Monday (night)

I am starting to get in the Christmas spirit!  After being really scrooge-like and “over” it for the the first part of the season, now I am finally close enough to being done that I can start to relax.

However.  Before I can fully get into the spirit I still have to get through the next 2 days.  Tomorrow I have a meeting, newspaper lunch, another meeting, and studying for a final Wednesday.  And I should start to pack, especially since I also have to pack for vaca.

Then Wednesday I go to a final session from 2-4 and take a final from 4:15-6:15.  Then I try to pack up and leave as quickly as I can so I can get home at a reasonable-ish hour.  Because of course I want to see D as soon as I get in .

And then a couple days to do Christmas shopping (and laundry), then to the grandparents’, then back home for my birthday and Christmas.  I plan to basically be drinking champagne for several days straight .. mmm bubbly.  After Christmas, Florida.  And after Florida, one more week with D before I have to head back here.  I am sooo excited for the holidays.  I am so used to my birthday being tied in with Christmas that I am getting close to accepting it.  At least everyone’s in a cheery mood already (or a pissy one from having to shop so much, haha), off school, and ready to celebrate.

Speaking of shopping, I haven’t done any yet.  I have some ideas about what to get D and I’m just now starting to come up with some for the fam.  I plan to cram it into a couple of days like usual .. we’ll see how that goes.  Plus I want to fit in a little for myself for new winter stuff and vacation .  There’s the real Christmas spirit, eh?

I am listening to a Christmas station on Pandora right now, it’s pretty good.  Ok well it’s almost 2 and I should get up reasonably early to complete and submit a self-evaluation.

Oh, I have been getting so into Gossip Girl over the last few days.  I’ve watched 6 episodes in like 2 days .. sad, especially since I had a final today, haha.  See how busy I am?  I am so glad I’m not one of those people with 2000 papers to write before they can go home.

Cheers!

Em