| Jan. 8th, 2010 @ 12:18 pm Winter Break |
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Current Mood:  blah
So, I'm at the end of another winter break and for once, I am SO looking forward to the semester starting. I know that I promised to write a nice long update post while I was "vacationing" in Texas, but, obviously that didn't happen. So, here's a summary of the two weeks I was "on break", divided into easy-to-read (and easy to write without having to go into a ton of detail) categories.
BEST PART: Getting to spend time with my family. I spent a day with my sister Lori and niece Lily, another day with my younger cousin Shelby, and then of course seeing all the family on Xmas was nice.
WORST PART: My 4-month-old kitten Penny died. My sister accidentally kicked her and then my stepdad accidentally stepped on her. She was having so much trouble breathing. I took her to the animal hospital at 10pm at night and they put her in the special animal oxygen tank, but the trauma was just too much. She died in the middle of the night. I wasn't there and didn't get to say goodbye. We buried her in my parents' backyard.
WEIRDEST PART: I found out that I have an older half-brother. Apparently my Dad fathered a child while he was a young man (late teens/early twenties) and living in CA. My Dad never told me and neither my Mom nor his first wife (Lori's mom) know the name of the mother of that child. Unless she put Dad as the father on the birth certificate (highly unlikely), there is no way for me to find my half-brother (who would be in his mid-thirties now). So, I found out about a relative I wish I could meet but probably never will.
HAPPIEST PART: The first few days, before anything happened to Penny, when I was spending time with my family and just resting. When I was putting off school/work (that never ended up happening anyway), but wasn't feeling bad about it yet.
SHORTEST PART: The hours that I got to spend alone with my parents. Between them working and there always being other people around, I didn't get a ton of quality time.
LONGEST PART: The Drive!! It took about 40 hours each way due to bad weather conditions on the roads (Mapquest says it is just a 21-24 hour drive depending on the route).
MOST ACTIVE PART: Shopping! My Mom dragged me to IKEA where we spent too many hours walking and walking and walking! Did get a few much-needed items for my apartment though.
LAZIEST PART: Watching TV marathons. Seems like every show I liked was being run marathon-style at some point during my trip. I was able to watch a lot of Law & Order (original, SVU, and CI)! Along with House, The Unit, Reba, Golden Girls and a bunch of other shows I don't have on DVD and hence never get to see!
WHAT I ACCOMPLISHED: Very little, lol. I did buy some furniture (a new office chair for my desk and a dresser for the bedroom) and do some reading (a self-help book about organizing and decluttering that I didn't get to finish), but that is about it. I certainly feel bad about that and am really excited to be back in PA and being productive (which makes me happy!).
WHAT I DIDN'T GET TO DO(but had wanted/planned on doing): Seeing friends!!! There are at least a half-dozen friends that were on my to-see list that just didn't happen. I was supposed to read two other books, including one for school on multilevel modeling. My dissertation idea was supposed to get more fleshed out so that I could present it to my committee this month, yeah, that is not going to happen now. Sigh... |
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