Winter “Break”

As you can tell by the title of this blog, my winter break was not as relaxing as I had imagined. Between celebrations for Christmas and New Years as well as a slew of pre-work, it seems I spent most of my time running around this break.

Christmas was hectic as it always is. Although I loved this holiday as a kid, I’m really starting to become a grumpy adult about it. Hopefully, I can find some Christmas spirit next year, or you can call me Ebenezer. 

Anyway, I got my Christmas shopping done a few days before Christmas, a record for me and my last-minute shopping tendency. I went to my mother-in-laws house for Christmas Eve where I got to see my niece and nephews again. Jim and I went to my parents’ house on Christmas Day, where we snuck out of the celebration for a little while to see Les Miserables, one of my favorites.

Then, the emails from professors started coming in – along with the final installment of my final living document. I like to start this work as soon as possible, so I don’t have to rush around at the beginning of the semester, which is already too stressful for me. Anyway, I kept up with the homework while also meeting up with friends until New Year’s Eve.

I spent New Year’s with the group of friends I always celebrate New Year’s with. With food and friends abundant, it is always a good time. I generally pride myself in always having a plan and a contingency plan from getting home from New Year’s, but 2013 was not like every other year – Jim and I spend at least a half an hour in the cold trying to get a cab. We were exhausted when we finally got home from our festivities.

Happy 2013! I hope to be better about updating the blog now that I am back in school. From my schedule, it looks like it’s going to be a pretty crazy semester.

*The views expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of Northeastern University, its staff, faculty or affiliates and are solely the opinion of Amy Foley.*