Thanksgiving Recap

 Hi everyone! 

Happy first week of December! This semester just flew by, didn't it? 

Maddie and I on Thanksgiving 

First week of December means that thanksgiving just ended, and finals are approaching really quickly. As a little break from thinking about finals, I wanted to give you guys a little recap of my thanksgiving break. 

This year, I was fortunate enough to be invited to my friend Maddie's home in Colorado, and celebrate thanksgiving with her and her family. I have known Maddie for about 4 years now, and seeing her family again is always a good time. We flew from Seattle to Denver, Colorado on Wednesday and the festivities began bright and early on Thursday! 

Our charcuterie board appetizer

We started the day by getting desserts, dinner and appetizers made. As most of you probably know already, thanksgiving is famous for turkey dinner with all the best side dishes; mashed potatoes, green-bean casserole, deviled eggs, gravy, bread rolls, corn, fruit salad and more! And we can of course not forget about the desserts; the famous pumpkin pie, apple pie, cherry pie, all kinds of pie really. For appetizers, me and Maddie put together a charcuterie board with all different kinds of cheese and meats, paired with crackers, veggies, fruits and dips. Yum! 

When Thanksgiving was over, we had another very important holiday coming up the following day; Black Friday! We all went shopping together at a couple different malls, and snatched a couple good deals. During the black-Friday craziness, we stopped for lunch to celebrate Maddie's grandma's 80th birthday before the shopping continued. On our last full day in Colorado I stopped by my host-family's house (I was an exchange student in high school in Colorado and lived with a host family) to say hi and catch up, before we celebrated Maddie's mom's birthday. The festivities ended on Saturday night, as we had to get up at 3AM on Sunday morning to catch our flight back to Seattle. 

Flying over Seattle with Mt. Rainier in the Distance

All in all, I had a great time celebrating thanksgiving and birthdays in Colorado (thanks for bringing me, Maddie!) and I appreciated getting a little breather from classes and assignments. It was a much needed energy-boost before finals week. And speaking of finals week; remember to sleep, hydrate, eat and take breaks between study sessions. No-one works efficiently when they are sleep-deprived, dehydrated and hungry. 

Good luck everyone!

    -Silje