Tonight I had one of my infrequent but wonderful conversations with an old college friend, AnnaLisa. No matter how much time has passed since we last spoke, we are always able to pick up right where we left off, as though no time has passed at all. What’s more, she has this uncanny ability to make the person she’s talking with feel like the most special person in the world. I always end a conversation with Anna feeling completely loved and understood. It’s a rare gift, and I am so grateful I can share that with her.
I decided to make haste for Mountain Home soon… most likely tomorrow afternoon. I still have a few odds and ends to take care of here in Nashville before I leave, but seeing as how I can make it back to the Home in about 6.5 hours, I don’t feel rushed to leave super early or anything. I’m really looking forward to spending a whole week with my parents. I get to see them so infrequently, and even when I do see them, it just seems like everyone’s so busy and distracted that we get to spend very little quality time together. Not so this time. I am really happy that I’ll have some time with them.
I’m also hoping to spend a good portion of my holiday break this year road tripping to see friends. I may make some side visits to Fayetteville and perhaps Conway to see some friends while I’m in Mountain Home. And, perhaps most excitingly, I am hoping to spend the first week of January in Washington, DC!! It will be a great way to escape the (hopefully temporary) loneliness of my single existence here in Nashville. Once classes begin and I’m swamped with work again, I’ll be just fine … I’ll have something to throw myself into, and that will be great. In the meantime, I feel compelled to spend as much time as possible surrounded by my favorite people. Isn’t that what the holidays are all about, anyhow?