T-Day

Oh Friend! What a week it's' been.

Today I had dinner with the family. Dear Sister is crazy. Balls-to-the-wall totally just nutso. She tried telling me that I needed to watch Ancient Aliens because what I'm learning in school isn't the 'truth'. Apparently there's the real truth, (which as it happens is the TV truth) and the truth they want me to believe. Who knew all I needed was a conspiracy theory TV show to show me the light? I sure didn't. She also pointed out that I was failing the 'movement' that's the Occupy Whatever movement (which, like all things political, I am actively ignoring) by shopping tomorrow. That's when THEY want me to shop, apparently. I asked who this cryptic THEY was she told me 'the corporations, duh', to which I replied, I'm pretty sure they want me to shop every day. DUH. I'm not sure when exactly her brain turned to jello, but jello it is. Besides, $10 jeans? Yes please, says the poor college student. Crowds be damned, there just aren't that many days out of the year when I can afford to shop anywhere other than Goodwill.

Our big dinner is tomorrow, which we have done exactly 0 prepping for. The house is trashed, every dish is dirty and we still have some grocery shopping to do. I'm really praying for a miracle, hoping against all hope that it comes together seamlessly somehow in the early morning hours. We've both been mopy. Glooming about the house dreading the holiday season. Totally lost at your absence. We both figured you'd have come home by now. We don't know how you're surviving, but we're proud of your staying power. We both would have turned tail and ran by now.  So we're impressed, but also sad. Mostly in a selfish sort of why aren't you here/what about us sort of way. Please forgive our selfishness. We just love you tons.

Ugh. That's all for now. More later. Lots of love.