It's a miracle

I don't know about you, but I have a difficult time when it comes to Christmas shopping. I never know what to get people ... unless they tell me, that is!

For whatever reason, this year I heard from a lot of people who had begun their shopping in November. Those are the early birds with plans. Good for them. :)

But I? Io? Yo? I didn't start until today. And here's the great part: Although I worried about it for a long time, I managed to start and finish Christmas shopping in one day! I bought gifts from two stores and came home in less than two hours. Yay! :) That's a new record for me. I hope I can duplicate it in the future.

Now, I just need to do a bit o' gift wrapping. At least the hard part's over!

This is it, people

Just gotta turn in my final paper and take my final final exam. Then I'm a college grad! Wow. Almost can't believe it.

It feels like I just started college, but I know a lot has happened since I started college in 2002. Time flies. My memory is just giving me the condensed version of my college years.

Well, I can't wait to enjoy the holidays with friends and family. Plus, I can start to learn how to play the violin! Thanks, Mom! I'm going to read a ton of books and, I hope to write some music. Basically do all the things that I've put on hold. This is going to be sweet. :)

In song titles

One day more!
This is my December.
Standing on the edge.
Something's coming.
A whole new world.
You'll see.

:)

(Les Miz, Linkin Park, Michelle Branch, Stephen Sondheim, Tim Rice, Jonathan Larson)

Snow!

It finally snowed yesterday and last night! Everything looks beautiful and peaceful under a blanket of snow. :)

I woke up this morning and worried about the drive. I've never driven in the snow before. Dad gave me lots of good tips though, and, well, here I am at UW! The traffic was definitely lighter on I-5, and my bus actually arrived at UW 15 minutes early. There's no snow here in Seattle. They missed out!