Hiatus for the Holidays

December 19th

Day One: Arrival

First: Real visit in my new home

A wise person told me once last week that winter break is a wonderful experience. I think my sister's exact words were, "There is literally nothing better than winter break freshman year of college. NOTHING." So I decided to document this relaxing and once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. My month-long hiatus from school and work began on Saturday, December 19th at 3:05 pm. I was on the road home by 4:15. Surprisingly, my friend's dad, with whom I hitched a ride, drove the 238 miles in exactly 3 hours. I don't even know how it happened. It was like a time vortex.

I surprised Mom at the front door, because she thought I had a final on the 23rd, which for a while I did, but my Intro to Judaism professor decided to acknowledge the Christian holiday beginning the following day and moved our final a week earlier, during Hanukkah. Enough commas for now.

I had a calm evening in my new home, wrapping a few presents and visiting with Mom and my friend Abby. Mom moved out of our old house after I moved to the dorms, and I had only been here once to help her move stuff in. I thought it would be a weird winter break, going "home" to a completely different house, but it feels like I've always lived here. There are two twelve packs of mountain dew under the Christmas tree, and the previous homeowners had the same color schemes in our bathrooms. It feels right here.

The best part of my night was the backrub/back crack exchange with Abby. Always a worthwhile time.

Oh, and did I mention I love my dog?

This is her spot.