Christmas and Parents and of course, Puppies.

Finals are over and sadly, so is Christmas break. I don’t think anyone will disagree with me when I say that the break went by way too fast. I thought the meaning of a break was a time for some good R&R, but I’m pretty sure I did more work than relaxation. All in all it was good to be home and I did have a lot of fun seeing my family, old friends, and MY NEW PUPPIES! They are pretty much the cutest things in the universe.
After careful consideration, I named each one accordingly:

This one is Jazzy. She started off with the name Jasmine, but my mom decided to shorten it.

This little guy is Tux, well, that was his first name. My mom and I thought that because he looks like he’s wearing a tuxedo, it would make sense to name him Tux. So, for the first 3 weeks everyone in my family except for my Dad called him Tux. However, one night at dinner my Dad made an announcement that he had changed his name to Sparky. Why? I have no clue, I just know that this puppy is going to grow up rather confused and will probably never know his name… it’s a sad tale.

This one is my favorite. I named her Meatloaf, which suits her very well. She is basically the laziest food sucker I have ever seen. All she does is sleep and eat, so of course she weighs like 175 lbs or something like that.

Although it was good to be home, I won’t lie to you and tell you it was the best "almost entire month" of my life. It’s difficult to switch settings from living on your own (well, the dorms) to living with your parents again. Don’t get me wrong, I love my family to death, but any honest person would tell you the same. I didn’t have a curfew or anything, but my parents played the whole parent card as if it were their job or something (!imagine that!) and always asked where I was going and when I would be home. (**Mom or Dad, if you’re reading this, I’m only kidding, I love it when you play 20 questions with me before I go anywhere**) I know it’s their job and that’s cool, it just takes some adjusting. I really did have fun being with my family though.

To conclude this long entry:
No matter how annoying it can be at times to be home, be thankful for the time you have with your family and just think; at least you are away from all this…

"Just some of the reasons your college student is looking forward to Christmas Break"

Clean underwear, comfortable bed, access to a car, bedroom larger than a 12x14 cell…OK, even if it is for only four days.

To eat your meals the only trek you’ll have to make is from the couch to the kitchen, rather than the dorm to the dining hall…in below freezing weather.

Instead of listening to "When I first started teaching here…" you can be entertained by "When your mother was your age…" and "During the Depression…" .

You can eat your corn steamed with butter rather than popped in your microwave.

You’ll know the hair in the shower drain is your own.

You won’t be eating your Christmas meal off a tray!

(That was from a newspaper clipping my Mom gave to me)