There's no place like home

Just a quick note to say that I cannot WAIT to get back home on Friday! It has been a loooong 6 months and now it's down to 2 more days in the clinic. I fly back early early Friday morning and then have 3 full weeks of absolutely no obligations! How wonderful for a change!

I must say that I've never been one to get homesick. Even when I was younger I loved taking off and doing my own thing, not tied down to one place. But -- 6 months is a really long time to be away from people (and animals) that you care about. It doesn't help living in someone else's place surrounded by someone else's things. I've been lucky to find great housing and even made a few new friends along the way, but I'm starting to crave being in *gasp* St. Louis. (Don't tell anyone I said such a thing!)

On that note -- I'm off to start packing!

Rise and shine!

I woke up early this morning, went out to the kitchen to make breakfast and caught a glimpse of the sky outside the window. I was a little surprised to see pink. It's funny how despite the fact that I'm usually up when it's still dark, I never think to look outside at some point to see the sunrise. And they happen every day, so it's not like I have that excuse, like a solar eclipse or something. Doesn't help that I'm currently living in a "plaza" level apartment (fancy word for basement) and out of all the windows except for one all you can see is brick from the other parts of the building.... so it was a nice surprise. Definitely starts the day off a little brighter :)

So of course I had to run out with the camera and fire off a few shots. So in case you weren't up to see the sunrise this morning, I've got you covered. Enjoy!

Lazy days

There are few things I love more than snuggling up on the couch in my flannels on a snowy day. It snowed all day on Thursday and it was beautiful! Cold, but beautiful! I love the way the snow crunches under my boots, and how it always seems to be calm when there are snowflakes in the air. But -- I can only last outside for so long. It's the coming inside and warming up to a bowl of soup or hot chocolate that really makes the day. Growing up it was pretty much a tradition to go out and play in the snow, and when we were ready to come inside my mom would have Lipton's chicken noodle soup and hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows ready for us. It really helped to get out the chill from having snow put down my coat from my brothers...lol.

So guess what I did all day yesterday? Snuggled up in my pj's and watched The Office. Fabulous!

Oh, and I got the pictures from when Wojtek and I spent the day in Boulder. I'll leave you with a couple of 'em.

The non-existent view.

In front of a house for rent. Boulder must be pulling out all the stops when it comes to real estate.