Happy boxing day!

I have not been good at keeping up with this lately. I've been home and surprisingly pretty busy. It seems like every day but yesterday (Christmas Day) I've been running around and meeting up with people or doing errands.

I picked the worst week to be here. I got in Friday at 1am, and the snow was really starting to pick up. It took us probably 40 minutes to drive home when it is normally 20 minutes. It was freezing subzero temps for a few days with snow off and on. On Tuesday it warmed up but there was another blizzard, one which made the roads very icky to drive on. I can't remember the last time I had to drive in a snowstorm, I honestly think it was high school days. I was super nervous, and sure enough, an old lady passed me on the highway haha.

It's been great meeting up with old friends, a few whom I haven't seen in years. I've been loving seeing my cute little niece Molly - hopefully I'm not a stranger to her anymore. I babysat her this morning for a few hours and we had a great time. It's nice taking care of kids when it's not my job!

It kinda sucks that the holiday was so late in the week, it makes me feel like this week has gone by so fast. I am going into the city for the first time tonight and have to leave in the morning. I just feel like I don't have any time to do anything. I am not excited to work, but I am very excited to be back with Greg...I miss him so much.

I don't know if it's me or it's the holidays but what sticks out the most about this week is going to the mall/Target/etc and hearing tons of parents screaming at their kids. I suppose kids are extra bratty around Christmas. And I suppose my patient population in San Francisco is different - I don't really see anyone over the age of three. But it was weird. Lots of yelling and impatience.

Overall, Christmas was a lot of fun. The window right in front of our tree was leaking and we discovered it right before our Christmas party. That was a mini-disaster but we got it taken care of. At our party we played Mexican Train dominoes and that was a lot of fun. Christmas day I lounged around and watched a Law and Order marathon, then went to Antonette's house for dinner, something I have been doing for the past 7 years. So yummy and lots of fun.

I come back Sunday afternoon, back to my cold cold apartment. I got a new plush blanket that I'm excited to use, one more conducive to sharing. I hope everyone else had a great week, and quality time off of work!