New Plan

I can't believe today is Christmas Eve already! This year has just flown by. I made the hard decision to stay in the Twin Cities for Christmas instead of driving home to be with my family, due to the winter storm that much of the country is currently experiencing. The roads weren't terrible this afternoon, which is when I would have been traveling the roughly 2 hours back to my hometown, but I was more concerned about getting back tomorrow night since I work early Saturday morning. I was pretty bummed about the decision since Christmas with my family has always been something I look forward to all year, but I talked to my mom and we decided that we would all wait until next weekend to celebrate Christmas. Now that that is all settled, I'm looking forward to just having a relaxing day off tomorrow. I plan to play guitar, read a book, drink some coffee, and go for a long walk in the snow! Some people think it's strange, but I would much rather go for a walk in the rain or snow than for a walk on a sunny day. That's just how I am; if it's raining, instead of using an umbrella or running for cover, I'll be the one walking slow enjoying the fresh smell and taking it all in. So now that I'm going to be here, bring on the snow!

Currents

Currently reading: Hairstyles of the Damned by Joe Meno... I'm only about a quarter of the way through it, but I'm really enjoying it so far. I really want to start reading more, now that I actually have some time. I still have to finish Breaking Dawn; I don't know why I'm having so much trouble getting through it. I enjoy it, yet I just can't seem to stay focused when I'm reading it.

Currently listening to:

This was my playlist that I was listening to today while painting:

1. The Night Descending- Iron and Wine

2. When You Wake Up Feeling Old- Wilco

3. Downtown- Tegan and Sara

4. Her Words Destroyed My Planet- Motion City Soundtrack

5. Roscoe- Midlake

6. Turn My Grave- I Was Totally Destroying It!

7. Lonesome Swan- Glasvegas

8. Asleep in Life's Waiting Room- Small Towns Burn A Little Slower

9. Miles Davis & The Cool- The Gaslight Anthem

10. Camera Ready Kids- Farewell Continental

11. I Don't Deserve You- Skies Alive

12. Cut And Run- Electrelane

Currently Watching: I just watched a little bit of The Sweetest Thing with Stephanie. Such a bad movie; I'd seen it before and knew it was bad, but it's still kind of a fun movie to watch just because of how bad it is.

Currently Liking:

Painting. I used to paint all the time, but hadn't since I moved back to the Cities. So today I ran out to Michaels and bought a couple new canvases and some more paint. I decided to paint something for my younger brother for Christmas; I'm not sure he'll fully appreciate it right now, but maybe when he's older he'll like it more.

Guitar. I'm so glad that I started taking guitar lessons, and even more grateful that Tommy didn't just give up on me after those first couple of weeks. I realize I'm not the easiest person to get to step out of their comfort zone. haha. Playing the guitar has saved me from being completely bored on countless nights this past year.

Currently Missing:

My friends and family. All last year I impatiently waited to move back to the Cities and dreamt about all the good times I'd have hanging out with my friends and going to concerts, etc. Instead most days I only end up seeing my coworkers, who I luckily enjoy being around, but it's still not the same. I haven't seen Karen and Cory since September; that blows my mind. We used to see each other almost weekly. I live with Stephanie, but our schedules are opposite and most days we don't even see each other. As much as her little cat annoys me, I gotta admit, sometimes it is nice to not have to come home to an empty apartment each night. I've been getting to hang out with some new friends though, and go to concerts with them occasionally, which has been nice. It's hard being the only single one in our group; being the third wheel gets old after a while.

I miss being close to my family. My closest family member is my cousin Johanna, who is still over an hour away, but it's nice to occasionally get to hang out with her and her 2 adorable little girls. It's weird not being around kids all the time now, it's definitely quieter, but also less entertaining.

I think that's enough for today.