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To Do - 12/20 to 1/2

Things to accomplish while in the 253:
-Go to Zoolights
-Make sure the people at Trapper still know me
-Drive around and look at Christmas lights
-Skype Kelsey on Christmas day while we watch the amazing NBA lineup
-Go to the mountains & shredddd
-Finish my book
-Spend a day wandering Seattle or Tacoma with absolutely no agenda
-Plan something epic for New Year's Eve
-Not think about what happens after Jan. 2

Movies to see:
-Black Swan
-The Fighter
-True Grit
-How Do You Know?

CAN YOU HELP ME?!?

A few thoughts

Home.

Time slows down.

Relaxation.

My "life pace" falls instantly.

Sleep comes easier.

Pages begin to turn rapidly.

My pen seems to write more fluidly.

Peace.
New friends; old friends.
Decompression.

Let's see how long this can keep up.

List

Things I'm thankful & grateful for:

1. My best friends, no matter if they're near or far in distance
2. Post-it notes with thoughtful messages
3. The opportunity to go to the University of Washington and receive a great education
4. Family
5. Being able to watch NBA, NFL & NCAA on television because I can never be there in person
6. Having roommates that are insomniacs
7. Getting to talk to my big sister while she is in Montana
8. "Good morning" and "good night" text messages
9. New adventures and opportunities arising with a friend-of-a-friend, an amazing musician
10. Going home to see you
11. Good music
12. Digital cameras to document nights that you can't remember
13. Having a best friend who works at 5th Avenue Theater in Seattle
14. Hair straighteners
15. Free "extra shots" during finals week at all the campus coffee shops
16. Witnessing my best friend fall in love
17. Skype - so that I can see my roomies over break
18. The fact that...finals are over!!!!!!

This list is brief, and there are certainly things I am forgetting...but sometimes it's just good to be thankful!

Finals are upon us

Finals week - it's the week college students dread, yet ironically look forward to, all quarter. It marks the end of a quarter or semester, and the beginning of a "brain break." It's when a person's true character glows through to the exterior and when thousands of extra-shot coffees are consumed. 

This quarter, I'm ready. I'm ready to be done with these classes; I'm ready for break; and I'm ready to get a fresh start in January! :)