its good to be home...

So today was the first full day home and it was really nice. I got to sleep in and then went shopping a bit with my mom and finally started on my Christmas shopping so that was good. On a creative note, i decided to play with a website called picnik and ended up creating a collage to show all the many facets of my support system that i have behind in Va and that i miss so much. so enjoy and let me know what you think

ps...the pics just show some of my the many many many people who i consider part of my support system...there are so many people who i wished to had but i could only do a max of 4 pics for the college :( I have a feeling i will be playing with this some more later on and maybe thinking of other ways to integrate the other important people to me into the collage...we shall see :-P

There is no place like home...

THE SEMESTER FROM HELL IS FINALLY OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

man am i glad that its over and that i am finally back home in Va. well i am exhausted so sorry but i will write more later..night!

take home exam=life

As i mentioned in my last post.....this stupid take home exam is completely taking of my life mind and thoughts...therefore there will be no more posts ill i am done with it (hopefully Sunday night). until then adios and wish me luck and focus ;)

ummmm......

i know i said that i would try to post something everyday and try to have it Christmas-y related but my mind is sooo filled with me take home exam information so for now i am just going to post a picture of a collage that i did over thanksgiving break at my aunt's house. It was my cousin's idea and basically whats its supposed to convey is all of the things that i hope/want for the coming year in additional to just a few words that i liked and wanted to add :-) enjoy and maybe i will have more Christmas-y type thoughts tomorrow!

snow!

so it snowed here in Knoxville on Saturday ( i think it was Saturday...all the days have blurred together right about now) and it made me sooo happy...unfortunately i had to go inside and study so i didn't get to appreciate it for very long but i did take some pictures....

the leaves covered in snow

x marks the spot...lol

ah...i love how beautiful snow makes everything look...

on another note....i am completely frustrated with Grad school and hate how it has taken over my life...:(

Hot and Cold

So i am way to tired and should be really working on a extra credit assignment so instead i am going to leave with you two different "claymation" clips. One if is from one of my favorite claymation clips "The year without a Santa Claus" and the second one is from a new one that will be premiering on Saturday.



And here is the new one.... its called "A Miser Brothers' Christmas," and is premiering on ABC Family on Saturday, December 13th @8:00pm ET/PT.



I am not quite sure how i feel about them making a new movie but i will definitely be watching and then maybe posting my thoughts later :-P

its the magic of christmas

So i had my exam today (totally sucked) and then decided to take the night off to relax and recharge before i started on my take home exam and project that i left to do. Anyways i was watching the 25 days of Christmas on ABC Family (more in a future post prolly) and my roommates boyfriend walks in the room and i was like "I love Christmas, I am such a kid at heart sometimes", and he responds by saying "Yeah i love it too...especially since i was an only child as a kid." This simple and cursoury statment got me thinking.....

For me the reason why i love Christmas so much is not for the presents (although its always nice to get gifts ;)) but rather for the feeling in the air so to speak. I love being able to spend time with family anf friends, i love to give them little tokens to show that i care, I love to sit down with my family and watch the old Christmas Claymation movies, and putting up decorations...all of it. I think that is why i love the Virginia letter that i posted the other day so much. Cause it focuses on these points. That is what Santa Claus is about...not just the toys etc...but the love and joy that is spread in teh simple act of giving. That is what Christmas is supposed to be like. That is what i miss. I feel as each year passes, more and more the magic that is Christmas disappears and i struggle to hold on to the tatters that remain. If only i could go back to the childhood innocence when everything was magical and the world was good and stress-free....*heavy sigh*