At work, even part-timers like myself can accrue vacation hours, which I think is the niftiest thing in the world. However, we're only allowed to bank, like, 40 hours, which isn't unreasonable by any means. It does mean that I got an email from my boss the other day telling me I had too many vacation hours and that he needs me to take a few days ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, my aunt sent me a book of Christmas cross-stitch patterns that she found in the attic they're trying to clean out. Most of it was really big projects you'd frame (twelve days of Christmas, Advent calendars, and the like) but there were six little ornament designs that looked cute and easy so I decided to make cross-stitched ( Read more... )

HAPPY EASTER to those who celebrate and HAPPY DAY to those who don't. :D

Mom and Dad came here to take Ste and I out to lunch for Easter. A little different than our usual family holiday but with work and such it was just easier. They still made up baskets for us; I got candy and Mom knit me a scarf in Gryffindor colors (it's actually a bit darker ( Read more... )

And so, Spring Break comes to an end. Well, it came to an end a few days ago. Alas. But I only have, lik3, 6 weeks left in the semester. INSANE. I had planned to finish a book or two over Spring Break but then cross-stitching ate my brain and I made a Castle bookmark for my mom and a Harry Potter bookmark for crawley. And now I'm making a TARDIS bookmark ( Read more... )

Christmas was lovely. I mean, we did midnight mass last night and then just got up this morning and opened presents and had a big breakfast before going out to my aunt and uncle's to hang out with family for a bit. Now we're back and letting Dad take a little nap before we play this new board game Mom bought for the family.

( What I got! )

01. Almost done with the semester! *does the almost-end-of-the-semester dance* I only have my Cataloging final left. SO CLOSE.

02. OMFG I'm up through Eureka 4x05. Totally addicted and obsessed. So excited to see where the FRAK this is going. I love Carter and Jo's partnership so much. And I want Carter and Allison to just get together. (OMGGGGGG ( Read more... )

Today was nice. Just really, really nice. Dad and I got up early to go to mass so I could sing with the choir again. Everyone was so happy to see me and I've missed singing with them. I'm not a huge fan of midnight mass but I think I might go for Christmas this year just to sing. And then we just hung out and napped (before food, lol) and watched ( Read more... )

I am stupidly giddy over the thought of Thanksgiving break. STUPIDLY GIDDY. I have work tomorrow (5-9) and Friday (9-1) and then I get to go to the football game on Saturday with my parents and then there's Sunday and then I work Monday (9-6) AND THEN I GO HOME. And I feel like I've said this a million times but I just can't wait to go home and be ( Read more... )

A few random thoughts as I avoid homework:
01. I hate homework.
02. There are only 20 days left until Fudge Season.
03. I'm very much looking forward to Thanksgiving. I'll probably have a little homework to do, but I'm going home and there will be good food and hugs and fudge and Ste has requested a Castle marathon so it will be lovely.
04. So ( Read more... )

Merry Christmas, everyone!

( But you would have preferred a book of famous monk quotations... )