Well now that is just depressing.
It has been raining in Flagstaff. Well actually it is pouring sheets of water and the whole world is grey. What happened to last year when it was pretty and light fluffy snow was getting me in a christmasy mood? Let us throw it back shall we?
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| This was from December 4th, 2013. Today it is December 6th 2014 and we haven't even had our first snow. |
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| From the last week of November 2013. Look at my cute snow bunny. |
All in all this paper is the biggest part of my finals so once it is done the bulk of my finals work will be done. Just a big paper, a few tests, packing up my apartment of all my stuff and I am home free to home before my departure to Alicante on January 8th.
It blows my mind. I am going to be abroad a little over a month from now. In another country. Study abroad has always been a part of the plan. You know, go to college, study abroad, get a teaching degree, meet a nice man to settle down with and live happily ever after. The crazy thing is that now I have a visa, a plane ticket, a class schedule and a Kaleidoscope of butterflies taking over my stomach. (According to google, Kaleidoscope is the name of a group of butterflies). I am very excited but it is also a new and completely different experience. I take comfort in the fact that Mike will be with me the whole time, it just makes it easier to go off on a journey with the person you love most. I would say in the whole life plan goals I am doing pretty well. College? Check. NAU is a wonderful place. Study abroad? Check. My dream is becoming a reality very quickly. Teaching degree? Not yet but I am working toward it! Meet a nice man to settle down with? Check! Mike is everything I could ever ask for and I love our present and look forward to our future and count my blessings every day I can call him mine.
I may have mentioned going home for a few days to spend time with my family and eat food. Well that is exactly what happened. I went home for 5 glorious days of California sunshine and warm climates, ate 3 stomachs worth of thanksgiving dinner, lost terribly at Liverpool rummy (which does not happen that often, I must have left my luck in Flagstaff) and all in all had a relaxing and wonderful time at home. It was a bittersweet tease because although I was free as a bird for those brief days it also meant that I had to face the reality that final exam preparation was waiting for me when I got back. Now here I am swimming in the ice water bath that is reality and in all honesty it is not nearly as fun as being curled up on my couch at home in my wonderful little town watching chick flicks with my mom. The plus side to this break is that I have been able to make great progress on Mike's sweater! I am hoping to finish it very soon so that I can work on Christmas presents for others as well as work on my pet project of the beautiful intricate blanket so I can use it this winter.
Yay! Now back to the endless paper writing and finals.
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