It's really quite nice to not be overthinking my life at the moment - I'm on break in more ways than one. I didn't have to analyze, worry, interpret, tolerate, or anything today - I spent the entire day dealing with the Great Christmas Tree Debacle of 2007. Which, though it could easily have been the most frustrating thing ever, was thoroughly entertaining both in hindsight and while it was occurring. Long story short - one christmas tree, tons of little lights, a few strands of tinsel, lunch, a leak, a broken christmas tree stand, rapidly siphoning the water out of the tree stand, a speedy trip to the hardware store, and all in all an undermanned rescue operation for the hardwood floors. Doesn't make sense? You get the drift anyway.
It was still fun because it was a mess. Now, whenever I look at the Christmas tree I will undoubtedly think of the excessive and unexpected hours getting it to look as pretty as it does. And it doesn't even have any ornaments on it yet...
I've spent an amazing amount of time outside in the past few days, making up for the dreary ones during finals when the only time I put a coat on was to grab dinner. The skin on my hands is probably pretty rough and my back's quite sore from the shoveling and lifting and everything, but all in a good way. The house looks the way it does for Christmas again, which I'm convinced is the way it should look all year. Why not leave the lights up year-round? Who said that they had to be a Christmas thing, since they look good all the time? The only people who get to use those lights year-round are like owners of outdoor restaurants, since they get to wrap them around trees and have a quick solution for an ambiance. Absolutely nothing wrong with that - I love those places.
And my hands and toes are still cold from being outside (or because my dad refuses to turn up the heat... maybe that too...) and I'm pretty sure I have a ton of sap in my hair from that tree, but I'll wait a little longer before taking a hot shower because I don't really mind being this kind of dirty...
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