Happy New Years!

The holidays are officially over.... Whee...

I don't know whether to be happy or sad. I love the holidays, but my family can be a bit too much to take in large doses. Like, two weeks of constant "family time" might be my limit.

Anyway, I came back into town last night and am enjoying the peace and quiet of my apartment, but not so much the cold.

I'll be spending the rest of the week catching up on my blogs and unpacking, because damn, I brought back a car full of stuff with me.

Am I Turning Into My Mother??

My mom called me, and I told her when I was probably going to start the drive up north for Thanksgiving.

"So have you finished packing yet?"
"Uh... No mom. I don't leave for a few days."

Mom's can be so silly sometimes.

Fires, Fires, All Around.

SoCal's on fire again guys, and this shit is getting crazy.

Homes are gone, but fingers crossed that everyone got out okay.

Dreaming of Turkey.

The more I think about Thanksgiving, the more excited I am about going home. Even though it's still about two weeks away (and a whole week before I can even think about heading up north), I just briefly considered starting packing already. Haha. I'm so lame.

Already Thinking About Thanksgiving...

My mom called me today.

"So you'll be home on Tuesday, right? Because I just made a dentist appointment for you for the 26th."

Yeah, that was how the convo started. Mom's not big on pretext.
Meanwhile, I was caught off guard and didn't even know what to say. Probably because I hadn't even thought about when I'd be making the trek back home and was trying to figure out if she had gotten the date from something I've said or if she just made it up.

Anyway, after the conversation ended and I hung up the phone, I started thinking and counting back the months. I haven't been home since last January for New Years, making this the longest I've been away for. I usually at least pop in for a visit once or twice a year but I guess this year's been harder because of the lack of work.

It used to be that I'll have a month or two booked up and I'd drive up and spend some time with the folks before things got super busy. But now that I no longer have the luxury of knowing when I'll get my next paycheck, I'm pretty much stuck staying in town since most of my money these days have been from random last minute gigs, which can be kind of a bummer.

And now, for the first time that I can remember, I'm actually looking forward to going home. I mean really looking forward to it. And that is what I'll be thankful for this Thanksgiving.