i’m a little bit homesick right now.  i think i have been all year, really, but especially now.  i have to say, santa barbara is a beautiful place, but i don’t like being here during christmas.  i would really like to skip the last part of this week and next week and just go straight to finals to get them over with.  i don’t know what it is about today, but i’m really just not very happy.  i want to drive home, curl up with a mug of hot chocolate in front of the fire, and watch chevy chase’s christmas vacation with my dad.  i want to put ornaments on the christmas tree, eat delicious satsumas and christmas candy, and play outside in the cold with my dog.

for some reason i’m anxious to get out of santa barbara for good.  i love the people here, but i’m tired of being here.  i think i’m ready for the next chapter…