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Life continues. Sorry again for the delay in updating - I guess it doesn't really count as a delay now that there's always more than week between postings. The truth is, there just isn't that much to write about.

Life is still good. I still love my job. I still don't know what I want to do next year, although I know that I want to be Austin for most of it (barring any unforeseen circumstances) and I know I'm going to figure it all out.

I have two more weeks of work before Christmas break and one more week of classes to teach - and man am I ready for the break. I love my kids - I do - but class wears on you, you know? And we've moved into SAT prep, every class requires more set up and it's harder to slosh through. I just need a few weeks to rejuvenate.

To be honest, that applies across the board. Outside of class, work has also been wearing on us a bit. I have 45 progress reports to write by the end of wednesday, last week we established just how horrible our staff meetings can get, and Joe and David finished their term at CF. I wasn't super close to either one of them, but I feel like we're this family at CF, and I don't want anybody to leave. I'm going to miss them. I can't imagine how it's going to be when the rest of us leave.

And then there's that - the whole social thing. I have these like... 20 friends. I work with most of them, we hang out every weekend and most nights after work. And it's amazing, I love them all so much and I feel super lucky to have just walked into such an awesome situation. But man, I'm tired. I am so socially burnt out, and I just wish I could have a full day just to myself. I'm never alone and there's always something going on and I hate to miss anything. But we had the most awesome party ever at Amy's on friday, and then a dance party last night at Amelia's with these Swedish guys and they were both fun -- but man I need a break. It will just be nice to get away for a bit.

I'm watching Brothers and Sisters on ABC right now and it's really messing with my mind. You know I don't regret coming here and I don't want to leave, but every once in awhile I really just wish we were the kind of family that all lived in the same place. I want us to be that family someday. I want my kids to grow up with their cousins. I want to see my brother and sisters and parents on a regular basis. But I guess - that's not reality right now. In the meantime, I wish we could have this huge movie kind of Christmas. With everyone. I mean everyone - every impossible person there. A huge feast, and mostly unfunny jokes, and a sprinkle disfunction - sounds amazing. But I'll take what I can get, it's more than a lot of people could hope for.

That's all from me for now. Signing off...

- L