Holidays!!!!

I go home in 9 days!! Due to time travel, Dec 18 will be the longest day of my life. My Dec 18th will start on Dec 18th @ 12am in Australia (yeah I know duh), but it will only be Dec 17 @ 8am in Alabama (my final destination). When I finally get to Alabama it will probably be around 9pm on Dec 18. So my Dec 18 will be ~40hrs... I think... or maybe this isn't how it actually works, but I think I would rather think this way seeing how I lose a day coming to Australia.

Also in the holiday fashion, because I missed Thanksgiving due to my conference in Perth, I will be celebrating it a little bit late. So tomorrow night, we are having a Thanksgiving meal! Complete with turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cornbread, pumpkin pie, and banana pudding. The turkey might actually be pre-roasted since I'm having difficulty finding anything else at the store (and 2 weeks ago I would of had a difficult time just finding a turkey). This will also be my first attempt at a green bean casserole and pumpkin pie, so hopefully it will go well. The pumpkin pie is also from fresh pumpkin as you can't get canned pumpkin here. Luckily I still have fixings for cornbread and banana pudding left from when my parents came and brought me food. :)

Finally because listening to Christmas carols all the time at home isn't quite enough, I watched "A Christmas Story" last night to help get into the Christmas spirit :)