Cheer.

Well, friends, I am home.  And I am so excited.

There's something about leaving the city and getting away to my middle-of-nowhere small town that feels right.  Life is simpler here, the world is quieter, and the bright lights in the sky are stars and not airplanes.  

And because I have been in school mode for so long, my participation in Christmas activities has been put on hold...but today I played a little catch up and took advantage of my parents' kitchen:

And tomorrow I will decorate Christmas cookies and (start) finish my Christmas shopping.  

Now, I am going to read a book that is not for school and get to bed before midnight.