these are some good times

This break has been very very wonderful and I am quite saddened that it is coming to an end. In the 26 days that I've been home I've:

-Watched The Holiday, ELF, The Family Stone, The Prince of Tides, Sweet Home Alabama, Something's Gotta Give, The Devil Wears Prada, The Other Boleyn Girl [you see, the weather was less than pleasant - the average day was cold and rainy - so many days/nights consisted of movies which was fine by me because they are a luxury I don't get often at Furman]

-Saw Yes Man [with my brothers & Clint] & Bride Wars [with my mom & sis] in the theater

-Watched the Titans enter & dismally exit the NFL playoffs

-Made gingerbread houses

-Went to the Nutcracker ballet

-Gave away jewelery from old boyfriends to my cousins & friend

-Hosted my first New Years party at the farm [I have a lot of respect for hostesses - a lot goes into planning little gatherings!! there's cleaning to do, food to buy, directions and times and people to coordinate with]

-Received my higher LSAT score :)

-Hiked around Radnor Lake with my family

-Went bowling

-Attended Breakthru as a college counselor

-Listened to my first book on tape, The Other Boleyn Girl

-Read Yes Man & half of Celebration of Discipline

-Went out to eat at Chilis [for my 6 month with Clint], Puffy Muffin [Emily], Loveless Cafe [ w roomies], Big River [w roomies + friends], Pucketts [w roomies], a restaurant with my family I'm going blank on, Lose Paletos [homemade popsicles with roomies]

-Had Starbucks coffee dates [Robin, Kat, & Emily]

-Hosted my college roommates for a few days

-Got a new Bible, went with the Wickles to get a new dog

-Started planning my sister's bachelorette party [the invitations are in the works and look great!]

-Went to the farm

-Took my dog on walks

-Went for some runs & did some workouts on the eliptical

Most importantly, I spent time with the people who mean the world to me these past 3 1/2 weeks. After this break I feel more rested, more centered, more loved (and well, there's just more of me in general after holiday eating).

As Trace Adkins sings, "These are some good times, so take a good look now," which I feel so strongly.

He continues, "You may not know it now, but you're gonna miss this."

...which is the part you don't have to tell me, I already know. I am.


Tomorrow I make the drive back to Furman to begin my final term. This term is going to fly by, and then I am going to miss it, too.

-Sorority recruitment

-Hannah's 21st bday in Charleston

-winter function with tridelt

-Valentine's Day weekend (it's on a saturday, yay!)

-another tridelt function, themed "destination unknown"

-spring break (destination unknown as of now...)

-nat's bachelorette party!

-tridelt formal

-easter

-nat's wedding

-three weeks, then graduation!

Whoa! There's weekend's in between that don't have set activities, but most weekends are already spoken for!

Ah, deep breath. Ready. set. go.