Because there was a scary snowstorm coming, I left for home as soon as I could after my last final on Thursday. I went to Carrollton first to pick up Peter and got there about 8:30; Peter wasn’t done at work yet so I went and had coffee for about 30 minutes with one of my dear friends, which was really fun because I came out of nowhere and surprised her. And there was coffee involved.
We got home in North Carolina at around 1am and Dad showed us the new Xbox 360, so Peter and Dad and I prompty played Halo for an hour. I went to bed around 2:30.
I woke up around 11am to about an inch of show outside and huge fluffy snowflakes coming down. It was lovely and I relaxed around the house with the family for a while. Mom, Dad, and Peter left around 2 to get groceries, and maybe an hour after they left the power went out for good. I picked up a new book, “Infidel,” and read until it got too dark, then Vincent and I lit candles. When the parents got home we set up a heater and played Monopoly — Dad totally killed all of us. Seriously, he had hotels on the whole first half of the board.
The next morning we still had no power, so we made coffee the old-fashioned way and I settled back into my book. In the early afternoon the power finally came back on; Peter and I turned up the heat and played, I dunno, 5 hours of Halo. I feel like I need to find some high heels and a dress or something so I can prove I’m not a boy, but Peter appreciates it.
We set up the Christmas tree today, covered it in all sorts of lights and ornaments. The angel has a half inch between her head and the ceiling. I feel like we did a pretty good job of decorating.
Now we’re all settled in the living room watching football. Still not particularly girly, but I like my family anyway.
