An Enchanted Night

Happy Christmas Eve all - hope your day was as relaxing and restful as mine was. Except, now I'm too tired to come up with anything witty. So have a great Christmas Eve and may Santa visit your houses. Peace out and enjoy family tomorrow and Jesus.

Presents Under the Tree...

In other news I would just like to share that I hate an empty Christmas tree. I just think it looks really sad. That's why this year I went around the house collecting empty boxes and wrapping them - so we wouldn't have an empty Christmas tree - which is apparently what happens when you decide not to exchange gifts. Apparently. But it's all good now, thanks to my fake Christmas presents. Because now we will have presents under the tree even AFTER Christmas. Does anyone else find that depressing? That there's no presents after Christmas? Maybe I'm just weird. But to me, presents under the tree is like another decoration that just disappears. So really, this is better. 

Welcomed Back to SB

I have had a fantastic welcome back to SB these last few days, and it all started with early Christmas presents... from myself. But that's okay. They are worth it to me.

Christmas Present #1= new boots. Literally the most comfortable boots I've ever had. I feel like I could run a marathon everytime I put them on. No joke.

Christmas Present #2 = New extension lenses for my Sony. I've had my DSLR for about 4 and 1/2 years and I figured that I use it enough where buying new equipment is actually worth it. Let's hope it pays off. I got a zoom extension and a macro extension and so far they have proved their worth. Hopefully I can prove this to you all soon - except there's this little fact of, 'I do not know where I left my charger....' This could hinder some of the photo sharing from my good camera. Apologies. 

Overall, it has not been an unpleasant way to easy back into the SB lifestyle aka family, food, beaches, painting, and ... why not admit it? Yes I've done a little gaming and I've ENJOYED it.

Winter Ball

One last east coast update before I progress to the west coast.

So remember how I talked about a bunch of fun winter activities going on at Gordon? Well, I didn't get to update on most of those. I have bad news for you, I won't be updating on those. It was kind of a whirlwind of activity and, sadly, pictures are not available and my memory is shot. (Is this what college does to you?) On the other hand I do have pictures from one event... winter ball held in the nearby town of Salem in their town hall. Classy.

Winter ball was fun and relaxed and we definitely went to Sonic after the dance so the night wasn't 1/2 bad. Basically just another Friday night - but without our whole floor and in different attire. Obviously.

Kenz, Leah, Kellyn, Jenn, Steph, Ingrid, Me, Elaine, Joy

E1E

Max and Matthew kindly asked us to be their dates - we agreed of course.

It was overall a fun night, though I am not sure how many more Gordon dances are in my future... the music was... lacking.

Crocheting: The Start of a Hobby

I'm back from a short hiatus. Okay, it was really a lot longer than I intended. But it's time to get serious... about blogging. Okay, blogging isn't serious at all, at least for me. But you can probably tell that.

In an effort to remain chronological I have to backtrack a little in my life to update you all on the final going on's at Gordon during finals week. Finals week was stressful. Solution? Crochet like mad. It kind of soothes the mind. Really though it's another form of procrastination. But a positive form right? I like to think so. Did I mention that I crocheted for the whole plane ride home? Also, I think these pictures will prove that I have vastly improved my crochet skillz. Alas, it seems as if this IS the beginning of an addiction.

First legitmate project. A 6 (7?) foot long scarf for a 5 foot tall girl. (+a couple of inches).

A personal hat. Complete with flower attache that I taught myself how to make. (Well, really it's safe to assume that anything crafty that shows up on this blog is self taught unless otherwise credited. So all this crocheting stuff is self taught. Just a side note.) 

Another hat. With TWO flowers. Bam.

I'm even stocked up for the break. You're jealous. I know. And I even have some yarn left at college. Score.

Procrastination: The Continuation

How can one procrastinate over Christmas break? The answer is, it is very easy to in the blog world. Just one more day off people, I'm still recovering from 'jet lag'... 4 days later....

Okay really I'm recovering from waking up early every day and trying to get everything in order in my room so I can really be home again. That, and I ran early today and it was Elephant Bar, Christmas light tours, and game night with the family. I feel like I've been eating this whole weekend. I mean, I eat everyday. But eating out. Tomorrow is a gourmet buffet and Japanese food - talk about being home again. I think I'm going to be in a permanent food coma. But I'm pretty sure that I'm okay with that.

Also, I'm pretty okay with not having to pay for my own stuff. More on that later. For now, it's dream time for this CA girl.

HOME AGAIN

It's home again for Christmas break. One long, joyous, month of nothings to do and relaxing in the California sun. Okay, I actually have a ton to do. Regardless, it is so wonderful to be home again. 

In other news I'm spending the day cleaning and decorating and then dining with Bend relatives! And when I have more time, and I feel like it, I'll post again. But I just didn't want y'all to feel neglected. So, you're welcome I guess.

Greetings from SB, CA.