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30 Meals I Will Leave Behind This Thanksgiving

And I couldn't be more grateful.

Paris Ann Walther

Nov 22, 2016

Abilene Christian University

30 Meals I Will Leave Behind This Thanksgiving

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Since moving out of my parent's house and coming to college, I have come to learn a lot of different life skills.

I can now do things like clean out the bottom of a refrigerator, kill spiders on the wall, put aside enough money to buy boring things like hand soap and even cook for myself. The cooking thing is actually still a work in progress. If I have some main essentials on hand, things turn out okay, a little bizarre maybe, but edible for the most part.

And that's why I am absolutely psyched to be coming home for Thanksgiving this week. The turkey, mashed potatoes and green bean casserole will be infinitely better than what I usually eat at my apartment on a casual Wednesday night. For a brief couple of days, I will be drinking sweet tea and buttering soft biscuits for my supper instead of eating the sad excuses I call dinners. I have compiled a list of some of the meals I look forward to leaving behind temporarily for the holiday season.

1. Shrimp flavored Ramen noodles

2. Spaghetti with no meatballs

3. A bag of popcorn

4. Peanut butter on a tortilla

5. A bean and cheese burrito from Taco Casa

6. Leftover Halloween candy someone set on the table at work

7. Tortilla chips with melted sandwich cheese on top

8. A Diet Coke and mozzarella sticks

9. A cup of coffee

10. A Little Caesar's five dollar cheese

11. A can of green beans

12. A handful of almonds

13. Scrambled eggs

14. A pint of Ben & Jerry's

15. A large fry from Whataburger

16. A pudding cup my friend didn't want

17. Poptarts

18. Microwavable cups of Mac-N-Cheese

19. A failed Pinterest meal

20. Leftover Olive Garden from when my parents came to town

21. A mixture of rice, cheese and whatever is fixing to go bad

22. A fun size package of M&M's

23. A glass of White Zinfadel

24. A mini Blizzard from Dairy Queen

25. 90 second rice (that I only have the patience to cook for a minute)

26. Hamburger Helper without the hamburger

27. Smuggled tacos from the free lunch the advising department had yesterday

28. An avocado

29. A couple Mentos I found in my purse

30. A nap

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30 Meals I Will Leave Behind This Thanksgiving

And I couldn't be more grateful.

1. Shrimp flavored Ramen noodles

2. Spaghetti with no meatballs

3. A bag of popcorn

4. Peanut butter on a tortilla

5. A bean and cheese burrito from Taco Casa

6. Leftover Halloween candy someone set on the table at work

7. Tortilla chips with melted sandwich cheese on top

8. A Diet Coke and mozzarella sticks

9. A cup of coffee

10. A Little Caesar's five dollar cheese

11. A can of green beans

12. A handful of almonds

13. Scrambled eggs

14. A pint of Ben & Jerry's

15. A large fry from Whataburger

16. A pudding cup my friend didn't want

17. Poptarts

18. Microwavable cups of Mac-N-Cheese

19. A failed Pinterest meal

20. Leftover Olive Garden from when my parents came to town

21. A mixture of rice, cheese and whatever is fixing to go bad

22. A fun size package of M&M's

23. A glass of White Zinfadel

24. A mini Blizzard from Dairy Queen

25. 90 second rice (that I only have the patience to cook for a minute)

26. Hamburger Helper without the hamburger

27. Smuggled tacos from the free lunch the advising department had yesterday

28. An avocado

29. A couple Mentos I found in my purse

30. A nap

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6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

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6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

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4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

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11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!