Thanksgiving

This morning I received an e-mail from my mother. It said there are only nine days left until I go home for Thanksgiving. Thank goodness someone is counting, or else I would have forgotten. Normally I wouldn't have, as I haven't been home since school began in August. But now that it is just past halfway through my first semester, the drag is really starting to set in. Sure, no more midterms, but my professors still seem to think it is a good idea to give exams and papers, and those finals aren't too far away. While I am proud that I made it through the midterm season relatively unscathed, I am now stuck in a rut that doesn't seem to want to cut me loose. Too much work, too little sleep, repeat cycle. It is about time for an extended vacation (which is why I am leaving for a longer period than the allotted five-day weekend). Next semester I will definitely remember to take full advantage of each break, no matter how short it may be. Any break is a good break.