Ahh.... the holidays :)

So, I have done it! I have survived another Christmas! Amazing, right? Okay, so maybe "amazing" isn't the right word... but I am glad it is over. All that buildup, all the waiting, the trying to find just the right presents... all of that and then in a day, its all over. I never really felt the Christmas spirit this year. I think a lot of that had to do with the fact that December was so full of other thoughts. For one, I had the LSAT and all the subsequent law school application stuff to get through. Then, I had the trip to Louisiana to see my little brother graduate college. Just trying to plan that weekend was enough to distract from most of my Christmas plans. But, I would have gladly skipped Christmas to see him walk across that stage. All in all, it has been a really busy month.

Now it is the weekend after Christmas, the weather (which was snow-worthy five days ago) has now warmed up to the point of needing the air-conditioning to be turned on, and I am sitting in my slightly cluttered apartment trying to figure out how to enjoy the last 2 days of my extended weekend. Santa brought Breighton the Active Outdoor Challenge for the Wii and so he and I played that last night and again today... we worked up a sweat and I am really hoping my downstairs neighbors are out of town for the holidays because I think they will hate me and this horribly addicting game! You have to run, jump, lean, row, and much more as you go through various outdoor adventures. It is truly a workout!! I believe Nick and I are going to take both boys and go to see the ICE exhibition at the Gaylord Texan tonight. It is this amazing indoor ice sculpture exhibit where they keep it at 9 degrees throughout and they have gigantic ice sculptures of just about everything. If we go, I will get pictures and upload them to share. It will be a nice way of having the "wintery" cold feeling despite the 75 degree temps outside!!

Other than that, I suppose it is business as usual. Just getting through the end of 2008. What a year!! Every year, as the end approaches and the new year is on the horizon it seems I reflect back and think about all the things I have experienced and I am always so excited to see what the year will bring. 2008 was not a year of a lot of changes (which is fine since 2007 was FULL of them), it was more a year of getting a steady flow in life again. 2009 will be monumental, that is for sure... especially if I get accepted into law school... it will be the beginning of yet another turning point. I can't wait!!!!!