Saturday, January 06, 2007

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all :)

I hope everyone had a splendid time celebrating Jesus with family and friends, I sure did!
I went home on Dec 23 and stayed in San Diego unitl Jan 2 and it was amazing. It was so great to see my Uncle and brother, Chris, at the airport. I got home and saw my Mom and almost lost it, I was so so happy to be home. The next morning Joe came in, I hadn't seen him yet, and I was so happy to se him too! It is hard to explain all of the emotions of being home. It was a very different feel than any other time I had been home.
It was so great to go to the beach, my brothers and I went to La Jolla shores a few times and took tons of pictures, it was awesome. On Christmas Eve we decided to take pics before we left for Mass and ended up almost being late and getting death stares from mom as we hurrily entered the doors!
I saw Kim, my eldest sister, and her hubby Steve and my lil neice Abi, we went to Seaworld and met them there and they came to dinner for Joes b-day. I didn't really see them as much as I would have liked but Steve's sister and brother in law and 2 neices and Mom were in the country for Christmas so they were busy doing to touristy stuff. I was glad I got to see them though.
Gigi, my other sister, and her boyfriend Pat came over Christmas morning which was nice. We didn't really get to spend a lot of time together but she was busy working a lot. She is also 5 1/2 months pregnant which is exciting, they are having a little boy!
My brothers and I got to spend a lot of time together which was really really nice. I feel like since I left for college I have missed out on so much of their lives (Joe, this is not lame). So spending time with them is always the most fun. Thats one of the things I look forward to most about any time I come home.
Mom was working most days I was home but we spent some good quality time together too. We got our nails done and went shopping. She was happy to have someone to do those things with. I miss her a lot. Mom's are so amazing. No matter how many times I screw up or upset her she is and will always be there, they're the best!

It was hard to come back to Chicago a few days ago. I was pleasantly surprised when the temperature the night I flew in was about 40 degrees. That was a treat. I was seriously expecting freezing temps and tons of snow. The weather has been great. But it dosen't feel like home. I guess no where really feels like home anymore. Inside my Mom's house does but being in Ranch Bernardo does not. I don't know anyone there anymore. When I walked into the apartment it was cold and dreary and just plan BLAH. I have been feeling this way since I got back. It's just a blah feeling.

Going back to work was great though. I know I have probably over emphasized this in previous blogs but being at the Pantry is what I wake up for every day of the week or else I would just lie in bed and wait for the days to be over until I could leave here. I am still really dissapointed w/ the JVC program and feel like I am not benefiting from it at all. Sure, I got placed at a great agency but that is about all I am grateful to JVC for right now, and placing me in Chicago w/ Stacey.

On Friday night, so last night, Stace and I were the only ones in the apartment. Kev wasn't back yet and Dave went out to see a movie. Stace and I got to talk a bit and we played scrabble and watch Chicago and crocheted, it was fun and we had a good time. We decided that we are going to make a list of everyhting that we want to do for the next 8 months like simplicity challenges, community building stuff in our immediate community, this we want to do round Chicago and just do them. We decided that it is important that we fulfill the goals that we have regardless of anything else. So we will!

I brought my computer back with me so hopfully I can frequent my blogs a little more.

I hope everyone is doing extremely well and is healthy and happy :) I hope 2007 has been amazing so far.

Much love and many blesings, missing everyone bunches xoxoxoxo

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