Thanksgiving 2007

The happiest of Thanksgivings! Kevin and I got engaged the day before. I think my parents love him as much as I do. My mom said he already seemed like family when she met him.

My parents' smiles are possibly even bigger than mine?

I'm eating this entire bowl. I really like stuffing.

Cute couple.

Christmas 2006

We spent Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) at Yohana and Rick's place with Madison and Brian and the rest of their family. We exchanged gifts on Christmas Eve too. Christmas we stayed in the apartment.

 

Christmas Eve family picture

 

Rick tracking Santa on Norad

 

Getting ready for dinner

 

Kids table

 

Yummy Cuban food

 

With Madison and Brian

Yohana's family

Thanksgiving 2006

Kevin's mom Kathy, brother Andrew, and cousin Katie came to Charlottesville for Thanksgiving. Kathy, Andrew, and Dayami are roommates in Boca Raton so they brought Dayami too. I met Andrew's brother after the basketball game on Wednesday, and then they visited my apartment and we went to meet his mom and Dayami. On Thursday, Katie joined us from Baltimore. It was my first time meeting all of them, and my first holiday with Kevin!

Thanksgiving: me, Kevin, Kathy, Andrew, Katie, and Dayami

The next day we all went for a short hike and picnic at Sherando Lake.

Kevin, me, Kathy, Andrew

Picnicking with mom

Brothers hiking!

Hello!

Andrew and Dayami victoriously crossing bridge.

Christmas 2005

We left Thursday right after finals to go home. I spent Friday lazing around with my parents and we went to Rick and Yohanna's for Christmas Eve. Not doing too well with the pictures this year, and I didn't get any pictures there but I took a few before we left the house. Christmas itself was low key as usual.

Me, Dad, Mom

Tree all lit up without my camera flash

Dad and Mom

Snuggles!

Thanksgiving 2005

I stayed in Charlottesville for Thanksgiving. I'm becoming more and more overwhelmed as we get closer to finals. That's why I decided not to make the trip up for Thanksgiving. For most of the weekend, I was buried in a Torts outline. I should currently be buried in a Criminal Law outline but I can't make heads or tails of the subject so I'm procrastinating instead.

I invited my parents to come down here, but they weren't too sure because I had to study and because they were already trying to avoid traveling to the Cape, so an even longer drive to Charlottesville didn't beckon them.

I didn't miss out on Thanksgiving dinner though- in fact, we had two! Sunday, the 20th, we had a section Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner at 6:30 at Jane's apartment. The section dues provided the turkey and everyone else brought sides and desserts. Brian actually cooked the turkey which is brave.

I didn't take any pictures- so here's a good one of Lauren, Jane, and Brian from before

Then on the actual day of Thanksgiving, Joe got the Harris Teeter Thanksgiving meal package and fed the few people from my section who stayed here: Aaron, Audra, Jerry, Josh G, Justin, Aaron, and Nathan. Jerry brought pie and the rest of us brought alcohol.

Again- no pictures from the actual day but here's Joe and Nathan