictures at Gas Works Park (ever seen 10 Things I Hate About You?)
• it was freezing
• ate lunch at the Alibi Room in a hole in the wall under Pike Place Market
• slept the whole way home
• late-night run to the Metropolitain Market with the boys for some Kolby Beef burfgers
• mistake #1. not having a burger
• mistake #1. having a bite of Ryan's.  Holy delicious.
• sleep

Wednesday:

• woke up...eventually...
• made pumpkin pies
• ummm...
• blogged...currently...
• going to Harry Potter at the IMAX theater in Seattle with Ryan, Hannah, Nathan, Riley, Kevin, Matt, Hannah2, and possibly Maddy.
• either watch Out of Africa then sleep, or just.. sleep...

Thanksgiving:

• eat
• bake
• eat
• bake
• eat eat eat
• watch movies
• eat

I'm a highly productive being if you can't tell. 

Oh, did I mention it's been freezing?  Like, really cold?  Yesterday was the first time in 30 years that the temperature didn't go above 30 in NOVEMBER.  Before you think that's not a big deal, let me remind you that this is Seattle and our winters hover around 40.  Yesterday the high was 27.  The low?  16.  Currently, in the city of Gig Harbor, it is 19 degrees.  And it's humid.  Yeah.  

Well, I'll try to update this if anything fun happens.  In the meantime, Happy Thanksgiving!