oh boy

This past weekend didn't go exactly as I had planned, but it was still lovely. Instead of fasting for about two days as I had planned, I fasted for about 12 hours. I think I accomplished all that I had planned on, and even a little more. I spent Friday afternoon walking around Walden Pond (the weather was BEAUTIFUL), stopping as often as I felt to sit, look, think, write, meditate, pray. It didn't take me long to realize that instead of starving myself for a second day, it would be much more meaningful and fulfilling to spend some time with my family. So I spent Saturday morning making jewelry with my mom, grandmother, aunts, and Suzie, and I spent Saturday night feasting on sushi with Spence. On Sunday, after packing all of the donations that we're taking to Haiti, I went to church and then out to a ridiculous restaurant with Rob and Suzie. About a month ago I won a $100 gift certificate on the radio to Masa, and I decided to take them. We had a really fun time, and I don't think I've ever eaten a meal nearly as expensive as that one.

Last night I spent a much-needed night out with Ripley and Michael. Ripley had a gift certificate to Denny's, so we went. I'd never been to Denny's before! It seemed to me to just be IHOP, but with different colored tables, and a slightly more trendy music selection. It was so good to hang out with them... I can't believe how lucky I am to have them for friends, and to have had them for so long.

Well, tomorrow I leave for Haiti. I'm a little nervous all of a sudden, probably more about the fact that I haven't started packing than anything else. I guess I should go do that...

White Christmas

Looks like we'll be having a white Christmas this year. Yippee! If that could come without the sore throats, the chilling wind, the shoveling, and the treacherous driving conditions, then I'd really be excited about it. Yesterday the Breunig Family had its annual Christmas dinner at the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, MA. It was complete was a snowstorm, minute men, firetrucks, and firemen. That's right, that's right! Oops... I momentarily turned into George Bailey there for a second.

Every single Christmas Party I was supposed to go to this year so far has been canceled due to snow! Come on, people, where's the Christmas spirit? No, I actually wouldn't have wanted to drive in that snow anyway...

I can hear the wind blowing about a hundred miles an hour just outside my window... I'm not very much looking forward to going out and cleaning off my car to get to work, but it has to happen eventually. I'd so much rather stay in here and listen to Christmas music!