a day

ahhh Christmas Break

what a luxury- to sleep in and have no deadlines or assignments due at 8am the next morning!

i've been enjoying time with my family... the little things like staying up late watching a funny movie or playing Apples to Apples while eating leftover snacks from Christmas parties :)
yesterday after sleeping in, mom made us a yummy breakfast of stuffed French toast-- i'd never had it before! she took 2 slices of Pepperidge Farm cinnamon swirl bread and made a grilled sandwich, filling it with a mixture of walnuts, butter, cream cheese and brown sugar... yummmo! we then worked on cleaning the house, putting gifts in their new proper places. i separated my gifts: some will go back to school with me and the rest will stay here in storage to take to my new home! at 12:45 mom, rebekah and i left for a friend's wedding at our church. it was a lovely wedding-- the bride was beautiful, the music meaningful, and the people joyus! it made me feel even more excited about 5 months and 1 week from now :) i actually feel some relief now, after seeing how they did their wedding and the beauty in the simplicity of it...

once we came home, i took the dogs that my sister is dogsitting out for a 30 minute walk in the warm moist air.
(today the weather wasn't as good... much chillier)
around 7pm, dad and i went to the YMCA and swam for a long while. it was such a good feeling just gliding through the water and kicking my legs. after swimming laps, we climbed out of the pool at 8 and went to the locker rooms. i spent some time in the steam room and sauna before drying off and getting dressed- jeans, chacos, and my fiance's warm hollister hoodie :)

by the time we got home, mom had dinner ready- hot dogs, fresh slaw, and crispy steak fries! later, we watched the Incredibles before heading to bed.

it's good to be home.