Displaced Personhood

WHOA!!! To all of my dedicated blog readers (if there's any of you still out there..) I am very sorry for my absence. Things kind of got out of hand after Thanksgiving break. AND...here I sit at the beginning of Christmas break, post-finals, post-graduation, post two snow days during finals, heck, post-everything. :P

Where to begin? I finished the semester with stellar grades. My name will once again appear on the Dean's List for what it's worth. Right in the middle of finals week, some sort of arctic blast came through and we had two snow days. The yucky thing about snow days during finals week is that they have to be made up, though. Anywho, beings my actual finals week wasn't very demanding at all (mostly because I chose to make it that way by putting in a VERY minimal studying effort) I sat around and simply had a jolly old time for two days. It was absolutely fantastic!! The great thing was that I had a couple of nursing friends and student teacher friends who had no finals, so I got to spend my time being unproductive with them. I watched more movies than I have all semester. I participated in the making of a documentary for my friend who graduated on Saturday. I joined my Bede floor family for a mini-photo shoot to make Christmas postcards (I have included a couple of smile-worthy snapshots for your enjoyment. As our card said, "Merry Christmas...from our Bede family to your!!). I practiced my piano skills (I have a Christmas song book to celebrate the season) I played a bored game. I made candy cane reindeer. I even colored a few pictures! I LOVED it all! :) I was disappointed all of my friends couldn't have joined in the relaxation. Sadly, I even know a couple that were pulling all-nighters studying and writing papers. :( (BUT they're done now too and survived!!!)

So now I should be home eating a lot of wonderful food, cooking with my mom, watching my little brother play basketball, cleaning, shopping, wrapping presents.... but I'm not. I'm still in Yankton. You see, we are down an employee at the pharmacy so I am working nearly my entire break (convenient for my co-workers that they are short at the exact time of my break). I'm staying in an apartment with a friend now, on the days that she's here anyway. I visit my dorm room (we're not allowed to stay over break) during lunch breaks. I feel very much like a displaced person. Who knows where I'll be staying tomorrow night. AHHHHH!!! It makes me sad to think about having to work so much, but the income will be nice. I just have to keep telling myself that. Oh, and I was lucky enough to be able to make a quick trip home on Saturday night to watch my brother play. He's very impressive really...dominating force under the hoop! :)

AND on Thursday my parents are driving to Omaha to pick my sister up from the airport. She's flying home from Michigan for the weekend so that we can attend a former MMC volleyball player's wedding together. It will just be a grand ol' reunion all around. It's the excitement that's helping through this week. I miss my dear sister quite a LOT not to mention former volleyball friends as well. My break is going to be like that...I strategically plan my days off. I don't believe I'll be able to go home again until the evening of December 23rd. :( It could be more hectic than school. The next month will tell I suppose.

Anyway, I need to get back to work. These past 20 minutes have been the first time I've had a chance to even sit at work the past two days and 16 hours of being here. It's not a good time for people to be getting sick, but goodness gracious, they are. SO, I wish you and your families health and happiness and relaxation and love for the holidays.