Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate it!

…as for me, it’s just another normal day. I grew up jealous of all the families who celebrated the holidays (namely Christmas) because my family has never really traditionally celebrated one — with all the presents, tree, lights, etc. I could probably say maybe we’ve celebrated one in my 21 years of existence. (Sadface!)

On a similar note, I also became jealous of friends who had really large and close families and talked about them constantly during the holidays — the only family I have close to me is my immediate one because the rest are across the Pacific Ocean in another country. We only visit maybe once every 2 or 3 years, so I can’t stay that I’m close with any of my cousins, aunts, or uncles…and the gap between us is even more exacerbated by the fact that there’s a huge language barrier between me and them. I guess it’s one of the reasons why I’m so eager to start my own — I’d like to create a feeling of a large family that I can be a part of when I’m older.

Until then….bah humbug!