Christmassssssssssss!!!! Got to hang out with the other chilluns. We made a roundtrip relative tour. I don't think we had hit up the Lawas side for the holidays in years. Thank goodness I had the entire weekend off from work. Jenny and I got each other almost the exact same gift AGAIN. From her, I received an I <3 CLE shirt, as I decided to exchange one of those C-bus Homage Pittsburgh/6burgh/Whoooooo We are Champs! tee-shirts. Some dogs never die.
(How did I get so lucky) in having yet another complete weekend away from Presby, I learned to ski!!!!!! Jon Scott and I, along with several others, rented a house in Seven Springs for a few days. I think I ate my way through a dilapidated backyard shed, there was so much food. Skiing = mostly a success. Aside from the very last run, in which I was cut off by another more experienced skier and thrown (literally) into a state of near-concussion, the weekend, physical activity-wise, went pretty smoothly. In fact, I believe I'm headed out there again on MLK Day.
Two other exciting news of note:
(1) In a few short weeks, I leave for London and various areas of Scotland! It is a bit strange not planning my own trip, but all the dirty work's been did, ie. hotel, transport. We're gonna be gone for ten days, ten long, lovely days...
(2) I'm borrowing a banjo from a retiree I was introduced to at the Elks Lodge Banjo Club, and he's teaching me to play in his grocery store-turned home-turned grocery store-turned antique banjo mecca. Would this be easier if I had kept up with 8th grade clarinet??
