As much as I hate to say this, my winter break is coming to an end.
For me, break started on December 12th, 2014. I don't have class until January 12th, 2015. That meant I had one full month to do whatever I wanted. No homework, no projects, and no college reading had to be done. Just pure freedom. The beginning was pretty exciting. I had all of these things planned, with Christmas approaching and all. I made plans to see friends I haven't seen in awhile, like my two best friends Issi and Lauren. We would go into town and shop, make gingerbread houses, and paint canvases for friends and family. With my mom and Darren, we went to Newport News to pick Kelsey up from CNU. We headed to Colonial Williamsburg and gawked at the beautiful houses and walked around the historic town. Tons of cute pictures were taken. For Christmas Eve, I was able to spend time with my mom's family in Richmond. We spent that rainy evening eating in a quiet back room at Olive Garden just catching up and enjoying our time together. Christmas was awesome as always. I mean who doesn't like sitting in their jammies on the ground surrounded by things they have wanted all year? There is one plan that fell through for me. At JMU the last few weeks of the semester, my friends all agreed upon us spending New Years together. Surprisingly, a lot of my friends live in VA Beach. They said that would be the ideal spot to meet and spend the new year and all of us agreed. A few people would travel from Williamsburg, NOVA, Roanoke, and my part of town. I was super pumped for it; Darren and I would drive there together and have an awesome time with everyone in a place that isn't college. When I told my parents about it, they were fine with it. However, after some thought, they figured it wouldn't be safe to drive two hours on one of the most alcohol-based days of the year. The risks of running into unsafe drivers were high, and the odds were not in our favor. I was super bummed at first. I was excited for both Darren and I to be with everyone and actually have plans for New years that weren't just watch the ball drop at home with my family. As New year approached and I saw more and more pictures of my friends together being posted on social media, I got slightly jealous. I wished I could be there with them and Darren, and I felt like I was missing out on something that they would talk about when we got back. However, I was reminded shortly after that I was fortunate. I have a great family to spend the New year with, and an amazing and loving guy who wants me to be safe with him. I started to realize that wishing I was somewhere else was silly. I am thankful for the people in my life, no matter where they are or where I am. That meant my family and Darren too. Looking back, I wouldn't have spent New Years any other way. I was safe at home surrounded by TONS of yummy food and my hilarious, weird, and awesome family. Oh, and I got to kiss Darren for the third time on New Years. So for that, I am extremely thankful. My days after New Years have been action-packed. Darren's family invited me to go to Massanutten with them during the weekend after Christmas. We had an awesome cabin rented and spent our time there at the waterpark going down the lazy river and on the slopes tubing and snowboarding. It was a great way to spend time with them, and I always enjoy every minute with his family. Darren and I have spend the last few days together in our PJ's watching 5+ episodes of the Office in one sitting. We finally finished the show and cried out eyes out wishing it never had to end. (By the way, if you have never watched the Office before, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! Best show ever.) Right now, I am sitting on the couch looking at my mom who is wearing a scarf I knitted her. I haven't knitted since I was in 6th grade, but I saw a tutorial about this thing called "arm-knitting" so i decided to try it out. I was successful after the SECOND attempt. This break has been just what I needed. College is high-paced and stressful. At the same time, it is an amazing opportunity filled with great people and great food. However, spending the last month with my family and friends from home has been just what I needed to wind down. Now that I got my time of relaxation in, I am finally ready to hit the road running to finish my last semester of my first year.
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