open, shut them.

i had a good weekend. and a good week, really. it was hard getting out of bed on monday morning, because emerging from my warm cocoon of blankets and pillows meant facing another 18-credit term and the reality that dav was on a plane somewhere above the pacific. after hitting snooze on my alarm clock three times (something i almost never do), i finally dragged myself out of bed, washed up, had soft-boiled eggs and milo, and headed out into the cold. i'm pretty sure it was drizzling too.

but that was a low point - with back-to-back classes and badminton that night with sean, esh and bryan, i was productive and had fun enough to feel better about the term that stretched ahead. the rest of the week passed in a similar balance of work and leisure, which was unexpected. i thought i would be plunged into a bottomless well of readings and assignments within the first couple of days, but i was pleasantly surprised. =) i still had time for leisure reading, to catch up with vania and jamie at the international tea and fellowship, to skype with val and anthea (which was previously unheard of on weekdays!), and i got my 8 hours of sleep every night. i'm hoping it lasts.

the weekend was awesome... i got three two-hour afternoon naps that i didn't really need and watched three different movies. that in itself would have been enough to make the weekend for me, but to top it off i slept over at vania's (well, really at yvette and yvonne's since she's staying with them temporarily... but they weren't around) both nights, the first night with jamie too. we watched old friends episodes, had a pancake breakfast, went to prince puckler's, went grocery shopping (at three different places over four hours!)... and i didn't do anything school-related until today, even then just some reading. in a way, i feel like this weekend was the perfect ending for winter break, even though break ended a week ago. i didn't need it, but it sure was nice to have. i'm glad vania and jamie are back in eugene! =) if only we could figure out a way to fly rony over... haha.

"a child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires."
- elijah in "the fifth mountain", by paul coelho.

i'm turning 21 in three months! but before that... week two.