Wow, so it's been a while since I posted. After finals, I've just been so mentally exhausted...it's still hard for me to focus enough to read even fun books, or write something like this, after all of the reading and writing from the semester (and especially the last few weeks).
So far semester break's been pretty relaxing. I was a bit worried about my flight out of Roanoke when at 0545 that morning I was walking to campus to catch the bus...through two inches of snow, with plenty more coming down. My flight did end up being delayed, and I missed my connection, but made it to Louisiana anyways. Had a great weekend with my mom, and spent two days in New Orleans.
New Orleans isn't my kind of town. I can see the appeal for some people...but cheap and trashy just isn't my thing. The architecture and the whole feel of the French Quarter was really cool, and it was fun to wander around town during the day. Saturday night on Bourbon Street though was too much for me.
When I got back to Seattle finally I made a trip over to my apartment to grab a few things for California. I about died when I walked in. The kitchen counter is completely buried...my roommate is apparently stocking up for the apocalypse. Luckily, the lights in the entryway and kitchen were out, so I couldn't fully appreciate the disaster that once was my kitchen. When I go back I've got to start packing up what I've got left in the kitchen...I should be able to free up cabinet space for my roommate so that the counters are at least usable. On the 30th me and some of my girls are having a dinner/movie night, so I'll actually need the kitchen.
Palm Springs has been nice. All but one day so far I've gotten in several hours in the sun (though I don't look any tanner for it...SPF 15 is too much for me...). It's not super warm, mostly in the mid-60s to low 70s during the day, but after below-freezing temperatures for over a month prior, it doesn't even matter. It's been nice to actually thaw out. Especially with the storm that hit the east coast over the weekend!
My Christmas gift from my stepmom and my dad consisted of shopping for grown up clothes, with my internship coming up. Which I still haven't written about...I'll have to get to that later. It's with the State Department, so I definitely needed to upgrade my wardrobe. In all, I ended up with two super cute dresses, one black, the other blue and black, two skirt-suits (which are now about my favorite thing ever...especially since I hate wearing pants), four tops, and a pair of black slacks to replace the ones I have now that are starting to look worn and are now too big. Of course, I also got a new pair of heels to go with it all--cute, black, and pointy. I really do love pointy-toed shoes. I'll have to practice wearing them though; it's been a long time since I wore heels and my ankles disapprove.
My sister was more or less dying from some illness by the time I got to Seattle, so I kept my fingers crossed I wouldn't get it. Finally hit me the morning after Christmas. At least I'm generally healthier than her so it hasn't taken me completely out of commission, but I've been pretty congested and feeling a bit gross for a couple days now. My biggest concern is my flight home...tomorrow. Congestion + flying? Not fun. It will probably slow me down on New Year's Eve too, which is too bad.
I'm thinking this is long enough, so I'll write later about my internship...and about how weird my holidays have actually been.
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