.alante.

well hello st. augustine. not much has changed since i last saw you, although the warm change in climate has been a happy welcome home present. it's interesting, this life of a transplant. i had a 2 week break from individuals i see almost everyday here in school and saw loved ones at home that i haven't seen in months. when i got back last night, i was over at a friend's house (gosh, that's nice to say, seeing as i've been referring to my peers as classmates and peers) and caught up with some other...well, yeah, friends. we gave some happenings in our lives from back "home" and it was just pretty awesome because it's like we lead these double lives. here in st. augustine, to them i'm still the same whacky stace with her "stacyisms", but they don't get to be privvy to the familial part of my life that my darlings at home do. just as they get to share the lives they've in a sense left behind to pursue their degrees down here too.

and let's talk about the packing and driving. first of all, i have way too much "stuff" that i don't have the heart to throw away. i tried to bring more with me which was a huge advantage of driving, but i have a feeling that when i move out, i will need a moving van or a uhual because it is not going to fit in my suv. having moved about 15 times in the past 11 years of my life is no easy feat. i've never had the opportunity to feel settled. even here, 1 1/2 years isn't long enough to start painting some walls and getting cozy. so things stay in storage, waiting for their moment to shine again, hoping to be remembered and cherished by me.

LV to edison took 45 minutes. edison to alexandria took 4 hours. alexandria to st.augustine with a total stopping time of 3 1/2 hours took 14 hours. yeah...i left alexandria at 4 am and with stops and traffic in jacksonville, got to the house by 6pm. i was a little delirious. it wasn't bad, but thank goodness for ipods, and being catholic because i went through all 4 mysteries of the rosary and the divine mercy chaplet.

being sick through the whole break was awful. i felt awful, and got everyone around me sick. i had no motivation to shop and now still owe christmas presents. i still feel woosy, but i'm not coughing as much. i couldn't get through a conversation without coughing. i still sound like a man, but that's getting better too.

i don't really make resolutions in the beginning of the year, moreso because i try to make resolutions everyday to make the next day better. unoriginally, i do want to get into shape because i was kinda grossed out at the holiday pictures. ugly christmas sweater or not, i look and felt so frumpy! so that's gonna be it. i'm going to be a better student, kick total ass this semester, work out religiously, and be a better vegetarian.

and not be on the computer as much...right. haha...that's a good one.