Thanksgiving went better than I expected. Nicole's mom was very nice. It made it a little easier to negotiate our Christmas break. I went up to visit her family after exams and spent 3 days. Then I drove to my folks' and Nicole came up to visit my family the day after Christmas. She just left this morning, so I'm feeling like I'm ready to get back to Chapel Hill where we can be together every day! We've made plans to go see Avatar in 3D at the iMax in Raleigh. I can't wait! Everybody says seeing it in the iMax is worth the extra money. I hope so! More after classes start in January...