so far so good
as finals wind down my life is winding up:)
I went ice skating two nights ago with ashley and alexis and to my EXTREMELY excited surprise, Jocelin, Alex, and Jen showed up there too! so we skated around the rink holding hands and quietly yelling at couples. Then ashley tried to teach me how to skate backwards and i became obsessed with doing it although i never really got it right (oh well, that just means i'll have to go skating again!)
then yesterday was spent going to the grocery store and cooking a gargantuan hanukkah feast with ashley. we spent about 3 hours running around the kitchen and i must say, i was amazed by how difficult it was. we were trying to make 4 different things at once (kugel, latkes, cookies, and a salad) once we were in the thick of it i couldn't believe how focused i had to be, no time for anything but ingredients and instructions. crazy.
then 4 of her housemates (leah, jenny, jenna, alexis) and kate, jocelin, danielle, and nicole came over to eat the feast. i felt like someone in my early 20's. nicole brought a bottle of wine and danielle brought gingerbread, we all sat down and ate and talked and all that fun stuff, and i was overwhelmed by a sense of (prepare yourself for some CHEEEEESE) "warmth". from the outside looking in we probably looked very content, something i haven't felt in a long time.
so between yesterday and the day before, life has taken a huge turn for the better, and now kate tells me it's supposed to snow today... can things get any better????!!!!???
I went ice skating two nights ago with ashley and alexis and to my EXTREMELY excited surprise, Jocelin, Alex, and Jen showed up there too! so we skated around the rink holding hands and quietly yelling at couples. Then ashley tried to teach me how to skate backwards and i became obsessed with doing it although i never really got it right (oh well, that just means i'll have to go skating again!)
then yesterday was spent going to the grocery store and cooking a gargantuan hanukkah feast with ashley. we spent about 3 hours running around the kitchen and i must say, i was amazed by how difficult it was. we were trying to make 4 different things at once (kugel, latkes, cookies, and a salad) once we were in the thick of it i couldn't believe how focused i had to be, no time for anything but ingredients and instructions. crazy.
then 4 of her housemates (leah, jenny, jenna, alexis) and kate, jocelin, danielle, and nicole came over to eat the feast. i felt like someone in my early 20's. nicole brought a bottle of wine and danielle brought gingerbread, we all sat down and ate and talked and all that fun stuff, and i was overwhelmed by a sense of (prepare yourself for some CHEEEEESE) "warmth". from the outside looking in we probably looked very content, something i haven't felt in a long time.
so between yesterday and the day before, life has taken a huge turn for the better, and now kate tells me it's supposed to snow today... can things get any better????!!!!???