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" For me, a month and ten days is far too long to be away from my pups...and from my comfy downstairs couch by our newly decorated Christmas tree! So as soon as I got out of band practice at seven on Tuesday, I was gone. By 8:30 P.M. I was driving my car into the driveway and toting my two loads of laundry (to be done for free at home!) and all sorts of summer clothes to exchange for sweaters and coats, into the house. One homemade dinner and a movie on the living room TV later, I was passed out on the couch with the greatest beagle ever, Flapjack.  The next day, Mom and I grabbed Thai for lunch at the restaurant I worked at in high school. We followed that deliciousness up by buying a Christmas tree! By Friday, it was up and completely decorated with the help of my sister and brother-in-law who came in from New Jersey and Georgia! Seeing the two of them was probably the best part of Thanksgiving break...they just might be the best people ever. I only got a short time to visit with them since I was back in Columbia by Friday night for a party and to get ready for a 7:00 A.M. band practice the next morning. Dead serious, the game against Clemson was scheduled for a noon kick-off because Miley Cyrus was playing Saturday night at the Colonial Life Arena. After dinner in Columbia with the family and giving my sister and brother-in-law the grand tour of campus (as much as they could see in just under an hour, anyways). I only wish there had been more time to spend with them than just the past few days. Luckily, I&amp;#039;ll get to see the whole fam again over Christmas break which is just a week and two exams away! Who&amp;#039;s excited about the final week of first semester classes? I AM! Hoping your Thanksgiving was filled with fun and family too, Alex! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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