let it snow. let it snow. let it snow.

I arrived home on December 4 and on December 6 I headed to Greensboro to visit my sister. It was freezing cold, but I got to see my sister and her family and I got to roadtrip. I packed up my car with enough outfits to last me a month if needed and hit the road. My mom offered to ride with me instead of my dad, but I explained that I planned on blasting my music and putting the windows down. She hopped right into dad’s car.

That drive was glorious. It was freezing but I had the windows down. I loved the feeling of that cold air rushing across my face. And I missed my Bose sound system in my car. It’s beautifully loud and makes driving so worth it. I got on 70 and just drove. As I passed my old exit in Chapel Hill I was tempted to veer off and drive down Franklin Street, but I knew my sister was waiting for me. I pulled up in front of her house and started running to the door. I was greeted by Logan and Kendall waiting for me. He turns 3 this month and he said “I’m so glad to see you Aunty Kennan!” He is so smart and I can’t believe how much I missed him.So far it’s been lots of family time and lots of reunions. I’ve gotten used to living out of suitcases and not getting much sleep. My sister had surgery right after we arrived so my parents and I stayed around to help her with the kids. That means getting up around 5am and getting overly excited about naptime. I’ve learned a lot having to take care of two little kids. Mostly I’ve learned that I don’t want kids anytime soon. Since then my parents have left and I’m enjoying getting to spend so much time with my sister. It’s been years since we could hang out like this.

My first trip to Target was overwhelming. They had Target in Australia but it was expensive and didn’t have the variety we have here. I was like a kid in a candy store. I spent entirely too much money but all on things I didn’t know I couldn’t live without until I saw them. Shopping at Express was fabulous as well. I got some white tank tops I couldn’t live without and a gorgeous faux leather biker jacket. I’ve always wanted one and this one was a perfect fit.

Last weekend was the much-anticipated reunion with my roomies. We couldn’t all be there, but we got 5 out of 7 together. We had drinks and caught up on each other’s lives. We headed out to 42nd Street Oyster Bar and finished up at Nappertandy’s. It felt like I had never even left. Big news: Since our glorious reunion, two of my roommates have gotten engaged!! I guess wedding season is upon us.

On Friday, I saw my first snow of the year. It was beautiful, and it kept coming down. I had planned on attending a tacky Christmas sweater party that night. The snow, however, changed our plans. Instead, in my beautiful outfit I headed to Chumley’s with some friends. We couldn’t drive all the way to the party, but we still had some fun in the snow and some drinks. Saturday I got up early and played in the snow with my family. We threw snowballs, built a snowman and attempted snow angels. Luckily Target is close by and I was able to pick up some boots. My sneakers weren’t cut out for 6.5 inches of snow.
Saturday night was yet another tacky Christmas sweater party, but this one wasn’t snowed out. The outfits were glorious and with our game of dirty Santa gift exchange, I ended up with my very own leopard print Snuggie. I’m currently snuggled up in it and I have no idea how I ever lived without one.

The job hunt is going well. I still haven’t actually heard back from any jobs, but I’ve met with a recruiter here and have applied for some really great jobs. I’m still not sure where I’m going to end up but hopefully I’ll have a better idea sometime soon.