Friday, November 30, 2007

So I've heard people say that you learn something new everyday, and thus far in my life I 've found this fact to be true. For example: today I learned that I only have 21 days until I go home, home, home!!! I am at high risk for not being able to wait. I'm so excited and relieved to be going home so soon and the cherry on top is that'll be Christmas when I get there. And I'll be having a party, so I can see all my lovely friends and make sure they still have all their fingers, toes, brain cells (hopefully a few more of those have been put to use through the college experience) and basically are doing as well as they tell me they are. And I can sit on my couch with my broho and I can sleep in my bed and I can play with the cutest baby in the whole entire universe.
It's cold and there's snow on my mountain. It's so festive looking, like she's putting on her lacey white party dress. The effect is even more striking because it's cloudy today, so the mountain looks different, more beautiful and more mysterious. Which, let's just be honest, we all love an element of mystery in our lives. Maybe a little something we can't really explain but are trying too, or maybe we don't even want to try and explain it. If we put it into actual words, then the magic will be broken. It's like the feeling that I get when I see a lit-up Christmas tree at night, or a room full of candles (ps I always have to double check on my dictionary widget to see if I'm spelling 'candle' correctly . . .I always second guess it, thinking that maybe today the rules of spelling and grammar have changed and you spell 'candle' 'candel'. Thus far, this has never been the case). The feeling is centered in your heart and (oddly enough) your stomach. It's a wonderful feeling, the feeling of a holiday, anticipation and joy. I hope you've felt it too.

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