Counting my blessings, but not my turkey or mashed potatoes

So it's the day after Thanksgiving, and all of you are probably enjoying a nice day off, relaxing and digesting your many pounds of delicious food. Although Thanksgiving isn't officially a holiday here, I am getting to go to 2 Thanksgiving dinners - one at a friend's house tomorrow, and then one at school that is being put on by the North America club on Sunday. So there will definitely be a shortage of mashed potatoes in London by the end of the weekend. But that's all after the finance exam. On Saturday. yup...I spent my Thanksgiving studying finance (and all of my spare time since Monday). Hopefully I'll pass, so it will all be worth it. But this is a big one!

Anyway, among all my studying, I just keep thinking about how thankful I am to be here, getting this opportunity to have such an awesome experience. As sad as it was to be away from family and friends on a holiday, it made it worth it to be here! Even the nerdy, boring stuff like the fact that I'm actually learning a TON is exciting. I've made some great friends, I've sailed in the Solent, I've played rugby in Barcelona, I've met people from so many countries I can't keep count...it's just way too cool. And I can't believe my first term is coming to an end. I'm super excited to get to visit my family and see friends in Colorado, do some skiing, and get to catch back up on that life. It's been a whirlwind of a few months, and I'm just so very thankful to have been blessed with this experience!!





And to top it off, Kristen and I listened to Christmas music and put up our Christmas tree the other night!!
At least that's like a proper thanksgiving. Even if our tree is little, and kinda sad with no ornaments. It really makes me happy cuz every time I walk into the hallway I can see it. :)
Alright...back to the finance studying.