I got the first couple of Seinfeld seasons for Christmas and while watching them the very first episode had something that I really connected with. I only wanted the first 35 seconds of it but here it is.

I did.

Adventures in snow driving.

Another semester is finished, and I’m one step closer to completing my bachelors degree. Finally. In 4 months time I will have completed my goal and will be taking the steps toward the next stage of my life. And over the next 4 months I’ll be deciding just what that will be. Get a job? Hmm, might be kind of difficult given the current state of the Union. Go to graduate school? This is a definite maybe. Stay where I am now? Move away? I hope the answers come easily, though I know they won’t. 

In the meantime, I have a small vacation to get some things in order. I’ll be heading back to the hometown for a few days on Sunday to work and catch up there. I’ll have some volleyball practices thrown in here and there (check out the hot new embroidered warmups.) Maybe even a Christmas party or two? Oh yeah, and Christmas itself. I’ll be spending three days up north on Lake Michigan at my uncle’s house. They live in a small town that is pretty much the perfect place to spend Christmas if you’re into the holiday scene.

And the snow! I’m loving the snow. It’s everywhere, and it’s awesome. Each time it snows, I hope it will just keep going for days and days. I get so happy when I see winter weather advisories come through. I don’t like when people get hurt in them or are forced to change their plans because of a winter storm, but if it does just enough to be considered extreme, I’m in heaven. I’m planning a sledding trip with friends soon that I am very excited about. And I’m looking into taking some snowboarding lessons, I think that will be fun.

Overall things are going great and I’m looking forward to spending time with family and friends over the next few weeks. And polishing off my Christmas movie library. And drinking egg nog. And listening to Christmas music with a little Kanye mixed in.

And not doing homework for 3 weeks. Ohhh, that will be nice.

As you can see (if you’re actually visiting the website and not reading this in a feedreader,) it’s so cold here at Breathingfire.com that it’s snowing!

I love the snow so much I’ve decided I want virtual snow, too! I’m looking into making it snow in my apartment next (without just opening the window.)

Prologue: Eagle-eyed and frequent Breathingfire.com readers will have noticed that I posted a couple of quick items over the weekend in a 10-minute fit of self-loathing that sometimes rears it’s ugly head during holidays and extended visits with family (among other things.) I deleted them because hey, they didn’t help you or me, and I’m over it now. Moving on.

Thanksgiving was a good time, beginning with a trip out to the bars with some friends, followed by a couple of family dinners, a showing of Get Smart, and lastly another gathering of friends and some laps of Mario Kart Wii (which is pretty damn fun, and addicting.)

In dating news, I’ve tried the Match.com thing, and actually paid for a month. I did this out of curiosity and boredom mostly, and found that online dating is much more advantageous to women than men. I’m pretty picky about who I date, see, etc., so the few that I’ve found on there that are worthy of an email (I sound so stuck up right now, I know) are probably already getting flooded with winks and emails and whatever else from other male and/or female members. Plus it’s too darn expensive. I won’t be renewing after this month expires (hey girls, log on now and give me a wink!) so then it’s back to whoever I randomly bump into in the apartment parking lot when taking out the garbage (and that one secret crush I have, tee-hee.) Which is fine with me.

On the more positive side of things, school is almost done for the semester! A couple of projects and exams later, and I’ll have a much anticipated 3-week vacation to enjoy. Ahhh, I can’t wait. I wish I had money so I could spend that time learning how to snowboard. I spent some time in a sports shop back at home drooling over the cool snowboarding equipment and learning from the guy who works there about what to get when/if I ever buy. Hopefully I can at least get a lesson or two in this winter.

I also checked out some kayaks, and I really want to get one this winter. I’m not sure if it will fall into the budget, but I’m going to try and make it happen. I loved being out on Lake Michigan in a kayak the couple times that I have gone, so I’d like to make that a regular part of my springs and summers. There’s nothing like Lake Michigan in the summer.

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving as well!