Not as in Goodbye…but “man, it’s been sooooo long!” -so long.

3 days until Christmas! yippee! It’s good to be home. There are a lot of things in Miami that I did not miss, but two that I did miss are my family and friends! It’s been so good to friends at LPC!! I haven’t gotten together with any friends so far, just because I’ve been hogging my family. My Dad works a lot, so whenever he’s home I try to make the most of our time. It’s just such a short break. But I am definitely enjoying every minute of it.

Surprisingly, Mom has had more energy than I since I’ve been home. We’ve been on more shopping adventures this past week than I have this entire semester. And she’s given more backseat driving advice than I ever want to hear. Oh, and when my tire was flat this week (Ahh!), she drove me to Kendall in my Dad’s manual truck (My mom hasn’t driven in a while). At least now we know that the the truck has great brakes…Hopefully they still work.

Recently I discovered a fun, non-stressful activity… decoupage. For a long time now I’ve cut out letters, words, designs, emblems, etc. from magazines, cards, and fliers, but never could decide what to do with them. After seeing a friend tape pictures and similar clippings to a box and give it to a friend as a gift, I went scouting for another alternative to scotch-tape. I found out that there’s a decoupage glue, that adheres the paper to its surface, and also serves as a lacquer coating which gives a laminated affect. I think diluted Elmer’s glue does the same thing, however, it may get tacky if wet. I decoupaged 2 boxes and 2 notebooks so far, and had a hard time stopping. I guess it was just nice not to think about music and other things for a while, and just focus on the task at hand. Ah, thank God for the little things.