Weekend Review #17 and 18 {Thanksgiving, Winter Break, and YARC}

I got pretty behind this week, so I'm sorry for the lack of blogging. I'd say that it'll get better now that we've hit Christmas break, but that's probably not actually true.

Two weeks ago was Thanksgiving break. Monday, I had school, but was then off for the rest of the week. I spent a lot of the week working on a final project for my study skills class. Thursday was Thanksgiving, and I went to my grandmother's house (which is less than an hour away), and saw my aunts, uncles, and cousins who I don't usually see too often. That weekend, I did a lot of work, hung out at a friend's house (he was appalled I had never seen the Incredibles, so we watched that, plus he had new kittens). I also babysat on Sunday, and won NaNoWriMo.

I finished NaNoWriMo on November 30 at about 9:30pm, after a day on which I wrote 6,500 words. It was quite a finish, but I managed it.

Last week, I had a group presentation, plus a research paper, and a shorter paper all due for my Study Skills class on Monday. I volunteered at the library and went to dance as well. We also started rehearsals this week for a show we are doing in January. I love this choreography, and it's definitely one of the coolest shows we've ever done.

Tuesday, I didn't do much, and then Wednesday I had my Study Skills final, and then park day. Thursday was current events, and on Friday, I went in to school for a final meeting with my Study Skills instructor. I got A's in both my classes this quarter, which I am very happy about.

Saturday was the meeting for the YA Review Committee, which was fun. I had a great discussion with four of my friends about whether or not Atheism is a religion. For the record, four of us thought it was (following the reasoning that a religion is a belief system), while one of us refused to agree (on the reasoning that a religion is belief in at least one higher power). That night, Mom, Isabelle and I went to the Lights of Christmas with two other families, which is a beautiful display of lights at a church retreat near us. It was a lot of fun.

Sunday, I babysat in the morning, then went home and didn't do much the rest of the day, as I wasn't really feeling well. In the late afternoon, we went and got our Christmas tree.