Christmas Eve Eve

Wow, Internet, it's been a week since I updated here. In the meantime, I have attended a few parties; given a final exam; graded 75 final exams (including Blue Book essays--blurrrgh); calculated and entered grades for that course; seen my first Holidazzle parade; received news of passing my French exam (apparently I was "perilously close to the permitted number of errors" on the first part of the exam, but was passed since the translation section was "above average"!); and, most importantly, flown to the desert, from which I now write.

As always, I am thrilled to be here, despite the fact that in the week before I arrived, the high desert received an unprecedented amount of snow, with estimates ranging from eight inches to a foot. Thankfully, it all melted yesterday, but not before I got a few pictures:

In the next few days, my parents and I will be leaving the desert to holiday with friends and family up north, which means more snow. However, I feel thankful to be able to travel (west, as well as north) and to spend Christmas with people I love.

I'll be seeing some of you Alert Readers in person soon enough, and to the rest of you, I wish pleasant, restful, refreshing and inspiring holidays. Merry Christmas!