Friendsgiving

This morning Brett was up early and out the door by 8 a.m.   He was scheduled to work at the Union at 2 and wanted to be home in time to unpack and relax a little bit before he went in this afternoon.  Much to his delight when he arrived at the IMU they said that they were closing at 2 p.m and he could take the afternoon off.  They did debate about having him work at the gift shop, but in the end they did not need him and he had the rest of the day to himself.  Needless to say, Brett was extremely excited.  He had not been very interested in working today as the Union was usually dead on Saturday nights and the fact that it was still Thanksgiving break, meant that it would be an even slower evening than usual.  Instead, he went shopping, did some writing and played a few video games.  Since he had to start his new job at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow morning he was extremely thankful for the down time.

Meg made plans today to host a Friendsgiving for lunch.  Several of her friends did not come home for Thanksgiving break, so the group was smaller than usual.  She didn't mind as she enjoyed those that were able to attend - Nick, Rachel, Alex, Kevin and Evan were all in attendance, each bringing a dish to share.  Meg wanted to make chicken pot pie, but Doug talked her into "turkey" pot pie as we still had quite a bit left from Thursday's meal.  She said that it was delicious.  They visited, ate and caught up on the Freshmen year in college all afternoon.  We were glad that it worked out for them to meet.

Cal talked about going to the IU vs. Purdue game in West Lafayette. Doug and Cam had thought about attending it as well.  In the end both groups changed their minds due to the weather forecast - thirties and rain.  As they watched the game on television they were pleased with their decision as the weathermen were 100% correct.  The afternoon was spent watching the game in the warmth of our home instead.  IU jumped out to an early lead and it looked as if they were in command of the game until the fourth quarter when Purdue tied the game on a couple of botched IU runs.  It was an intense double overtime for all of us watching, but thankfully the Hoosiers held on and won their eighth game of the season making #9windiana a strong possibility.

Cal stayed until 7 p.m. leaving shortly after the LSU game.  He stopped at Purdue for the night.  Most of his friends were already there and he needed to pick up Jayce for their return trip to Bloomington tomorrow.  Jayce's car was totaled this fall and Cal didn't mind being his chauffeur.  It gave him a chance to hang out with everyone.

With Cal and Brett gone and Meg on a date with Nick, it was a quiet evening at home.  We brought all of the Christmas upstairs.  I worked on a little bit of it, but in the end we decided to play cards instead.  I was glad for that.  I love having the Christmas decorations up, but setting up in one day can be overwhelming.