Then came Halloween. Chris and I dressed up as The 1%, and went to a pretty low-key party put on by one of his friends in his program. Soon after that, we traveled to New York/New Jersey for my roommate from JVC's wedding. It was the first time that all the roomies from Newark were reunited. It was completely amazing - and completely bittersweet. The weekend screamed "us" - from my broken zipper on my $20 dress to Alex's suit mishap resulting in a Pee-Wee Herman look-alike...from "accidentally" trying to crash a private party in the bar to going out way too hard the night before and doubts of being able to make it at the reception. It was hard to leave at the end of the weekend - it felt like leaving the JV life all over again.
As soon as we returned to North Carolina, Chris' parents arrived for a few days for Thanksgiving. It was really nice to see them, and especially since Thanksgiving was never a huge holiday in my family growing up, it was great to be able to relax a little and just have fun without any stress. Earth Fare was closed on T-Giving, but in order to get more hours, I took some extra shifts, so my work schedule has been and continues to be a little nuts.
And now it's a few days to December. I'll be going home for about a week, and now more than ever, it's really comforting to think about having a week at home with my parents and Lisa, and to see all my friends from high school. Adjusting to life here hasn't been easy, and through the years, going home has always been a good way to take a breather from the things that aren't going so well in life.
So bring it on, Christmas. And New Years after that. We'll see how I'm doing in January.....
Love, Bethy
