The Portland Airport
So here I am, sitting on the floor in the Portland airport, waiting to fly out to Oakland. I'm super excited - it turns out that my cousin is going to spending Christmas with us! That makes me even happy than I already was!
It turns out, that because we're going to Oakland and then to Seattle for New Years, I'm only going to spend 7 full days at home in Portland this break, which has its upsides and downsides. It's most likely, since Bre and I have already talked about it, that I will just stay in Seattle after New Years and head over to WW with Bre.
Spent my first 4 full days in Ptown sleeping a lot and doing Christmas shopping. I also saw Kirsten, and went to a holiday party of sorts at Emily's house. It was nice to see Kirsten, Clara, Stephanie, and Emily, it was quite clear how different things have become. It was strange. I was supposed to have a work reunion on Sunday, but, because of the storm, that was a dud. Furthermore, I got a doozy of a migraine yesterday (for further references, coping with a migraine while trying to have your eyes checked for contacts/general health is TOTALLY not fun. I was supposed to bake cookies with Eden and have ice cream with Molly yesterday. That didn't happen. Phooey.
My dad insisted on getting a Christmas tree, even though we're not going to be home much. Silly dad. Even though home isn't as much of a home anymore, it's still really nice to have a bed that never changes to come home to. After the madness that was finals and packing, having a bed to come home, ready made, was wonderful. It really is the simple things in life that make everything worthwhile.
As always, I thoroughly miss my Whitties. Life just isn't the same without them. This time around, however, it's nice because it isn't the kind of missing as last year at this time - the strangeness of living with people and not having them around. This time, it's just a missing feeling of many people who are completely irreplaceable, but who you know you belong with and will be reunited with eventually. It's lovely to know that you have a multitude of friends who no amount of time or space can change the friendship you have with them.
It turns out, that because we're going to Oakland and then to Seattle for New Years, I'm only going to spend 7 full days at home in Portland this break, which has its upsides and downsides. It's most likely, since Bre and I have already talked about it, that I will just stay in Seattle after New Years and head over to WW with Bre.
Spent my first 4 full days in Ptown sleeping a lot and doing Christmas shopping. I also saw Kirsten, and went to a holiday party of sorts at Emily's house. It was nice to see Kirsten, Clara, Stephanie, and Emily, it was quite clear how different things have become. It was strange. I was supposed to have a work reunion on Sunday, but, because of the storm, that was a dud. Furthermore, I got a doozy of a migraine yesterday (for further references, coping with a migraine while trying to have your eyes checked for contacts/general health is TOTALLY not fun. I was supposed to bake cookies with Eden and have ice cream with Molly yesterday. That didn't happen. Phooey.
My dad insisted on getting a Christmas tree, even though we're not going to be home much. Silly dad. Even though home isn't as much of a home anymore, it's still really nice to have a bed that never changes to come home to. After the madness that was finals and packing, having a bed to come home, ready made, was wonderful. It really is the simple things in life that make everything worthwhile.
As always, I thoroughly miss my Whitties. Life just isn't the same without them. This time around, however, it's nice because it isn't the kind of missing as last year at this time - the strangeness of living with people and not having them around. This time, it's just a missing feeling of many people who are completely irreplaceable, but who you know you belong with and will be reunited with eventually. It's lovely to know that you have a multitude of friends who no amount of time or space can change the friendship you have with them.