Home for the Holidays!

I arrived home yesterday afternoon. . .but on my way home I stopped in my good friend's hometown at the coffee shop she works at that her family owns. (She is the one that goes to school in Dallas.) I ate lunch there and had a vanilla latte and left after about 50 minutes. We talked, I gave her a Christmas gift, etc. It was nice. . . and we agreed to hang out today.

I got home and saw my mom and brother. . .the new remodeled house is pretty much done finally! It has a very metropolitan look, it makes me think of an apartment in New York City pretty much! Its pretty modern, contemporary. . .expensive looking. But my parents like it this is what they wanted, so I am happy with that. I went to bed early last night. . .actually last night I had a minor migraine or something because my head hurt and I couldn't sleep. Then I was wide awake this morning at like 6 freezing in my bed with flannel sheets and a think comforter and a long sleeve t-shirt on. I had to put my pajama pants on and get another bedspread for the bed, plus a blanket and I was still cold! I was like mom we have to have more heat in this house at night. . .because if we don't do it now my grandparents are going to freeze to death when they come down from another city on Christmas day!

We also went to the hospital last night to visit my grandma, the one who I just recently found out has cancer. Well, the hospital is huge now here and they are still adding on, not to mention the other hospital in town is almost caught up in size. We walked around for like 15 minutes till we found an information area to find out the room. We had to walk back to the other end practically to get on the elevator and then we got up to the floor and asked the nurse what room. She was like you just missed her I discharged her five minutes ago. . . thats good but it just means we wasted our time doing that. But I guess she is doing better, but will have to start cheamo soon.

So, this morning I went to the mall to meet my good friend that I saw the day before in her hometown. She finished her Christmas shopping, and she helped me pick out scarfs for my grandmas. We had a good time as always, the second time I have gone to the mall in a row with her. Then we went to lunch at Panera and had an interesting conversation. We went to Walgreens, and then to see Pride and Prejudice finally. I thought it was pretty good and it seemed to follow the book solidly for the most part. I really liked the book and the story, so it was good even if I was one of two men in the theater. Then we made it to another friend's house from youth group in high school and hung out there with her parents for a bit before she came home from work. We talked for a while and hung out before they went to meet some other people for dinner. I went home since my dad came in tonight and we met him for dinner. My friend might, might being the keyword, come up to Lawrence with me to see some people the day after Christmas for a day or so. If not we are still defanetely going to hang out before I have to start practicum again. Once again though we are just really good friends and have been since at least my junior year of high school if not before that. Yes, we have some history I guess you could say but we are so past that. I mean we are open and talk about the people we like or our relationships etc. I wouldn't want to try to complicate or mess up the friendship at all by something stupid!

I am going to meet another good friend from high school and who ever else shows up for coffee tomorrow morning.

Its so nice to be home for a while.

Grade watch:
SW 610 Practice Seminar I A- , I can't believe I got the
SW 620 Social Policy A
SW 611 Case Management - don't know yet, but should be an A
Practicum - Satisfactory

That stupid A- is the only thing I think that has stopped me from having a 4.0, oh well its still not bad.