Now I'm here at home and couldn't be more cozied in. My first night home I slept 14 hours. It was glorious. This is my second Christmas as a college student, and living away from home, I've realized that it's the little things I miss. Sure, sure, sounds cheesy and cliche, but for me, it's oh so true. I've missed Dad falling asleep in his chair. I've missed Shadow greeting me in the driveway by walking directly up to one of my headlights and just standing there. I've missed Mom and Allie laughing at their own jokes, so much so that I eventually join in, too. All in all, home is so very home to me. There's a peace here that's just unattainable when I'm in the midst of schoolwork, and the freedom that comes with Christmas and summer breaks can't be matched by the breaks that fall in the middle of a semester.
I've also gotten a chance to work on some personal projects. I designed a birthday party invitation and I'm in the process of designing Carson-Newman's Spring Formal 2010 shirt! How exciting is that?
Since I've been home, I finally got around to cleaning/rearranging my room. It's much more spacious, and to reward myself for my hard work, I bought my first real piece of furniture: a beautiful dark wood papasan chair from Pier 1. It was an exciting experience. :)
Last week, we had our annual friends' Christmas party last week. Every year since our freshman year of high school, my 5 girls from high school and I get together, draw names (ahead of time), and exchange gifts. It's always interesting to see how much we all grow and change in a year, yet we all still come together and enjoy one another's company.
It's an exciting time in my life...am I really growing up?
