It's been a long time since I've posted here and I hope to change that. This last quarter at school was so busy with reading and writing and I could hardly take a break. Then we were hit with the hustle bustle of the holidays. I tried to avoid the craziness, but seemed there was so much happening that I had no time to journal in my notebooks or to blog here.
Last night, hubby and I had one of my dear old friends, Doug, over and we watched the extended version of "Fellowship of the Ring" and pigged out on various treats. We made "almost vegan" shrimp dip with soy cream cheese and 100-percent vegan Mexican pizzas. There were lots of veggies, crackers, chips, and stuff to drink. We opted for no alcohol, however, because I had to work today. It seems like subtracting booze makes for less drama with me anyway, although it might have been okay to have a grasshopper with soy ice cream. My mom always made those on New Year's Eve. We did have various kinds of ice cream on hand, but we were all too stuffed to eat it.
I am glad to NOT have a hangover and to get double pay for working today. I hope to go out and buy a new soup kettle tomorrow. We have been cooking in a chipped Teflon thing and I shudder to think of how much toxicicity it has inflicted upon us. I did read an article that said artificial fragrances are a much bigger threat than flaking Teflon chips and fumes. I'm a sucker for all those lotions at Bath, Body, and Beyond, so I'm probably slowly killing myself anyway. Oh well. I'm taking a drive out to a department store to get a copper or stainless steel kettle tomorrow. We have a gift certificate from my husband's aunt, so I'll try to get something sturdy. I have all the ingredients for a delightful vegan stew (potatoes, purple cabbage, shrooms, celery, broccoli, carrots, peas, and more) just waiting in the cabinets and fridge.
School starts next week, so I hope to squeeze in a little chill time (even though I'll be working Thurs.-Sun.). I have been reading bad fiction, like the latest V.C. Andrews and other books I got for Xmas from my sister-in-law. There's a book called "The Time Traveler's Wife" and another called "Garden Spells". I forget who the authors are at the moment. I also want to read some young adult novels that have some positive press. The bottom line here, is I am reading whatever the Hell I feel like for a little bit longer! In another week, I'll be glued to textbooks and writing 20+ page papers on a regular basis. I made a New Year's resolution to write in my paper journal and to do more creative writing here and there. I'm going to try and fit it in, even if I only have half an hour per day while in grad school.
There are so many more things I could write or say about our trip to visit family and seeing my childhood home. I dug around the garage and basement and in my mom's old trunk (she has been dead since 1995). There were still some beautiful, hand made Christmas ornaments that I managed to haul home. Many of the decorations were made by my grandmother on my mom's side. There were some items that were store bought, but they have special meaning to me. I couldn't take everything, but did the best I could with one extra suitcase. It was so lovely to unpack some of it last night and take out a couple things to use for our new Year's Eve get together. Over the next week, I'll put it into storage and know it is there for future Decembers.
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