We were hit with quite a snowstorm which started on Sunday night and finally ended yesterday night (Monday). I absolutely HAD to go to school yesterday, since I was giving my presentation for my Music, Text and Gender course. The roads were in bad condition, so we thought it better that I don't drive. So I bundled up all my handouts, visual aids and computer, put on my snow boots and walked to school. It was not easy going, since it was still snowing, and not all the sidewalks had been cleared. By the time I got to school, I was hot, cold, tired and yet invigorated from the fresh air. Throughout our 3 hour seminar, I kept peeking out the window, only to see the storm getting worse. I was not looking forward to the walk home, but I had no other option (ok, I could have taken the bus, but those of you who know me know that I most likely wouldn't have ended up at home). So I packed everything up and bravely started out once again. It was less pleasant coming home, since both the snow and the wind had picked up, but I made it. Can you believe it? Me, self-proclaimed hater of winter, walking in a storm!
This week marks the beginning of our Christmas jobs: Chris will be starting up again at HMV (brave man), and I will start my new job at the Body Shop. I am looking forward to it, since I've never worked at a place like that before, although I have worked retail. This time around, however, I am not going to get embroiled in workplace "politics", and by "politics" I mean the childish petty girlfights that took place the last time I worked retail.
We decorated our tree last weekend, and while initially Techno was content to sleep under it, he has gotten into a new bad habit of playing with the balls and ribbon at night when we are trying to sleep. It's always an adventure to come down in the morning and see how many ornaments he has managed to knock off. Thankfully, he just plays with the little balls and not any of our precious ornaments (they are mostly out of his reach), but let me tell you, that cat will be in for it if he breaks something valuable!
Just in case it doesn't make it to Christmas, I will post a picture of our tree now.
