back home
Hey there, I'm back from our trip. I have a couple posts I want to make - one about the presents I knitted and how xmas went and one about my dog - but I just don't feel like doing it right now. So everyone have a happy new year! I'm going to hang out with friends and eat yummy fondue tonight. What are you doing?
holiday time
Christmas time always stresses me out, especially when I have to travel. This year we are visiting both Tim's family and my own - which means going to both Virginia and Texas. The time spent at each location should be fine; it's the airports I dread. I have vivid memories of going home for xmas a few years back and barely making it onto the plane in time, even though I got to the airport 3 hours early. I'm also a little nervous about checking a box full of presents, but I guess there's nothing that can be done about that. The shuttle is going to pick us up at 5:30am. Man.
I had gotten most of my xmas shopping done last week, but I had a little bit more to do today - mostly stocking stuffers and just a couple small presents. Luckily, I was able to avoid the mall so that helped. I really don't like crowds. Really. A lot. Probably part of the reason I don't like airports at xmas time. So I came home from shopping to check the mailbox one more time to see if a gift certificate I ordered for my mom had come yet. Nope, wasn't there. I ordered this a week and a half ago and the lady assured me it would be sent right away. I called today and apparently it was never sent. In fact, she couldn't even find a record of my ordering it. At least she believed me when I told her that my credit card had already been charged (the day I ordered it) so she said she would overnight it to me. Cross your fingers that it gets here tomorrow, otherwise it will be too late.
I'm a bit disappointed that I found out we have to bring sleeping bags to sleep on the floor at Tim's brother's house. I understand they have this big house and that they don't have enough guest beds for everyone, but I guess I'm just not used to that kind of thing. Visiting people and sleeping on the floor. I never even liked camping :p But to make up for it, it *might* snow while we are there. They said it was snowing a couple days ago when Tim talked to him. Keep it up! I want SNOW.
We forgot about finding someone to come visit our cats and feed our fish until the last minute. Oops. Matt was nice enough to accept though. It doesn't take much work at least...come by twice just to see if the cats stil have food and water, sprinkle a little food in the fishtank. I guess that's why we forgot.
Oh, I've also been knitting a few xmas presents. I'll make sure to post pictures when I get back.
Happy Holidays everyone!
lots of counting down
One final tonight
One final tomorrow
3 projects due Wednesday
Then a month off to visit family and work on the house.
Then one more semester.
Then I find a job that I actually like for once.
No more corporations. Ever.