Snowwwwwwwwwww

It's snowing.

Again.

It's literally been snowing almost every day I've been here. It's as if nature knew I needed that beautiful view of vast, fluffy whiteness outside my window. Then again, the view from my window is the underside of a large bush and a concrete retaining wall, so...

Still, there's something oddly comforting about waking up in the middle of the night and seeing the glow of Christmas lights outside.

The soft emptiness of it all is exactly what I needed after a week of cluttered papers, glaring computer screens, and overtaxed emotions. When the world is like it is today, I feel like I can forget all my cares, all my obligations...

Oh wait. I'm on Christmas break. I *have* no obligations.

Besides work. I worked last night. It was awful. So many people demanding my attention, so many items strewn across the wrong shelves, so many mountains of boxes to tear into in the back room... and yet, somehow it felt like home. As much as I complained about it all day, I've missed work. My Five Below friends have missed me too. They gave me donuts last time. It was awesome. Granted, the work is sometimes exhausting, but I love my job.

That wasn't the only great thing that happened yesterday. I also got to talk to Sierra, my "Spanish beauty" (as my grandfather calls her) after some early morning Christmas shopping. We were clever and used the magic of Skype and the Internet to watch Wicked together, which I had never seen. It was a blast, and it's good to know that even though we're on opposite sides of the country right now, we can still have just as much fun as we do when we live 100 yards away! Besides, how else are we going to finish that ever-growing list of things we need to watch?

So now I'm sitting alone in my kitchen, about to munch on some Schwann's "Bacon Singles" (basically little breakfast pizzas) and read Game of Thrones. In a bit I'm going to go see an old friend and get some coffee. Wondering who? Here's a hint: her name ends in "-annah Rush" and she's obsessed with zebra .

Well, my food is done cooking, so it's time to wrap up. I need a good song for this post. Hmmmm....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH2KGboA35c

Just saying, Sierra, Mal-Mal, Krajecki, and I can bust out some spectacular 4-part harmony on this song.

Well, goodbye for now, adoring fans!

The Road goes ever on and on

Down from the door where it began.

Now far ahead the Road has gone,

And I must follow, if I can,

Pursuing it with eager feet,

Until it joins some larger way

Where many paths and errands meet.

And whither then? I cannot say.