thanksgiving "break"

So for me thanksgiving break is not really a break from school worth getting too excited about. Since I don't have class on wednesdays and I've been to my one friday class (a discussion) only one time this whole semester, I'm really essentially only getting Thursday off. This however is quite rewarding in itself considering I have four power lectures on Thursdays (brutal). Because next week is so abbreviated, this week is really my final week before break. The major task of the week is my Finance 300 exam tomorrow (Thursday) night. For anyone who has taken this course, you know how hard these tests are. They make Accounting 100 exams look like times tables. i.e. the class average on the first exam was 65%... So now I have yet another one to battle this coming Thursday. The good news is that after that test, I am basically finished with major school stuff before break (except for of course working day and night on my English 201 blog and revisions).

Albeit a brief break, I can't wait for Thanksgiving. My sister and her husband just recently moved to Memphis, Tennessee where my family will be celebrating Turkey Day this year. I haven't visited Memphis since Katie and Collin (sister and husband) got their new house so I am really excited for the trip. They live just a couple miles from the famous Beale St and for anyone who loves live music, you can't get much better than what plays on Beale. The last time I visited Memphis I got to go to Graceland and took a tour of Sun Studios. We spent each night listening to live music (mainly jazz/blues) at least until the bars kicked me out at 9 for not being 21. This year however, I am of age and am looking forward to spending more time on beale street at the bars and music clubs.

This year, my family will also be participating in some sort of walk-a-thon on Thanksgiving Day (called the Turkey Trot), which involves walking 4 miles in an effort raise money for something (a group or organization or school, I don't even know). This idea came from my Mom, being that she has been going through a major exercise phase...and hey, why not do something nice while we're at it.

Obviously the other great part about Thanksgiving, is the food. My dad and I always talk about how we would be perfectly content with having the classic Thanksgiving meal (turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing etc.) for every dinner for the rest of our lives. and don't forget the pumpkin pie. The perfect combination of turkey with some stuffing and mashed potatoes, topped with gravy, is the goal for every bite.

Just thinking about it right now is making my mouth water.