The Ending of a Good Thing

"All good things must come to an end."

Whether or not this quote is actually true is debatable, but I know some good things must come to an end. The primary "thing" that I am currently considering is my Christmas vacation. I am finding myself quite sad to think of leaving home in just a few days.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Mom & Dad and Kyle and Kurtis. We have watched movies, laughed, played games with friends, cooked, eaten, and been quite lazy. I got to go skiing one day, and I also worked several days at Dr. Hakes' office, which was an answer to prayer (so grateful for the extra money!).

On the not-so-happy side of things, I had the stomach flu. Ugh. Been so long since I last had it! I remember once again why I hate it so much. I also dropped my laptop and it is d.e.a.d. I have to admit that I cried over that. For one thing, I don't have money to replace it right now, and the other thing is that I lost almost everything that was on it. I had a few pictures backed up elsewhere, but other than that? It's all gone. The articles I was working on, the classwork I have done, the music I have downloaded, the pictures I have taken, my journals...gone. Just like that. We even got a computer guy to try to to recover my information from the hard-drive, and he was unable to do it. It makes me sad...

On the brighter side of things, I am so excited to get back to school and see some very special people! I am now dating a wonderful guy named Ryan, so I am really looking forward to seeing him again. :) I also have some dear friends that I will enjoy hanging out with again. I can't wait to have a regular schedule, too.

And last but not least, after this semester I will be one step closer to the ever-elusive graduation. Yes!