It's 2008. But to me it should be 2009. I've been one year off for a couple dozen months now, I kept writing 2008 on my checks this entire year. I think that the decade years are the only one I keep straight. 2000 is so solid. And it's must easier to remember the year when you're in high school, or graduating. And 2010, I'll probably get my internal calendar back on track then. Or add to our family, or have some other milestone. who knows.
at least this year I have a better grasp of my age. 26. i can remember that, finally.
after a fun weekend in Chicago, a short but sweet one, we rang in the new year by lazing about in madison. in fact, we didn't ring in the new year. no banging pots or pans like i did as a kid. no hurrays or shouting, no kissing, no dancing. intially we wanted to have a game night with friends, but after realizing that only one friend was in town, and that she wasn't available our grand new years plans disappeared. so we had a relaxing but lazy new years as we did christmas. we played a couple of games, and we watched the sopranos. we turned up the heat to celebrate. and i drank a bottle of champagne by myself (paul was not up for it). mmm breakfast memosas. or however you spell that.
today was my first day back to work after a week and a half. it was much slower and easier than i expected. no emergencies or struggles to deal with, just back to the flow of things with milwaukee county. a good start to the new year at work.
tonight is -3 and last night i believe was even colder, something like -11. the chickens did OK--they puffed up their feathers and hung out in the coop. they have one more day of negative degrees and then will enjoy the heat wave coming along. we've had snow on the ground here (over a foot) since the middle of november, but two days of temps over 40 predicted, so maybe it will melt. that would be nice, but at the same time i have actually enjoyed the snow.
i feel like i'm finding my place more and more here in the midwest, at least emotionally. no winter blues have hit yet, like they did in full force last year. but i expect they will still come. january/february are the hardest months. but i have chickens to tend to, and places nearby to xcountry ski, and a loving husband, a good job, an amazing house, and friends who i appreciate far far away even though i seem to never talk to them anymore. there is much to look to. plus paul is learning to be more cuddly, which is essentially what i need in the winter. warmth and love. strength through the cold.
the more i think about it the more i want us to build our own dream house in the future. paul likes this idea too. i am already storing up tons of ideas. skylights and big windows. solar panels and radiant floor heat. insulation and energy efficient contraptions. a nice bath, an open layout kitchen. a sauna in the woods? clean lines, comfortable furniture, built in bookshelves, a fireplace. matching nature/matching the city. dreams. far far off, but they fill me with happiness.
it might be time to take down the tree, and move the pumpkin. epiphany is close.
jason comes home tonight.
at least this year I have a better grasp of my age. 26. i can remember that, finally.
after a fun weekend in Chicago, a short but sweet one, we rang in the new year by lazing about in madison. in fact, we didn't ring in the new year. no banging pots or pans like i did as a kid. no hurrays or shouting, no kissing, no dancing. intially we wanted to have a game night with friends, but after realizing that only one friend was in town, and that she wasn't available our grand new years plans disappeared. so we had a relaxing but lazy new years as we did christmas. we played a couple of games, and we watched the sopranos. we turned up the heat to celebrate. and i drank a bottle of champagne by myself (paul was not up for it). mmm breakfast memosas. or however you spell that.
today was my first day back to work after a week and a half. it was much slower and easier than i expected. no emergencies or struggles to deal with, just back to the flow of things with milwaukee county. a good start to the new year at work.
tonight is -3 and last night i believe was even colder, something like -11. the chickens did OK--they puffed up their feathers and hung out in the coop. they have one more day of negative degrees and then will enjoy the heat wave coming along. we've had snow on the ground here (over a foot) since the middle of november, but two days of temps over 40 predicted, so maybe it will melt. that would be nice, but at the same time i have actually enjoyed the snow.
i feel like i'm finding my place more and more here in the midwest, at least emotionally. no winter blues have hit yet, like they did in full force last year. but i expect they will still come. january/february are the hardest months. but i have chickens to tend to, and places nearby to xcountry ski, and a loving husband, a good job, an amazing house, and friends who i appreciate far far away even though i seem to never talk to them anymore. there is much to look to. plus paul is learning to be more cuddly, which is essentially what i need in the winter. warmth and love. strength through the cold.
the more i think about it the more i want us to build our own dream house in the future. paul likes this idea too. i am already storing up tons of ideas. skylights and big windows. solar panels and radiant floor heat. insulation and energy efficient contraptions. a nice bath, an open layout kitchen. a sauna in the woods? clean lines, comfortable furniture, built in bookshelves, a fireplace. matching nature/matching the city. dreams. far far off, but they fill me with happiness.
it might be time to take down the tree, and move the pumpkin. epiphany is close.
jason comes home tonight.
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