The short week at school was quite enjoyable. Only 2 days of classes, and I gave tests in every class so it made for a very easy week. It did make for a couple late nights grading, just so I wouldn't have to do too much at my parents house over the weekend, but I'd rather plan and grade at school/home than when surrounded by family.
Wednesday morning I drove to my parents place and made it in just about 3 hours which was quite nice. There wasn't too much traffic, just a normal amount of congestion to keep everything steady. By the time I got to my parents place my Mom's parents were there already, they had gotten in Tuesday from Georgia. My Dad and grandfather were at the airport picking up my brother but my Mom and grandma were at home so I hung out with them for a bit. Once all the boys got home we had lunch. It was good to see everyone. I hadn't seen my grandparents in a few years, and it had been a few months since I had seen my brother. After lunch I got my hair cut at the place where my mom gets hers done. Once we got home after that we had dinner with some of my parents friends, and after dinner my aunt and uncle got in. We had a full house for sure.
Thursday was busy. My grandparents get up early (3am early) so we were lucky to sleep in until 7:30-8. We had "Grandma's Waffles" which is our family tradition of homemade waffles with vanilla ice cream and strawberries on top, for breakfast. They are delicious and my brother and I would try to make anything a holiday just in order to have them for breakfast. Once we all ate more than we should just for breakfast, we got dressed and relaxed around the house. In the afternoon my Dad's parents and brother came over as well. So the house was even fuller for dinner. We had both sets of grandparents, 2 uncles (both named Mike), an aunt, plus my parents and brother. Dinner was amazing!! My parents make some of the best food ever! I may be biased, but my Mom makes gluten free food that tastes delicious, and I've always tried to cook like my parents! We had all of the regular Thanksgiving foods, and my Mom even made gluten free stuffing! My favorite!! We have gluten free pies and carrot cake too! I always gain weight when I go to parents place just because they feed me so well. We spent the rest of the night just vegging out watching football! It was wonderful!
Friday my grandparents left in the morning to go back to Georgia. After my parents left to bring them back to the airport, I got some grading done and the rest of us got breakfast and ready for the day. Once my parents got back, my mom, brother, aunt, uncle, and I went out shopping. We found a bunch of stuff with some great sales. We had another great dinner and just vegged out again at night. It was a relaxing day.
Saturday my aunt and uncle left, and then my brother and dad went to the casino with my grandfather for a little while before my brother flew out. My Mom and I did a little more shopping and relaxing around the house. It was a good day, nice to be out and about and not have a lot of structure.
Today I drove home, made it in 3 hours again which was a little surprising given that it was a holiday weekend, but the traffic wasn't too bad at any point. I got home and was super productive. I did lots of laundry, finished planning for tomorrow, did dishes, and cleaned up around my apartment a bit. I even did a little bit to get ready for Christmas (making my card list, and decorating). It felt like a very productive afternoon which was helpful after not getting a lot done personally this weekend.
This week I've got a decent amount of planning to still do and will have to do some grading as well. I think the principal at the other school wants to observe me at some point this week, so I'll have that to contend with. We have a meeting/conference for new teachers this week which should be interesting. Another busy week as always, but hopefully a good one!
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