"Once in a while"

For Thanksgiving week I went with An to her house in San Jose. The weather has been nice and so has the company. I like being here with An, her mom, and her dad. Her folks are so nice and welcoming. On Thursday (Thanksgiving Day), An and I made waffles from scratch and had some with blueberries, cranberries, and chocolate chips! They were amazing. Then we made two apple pies, also from scratch. One, to take to her uncles for Thanksgiving dinner and another to have in her house. After, I went out for a run around the area. San Jose, is so different from San Francisco and Honolulu. I would never move to a place like San Jose, but doesn't mean I don't like it. I like that it is quiet and that the houses here are more spacious than in SF or Oahu. Plus, it feels more safe here, but it can get a bit boring because I can't just go out and take a walk around the neighborhood or walk to a park or cafe. You need a car to get to places. Don't care for that. Aside from that, An's house is welcoming. Anyways, went to An's uncles for Thanksgiving dinner with her father's side of the family. Everyone was very nice and the food was good. I really enjoyed the apple pie An and I made. :) After An and I just watched movies with her cousins and then came back to An's. On Friday, went to Gilroy outlet with An and her family for Black Friday shopping... except we arrived at one... p.m., not a.m. I am so glad I did not have to wake up early and go out shopping. That would have been hell. Utter hell. Going in the afternoon was a lot more chill, but it was still very crowded. The outlet was huge, with many stores, but nothing that tickled my fancy. It was interesting to people watch but shopping was just okay. At Vans there was a buy one get one half off sale so An and I each got a pair or vans. Hers are cream colored original styled Vans and mines are black and khaki colored original Vans. We each paid $25.00, so that was really nice. I haven't had a pair of vans since my Sophomore year of High School. I remember they were pink slip on vans with black embroidered roses. I loved them so much and wore them almost everyday. That was, until I got a new pair of black converse, then I forgot about those loved Vans. I also wore Vans in middle school a lot, even though I didn't skate. I just thought they were so comfortable and I liked that they lasted me a whole year, then the next year I would get new ones. I could get them as messy and beat up as possible, but they never ripped or fell apart. That's why I am so excited about my new pair of Vans. Makes me think about the old days when I used to wear mines all the time and how much I loved each pair. I can still remember all the pairs I owned! Anyways, after got In and Out with An and then met up with her parents. After we just watched movies after movies at her house and ate pie! Lately there has been a lot of great movies playing: Aladdin, Say Anything, Lars and the Real Girls, That Thing You Do, Tarzan, Shakespeare in Love, Love Actually, etc. An and I have been getting our fill of movies. Everything has been so relaxing, so I am happy. Plus I can finally read whenever I want. An has "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" so I read that yesterday and finished it. Then I started on "Look Me in the Eye" by, John Elder Robinson. The older brother of the author of "Running with Scissors", Augusten Burroughs. I don't know if I spelt his name correctly. I hope to finish this one tonight so I can start on another book of An's or maybe finish "Cats Cradle", which I started on in school. Today, didn't do much. Woke up, went for a run, ate spring rolls that An's mom made from scratch, put a lot of music into my ITunes from An's and her dad's CD collection, read a bit and stuff. I want to take a walk... but I'm sure An wouldn't want to go on one. Maybe I'll go by myself. Anyways, tomorrow will be Sunday and then the next day will be Monday and then I will be back to school and studying. I am really dreading it. :( Plus finals are coming up in three weeks, so I will have to start studying now. I really hate school. I just want the semester to be over so I can go home and see my mom, sister, and friends. Plus, I am craving good food from home. Okay, time to go. Adieu.