Welcome Back!

So tonight marks the end of winter break. I had a great time visiting my family and being back in San Diego. I miss them and the food already! The last week has been packed with a whirlwind trip to Minneapolis to visit Land O' Lakes, 3M, General Mills and Target and try to make nice with the -9 degree weather. I brought back with me loads of new clothes (thanks mom and dad), Banana Nut Cherrios (thanks General Mills) and my coveted Bullesye stuffed dog (thanks Target). Since being back I have had some time to catch up with some of my friends, take Addie for walks in the snow and watch as much of the Wire as humanly possible and just relax. It's been nice, but I have to say goodbye to it, and hello to my 2nd semester.

Parties and Pajamas

The last few days have been a welcome recharge period. I have spent a lot of it in my pj's. There has been shopping, Mexican food, dinners and a few parties thrown in. It's been great to be home, be lazy and catch up with my family. I really needed this!

Home Sweet Home

I got in last night and was greeted by my family in baggage claim wearing santa hats and garland necklaces. So awesome! Was great to see them after a long and tiring flight.

In true San Diego fashion we hit a taco shop on the way home and picked up some rolled tacos. Yum! Good to have some real Mexican food again. Finished off the evening with some Sprinkles cupcakes and crawled into bed.

Glad to be back!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Got back into Bloomington yesterday afternoon after a couple crazy travel days trekking. It's great to be home!

Charlton's dad is here visiting us from Cleveland and to help us celebrate Thanksgiving here in the apartment. This is only the second Thanksgiving away from my family, so it should be interesting to be away from so many of the people I am thankful for. I plan on calling them all today or trying to skype so hopefully it won't be too bad.

We have had an amazing year, full of once in a lifetime experiences and have met some lifelong friends. We are truly blessed and I am thankful for all we have (including that turkey that is ready to go in the oven!)

Happy Turkey Day everyone!

I'm back!

Just walked in and are in the midst of catching up on my emails, mail and getting some snacks. What a whirlwind trip! Good to be home though.

Homeward bound!

After a crazy few days of traveling its time for me to head to Bloomington. I shared a cab with my friend, and got here hours before my flight. They have an earlier flight to Indianapolis and I think it is worth the $50 price tag to get home and spend a little more time with Charlton's dad who is visiting us from Cleveland. I will get to check in a few minutes so hopefully it works out, otherwise I will get to know the La Guardia airport pretty well.

What day is it!?

After what seems like an eternity working on case comp, all the days have run together and I can't keep them straight anymore. Charlton said something along the lines of "the Browns are on Monday Night Football tonight" and I swear I must have looked at him like he was crazy, Monday already! Where did the weekend go? We have to be ready to roll with our presentation on Wednesday morning so that means it has to be done tomorrow night before our practice time at 7. eep! I have to finish our entry method slide tonight and then I will most likely spend the bulk of tomorrow working on what I will actually say with my team tomorrow. This has gone by so fast.

In other news, I have finally booked my trip home for Christmas. I am really excited as it will be the first time I will see my sister and her family since August. I am in definite need of some girl time and a few hugs from my niece...especially after case comp!

So I made the decision to save my trip home until Christmas, instead of going back for both holidays. While I am going to miss the family (this will only be my second Thanksgiving away from them) I can’t justify spending $275 for Addie to fly with us, and another $175 or so for Casey. I may try to head down to Charlotte for a few days and visit my aunt and uncle and then we will have Charlton’s dad over to see IU and our new place. Not the big Thanksgiving I am used to, but hopefully a nice one just the same