goodbye, hello

to sum up 2007: lesson learned.

welcome, 2008. you seem like you will be a fine year- i hope to do you justice.

oregon weather at christmastime is touchy and tempermental, like a woman who gravitates towards the prerogative to change her mind. maybe it's because i am such a woman that i can appreciate the indecisiveness. :) all day it's been pouring buckets followed by dashes of sunlight, then clouds, then drips, finally a little blue sky. however, i love the unpredictability and the change. it's a small spot of adventure for this heart who longs to see more than the four walls of an office. what would i do without my window to watch the weather and the time pass by?

inbetween the raindrops, christmas lights sparkle around house trim and front yards and green trees found in living rooms… pretty much any surface that is deemed decoratable. days are merry and bright, and even the most scrooge-like people i know have something to smile about. christmas is full of secrets and wishes and promise. my family will be together again, and i'll do my best to make six days seem longer than they actually are. do you hear what i hear? a small vacation, time on the east coast, mom's homemade cinnamon rolls and time with a new brother-in-law. that sounds like a pretty good deal to me.