Relaxation, Stress, and everything in between

Unhappy daylight savings! Really, I realize it is only an hours difference but just the thought of me sleeping in and then it only being 5am at home is really annoying. I have to wait till like 3pm to call anyone! I'm pretty sure whoever decided daylight savings was a good idea was just plotting against me.

November was brought in with a ton of rain. It brings a whole new meaning to spring showers. I don't mind it, really. Mostly because it gives me a reason to be lazy when I don't have school. Yes I realize I'm lame. As time continues I think everyone is kind of getting a little antsy. I can see the end and I want to get there so bad. I think it would be different if I didn't have school but I do and it's giving me an extreme case of senioritis. I realize now I was always right about the semester system. Way. Too. Long. Buut I'm surviving. If not with a large case of homesickness and stress. Laura and I are counting down the weeks, days, hours. It's actually helping. Anyone wondering how long until I come home? Exactly 5 weeks tomorrow!

This weekend It's been really low key. For one it's been pouring outside and no one wants to go out in the rain, and for two I have an incredible amount of homework. Thankfully the kids have been gone all weekend so I've been able to be a little productive without all the noise and chaos. On Friday I was actually able to take my first bath! I've been exercising a lot lately (stress+comfort food=10lbs) and I came home after running with sore muscles to an empty house and poured myself a bubble bath. It was pretty much the best idea ever. The bath tub here is a little deeper than mine and there's a perfect place to rest your head. I got to relax completely and then went to bed early. I need more nights like that. Sometimes I feel the stress to take advantage of being in a foreign country more but after 3 months, and the knowledge that I'm coming back for four more, I've pretty much succumbed to my exhaustion and stopped worrying about it.

Filling up the bathtub... While the rain poured

Fortunately I have something MORE to look forward to when I get back. My parents invited Luke and I to the Carribbean in January to St. John. This is pretty much exactly what I need. Time with Luke and my parents on a tropical island sounds just about perfect to me. I feel so lucky.

St. John