Christmas Break is upon us and I have been trying to get myself into the Christmas spirit. I talked last entry about wanting to make a photo project about the Christmas lights in the neighborhood. I tried. I seriously drove around the neighborhood at like 9:00 at night with my camera at the ready. It was kind of a fail, not only because it’s hard to drive and take pictures at the same time, but because I really felt like a creeper =/ I didnt’ want my neighbors to think I was some kind of stalker or something so I only took a few pictures and then just drove around to admire the lights for myself. One of my favorite scenes (which I didnt’ get a picture of) was a house that had a boat in the driveway. The “ropes” for the sail were strung in blue lights, and there were 3 penguins in the back that looked like they were driving around in the boat. Hillarious! Anyway, here are a few pics that turned out ok.
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Sunday night a few of the other grad students and I got together for dinner at one of the grad students’ house. I got REALLY excited about it. I realized that this was the equivalent to my office party (minus the boss and the office slut and everything. haha). Anyway, it was SUPER nice to get together, have some wine, good conversation, good food, and hang out without having to discuss school. It was really nice.
THEN, yesterday, I kind of when nuts. I watched Home Alone AND Home Alone 2, all while baking and decorating sugar cookies. It was kind of fun to decroate everything, but it was just me. The parents were at work, my brother was sequestered in his room doing whatever it is that he does up there, so it was kind of a lonely afternoon, but at least I had cookies to show for it. There aren’t many left. Here’s a pic of my faves that are still waiting to be eaten.
Add that to all of the Christmas decorations inside our house and my boxing Rudolph pen and I am set!
It’s hard to believe that Christmas is, what, 5 days away…Where has December gone? Where has the year gone for that matter? I am trying to be in the moment and enjoy this holiday season. It hasn’t been difficult because my delight threshold has become increasingly low. haha. I guess in all seriousness, I’m cautiously excited for Christmas. I still have a lot to think about, a lot to figure out, a lot to do, before the first of the year. I figure I deserve a few days to relax and enjoy myself, so I’m going to take them, damnit!
So there it is. Merry Christmas week!
