In the wee, small hours of the morning...

Well... I just had my first all-nighter in my college years. Hoping to rid a treacherous migraine, I went to bed last night around 9:30pm. At midnight-ish, I awoke and could not return to my delicious slumber. So, I got up, straightened my room a little, worked on some school projects, wrote a paper, etc. hoping to tire myself with my activity in the wee, small hours of the morning. My plan failed. I did not tire. I finally got sleepy around 5:00am, but I didn't think that it would be worth going to sleep for a measly two hours.

This night may not be a technical all-nighter. After all, I did sleep from 9:30 to 12:00. I didn't even need to complete an assignment for the following day (as normal college students do).

My temporalis muscle is no longer pounding my eyeball out of its socket! (I'm not sure if the temporalis is the pounding muscle of a migraine headache; I was simply trying to make my newly acquired knowledge of anatomy applicable.) Thanks, Mom, for getting some medicine for me! Like mother, like daughter- caffeine, I suppose, awakes me in the night as well.

Yea for Thanksgiving Break!

Holidays are absolutely amazing! Despite (or perhaps, because of) my neglect of my very long "to-do" list, this Thanksgiving break was wonderfully refreshing! The Thanksgiving meal was the best that I've tasted, Settlers of Catan, Risk, and ping-pong were such fun, the coffee with peppermint-mocha creamer was delicious, each night's rest was at least eight hours, the snow was unexpected and beautiful, and my time with the family was wonderful. The break was a burst of energy to help me complete this academically trying semester. Bring it on!

Leaf crunching is my favorite!

It is officially autumn. I love fall! I love crunching the crispy orange leaves under my feet! I don't know why it gives me such pleasure, but, it really DOES! My walks are windy and inconsistent in attempt to crunch all of the leaves in my path. Acorns are satisfying to crunch, as well! You just have to be careful to crunch them with your heal, otherwise, it may hurt your foot. Crunching leaves brings me so much joy that I even aim for them when driving! (that's a ridiculous confession, because I can't even hear the crunch over the roar of my truck!)