:: Pedantic Platitudes ::
Greetings! My name is Sam J and I am a student at Harvard University. Perhaps this blog will present a little look into the mundane yet unique events that make up my life.
:: Thursday, November 27, 2003 ::
Today was Thanksgiving. We all got up early this morning and packed into the car. We drove to the countryside of Pine Bush, which is in upstate New York. We went there because my friend's aunt was hosting Thanksgiving dinner. We drove a long way, and there was beautiful scenery to be seen. I had never been to upstate New York, so I enjoyed all the sights, although I think it would be even more beautiful if there were leaves on the trees. We crossed several bridges and went up several winding mountain roads.
We got there in the early afternoon, and we met my friend's aunt, grandmother, and extended family, which included her cousin Andrew, who is a super-hyperactive seven-year-old child. This kid dominated all conversations and would say such random, non-sequitur comments that we were all in stitches. At times we were frightened, at times we were wildly amused with horror. It was quite an experience.
The Thanksgiving dinner, which we actually ate during the mid-afternoon, was delicious. The family had the meal catered, and we had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, biscuits, green beans, gravy, and this wonderful cranberry sauce that had strawberries in it. I suppose the strawberry/cranberry sauce would be delicious on some vanilla ice cream. Andrew continued to say crazy things throughout the meal, much to our mirth. We had pumpkin pie and apple crumb pie for dessert.
Finally, we went outside and played with my friend's aunt's cute dog. Their house is quite isolated out there in the countryside, so it was so quiet outside. There was a beautiful lake surrounded by trees out there in their backyard, and we actually saw some wild deer with white tails grazing out there before they were scared away by the dog.
It was starting to get dark when we left to return to Yonkers. I was full from the Thanksgiving meal, so I was asleep for most of the trip back. Back at my friend's house, we had a nice dialogue with her family. I worked and some homework and went to sleep soon after.
Quote of the Day: "Your skin is so soft!" "Do you want a massage?!"
:: SL 5:32 PM [+] ::
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