Semester Break
As my semester break comes to a close, I am wondering where all that precious time off went. Christmas and New Year's Eve took a good chunk of time, and the festivities are always worth it. The end of the year holidays bring friends and family from afar, many of whom we do not see nearly enough throughout the year.
We have a traditional family Christmas with family traveling in from out of state. There is the traditional Christmas dinner and gift opening to close out the day's festivities. Everyone is in a lovely food coma as the kiddos and fur children eagerly unwrap their presents.
Our New Year’s Eve began with a revisit to the spot where we had our second date. A lovely hot spring that has a lodge and guest rooms. The lodge hosts live music and a New Year's Eve dinner after a heavenly soak in the warm waters, with dancing. We spent the first two years as a solo date and began inviting family and friends to join us in ringing in the New Year.
So while the time flew by for my semester break, the fun and festivities were worth it. I also managed to get some important things checked off my to-do list. What I did not complete has now been moved to my working list for the upcoming semester. What would be lovely is to add the additional things I did get done that weren't on my list to the done list. There is satisfaction in checking things off your list, so why not add the big and the little to a completed list so you can see them for that moment? A version of your own adult gold star for the day.
The short and sweet is to remember to enjoy your time, check off what you got done, be excited about the unplanned accomplishments, and start a new list! Smile and move forward, it is your race and yours alone!
