Spaghetti Smells Like Home

The Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios was so much fun! So worth the money! The only downside was the ridiculously long lines we had to suffer through, but we still had fun. :)

Keeping up with work, school, sleep, and a social life is something I'm definitely not used to and I'm doing my best. Anthropology is  managing to suffer, though, but that's because all I have to do for that class is to watch boring lectures online, fill in a few blanks on the notes, and then take a test every now and then. So our grades are based off the tests and it's harder to concentrate on because there's not a lot of stuff you have to remember to do for the class. I seem to be doing well in Philosophy, though. If Anthropology was set up like that class, I'd probably be doing better and/ or be more motivated to, I don't know, try.

Having an actual social life is weird for me. I still don't have a large group of friends here (which I'm content with); I just usually hang out with my roommates, Ashlynn (who I work with), or my boyfriend and occasionally his friends.

Yeah, I have a boyfriend now. His name's Josh, and he's a really great guy. :) January is going to suck if we make it that far. One day at a time, though.

I'm so excited! In just a couple of weeks, my mom is bringing down my brothers and sister for my brother's 16th birthday! None of my siblings have ever been to Disneyland before, and I'm excited to introduce it to them!! I miss them so much, and I can't wait to see them! October 27th can't get here fast enough! The lines are going to suck because it's the Saturday before Halloween, but it'll be worth it, I think. I'm going to get them all "First Visit" buttons and a birthday button for Thaddeus. I don't care if he doesn't want to wear it. You're never too old for Disneyland traditions. And I'm going to make Katerina do the Star Wars show where she'll be a Youngling and I'll live vicariously through her. =D

I just talked to my family for a while on the phone because my roommate was cooking homemade spaghetti and it made me homesick. I love talking to my family, and I know I don't do it nearly enough. Thaddeus always makes me laugh. He also wanted to make sure he was going to get a Happy Birthday button like Katerina did, which is good that he was excited about it, because I was going to make him wear it whether he wanted to or not. xD I should have known that he'd want to, though! :)

Okay, so this post has taken probably three hours to write because I took breaks to talk on the phone with various family members. Two very long phone calls! haha

Until next time! I love and miss you all!