Wake me up when December ends...

I am officially exhausted.

This month has been so incredibly crazy I have barely had time to blink!
exams...work...playing piano for Christmas...playing piano for a wedding...seeing relatives...trying to catch up with everybody...making time for family.
This has led me to being so busy this month that I woke up this morning and realized it was December 31st...the last day of the year...New Year's Eve. Is this how I want to remember my first New Years event as a non-minor. Not that I would want to get wasted and forget everything and feel like shit tomorrow or anything, but seriously. So here we are, 6:30 pm...not feeling well...at home...deciding if I want to go to the fireworks at Central City and if the bands that will be there are worth $10....being Dutch the answer would be probably not.

But then again...what is so bad spending New years with the siblings? Catching up with my sister that I havent seen for months....playing games...aka schooling them all including my sister's boyfriend ;)...and just having a good time. There's good food, good company, no parents home, and I can sit around in my PJs (the one perk of not feeling well...although I wear pajamas all the time anyway..at home that is...)

So maybe this isnt the most memorable New Year's ever, but it doesn't need to be. Lord willing I will have more.

What if you knew you would die tomorrow? How would you live differently? ...something to think about.


HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

The Tree That Dutchness "Bought"...

Pictured above is this year's Christmas tree. A pretty normal tree, decorated, green, smells like tree. Sounds normal to me. This is the result of the epitome of Dutchness. We actually found this tree tossed out by someone up our street, lying on the side of the road. It likes what they say, "one man's junk is another man's treasure". I'm not gonna lie to you...I'm pretty sure this is the nicest tree we've ever had. Usually we are so cheap that we pick out the cheapest 10 dollar trees at Art Napp...and I must say, Charlie Brown would be proud....we like to honor the fellow with sparse, pathetic Christmas trees. Even the fake tree we have, and I must note this was bought on Boxing Day SOOO DUTCH!! I cant believe it...but even the fake tree is a Charlie Brown tree. Wow we're lame. But I love it.

Horray for free trees!!

Chicken Milk

I can't believe it's that time of year again. The blissful awakening. The period of serenity between finishing exams and discovering your lowly grades. Ahhh what bittersweet pleasures. Ok, so I'm not completely finished yet, I still have one exam left, but it was for an arts course about "The Fundamentals of Music"...so pretty much stuff I've been learning my whole life so far. Pretty easy? I say yes.

Lots has happened so far this December, and it is only the 11th. (2 weeks till Christmas!!!) I guess this will be just a quick update for all..no lengthy stories this time just key points. We'll see how it goes though..this paragraph is already way longer than planned.

- I discovered the other day when reading the French side of an egg nog carton that directly translated, it means "Chicken Milk". YUK!! That was a bit of a turnoff. Do I still drink egg nog? Indeed I do!!! By the way...how do you milk a chicken?

- It will be four years on Wednesday since my mom had cancer. Yahoo!! So as long as we dont have any shocking discoveries between now and then...it looks like we have to celebrate. One more year and she hits the big 5-year mark.

- This past weekend my grandma was in the hospital for tests. She hasnt been doing so well lately, but she was doing good enough to be sent home. I pray I can still spend at least one more Christmas with her before she dies. It's her favourite time of year.

- exams!! I never knew I could be so satisfied with a C in school. It means I pass!! YAY!!..although I'm still waitng for grades..so I dunno yet.

- SNOW!! WOOHOO!!! There is still a small lump by our drive-way...I should put it in the freezer and treasure it forever.

- I'm playing for a wedding on the 30th...I'm pretty sure I'm excited and I'm sure I'm terrified, I'm not gonna lie to you. This is my first wedding I've actually taken part in and I really dont want to screw up. I guess I should practise for a million hours or so.

- I am playing in Church on Christmas morning as well...just because all the better pianists are out of town. Hehe so they get stuck with me! SUCKERS!! Just kidding...hopefully that goes well. I love Christmas music.

- My dad got me an advent calendar...(because I bugged him about not getting me one)..and I realised they lost their charm to me. The chocolate is pathetic...not that Im a chocolate expert, I just know what I like. I feel old.

So I think thats about it. I probably forgot a bunch of stuff. But this is getting long enough. So I will spare you the time and energy.

Peace

Boersma out!