It’s that time of year again. The festive frenzy of holiday parties, endless gift shopping, and let’s not forget all the yummy caramels, chocolates, and other fab desserts. Yes, this is definitely the season to be jolly.
Amid the crazed chaos that December brings me, I recently had a conversation with my friend’s daughter who’s a college senior and amazingly smart. Since she’s a brain, I’m constantly prodding her to apply to a PhD program and this time she says to me, “You do realize I won’t make any more money with a PhD, right?” Okay, forgetting the personal enjoyment of excelling in her field and the satisfaction of achieving a PhD, I responded, “Yeah, but you could meet a fantastic guy who shares the same interests as you.” Long pause. “Always, the romantic, Susan. You just can’t turn it off.” Really? Moi? I mean, isn’t it obvious to EVERYONE how happy Santa and Mrs. Claus look here in the pic?
In addition to fun festivities and educational/romantic conversations, this December I’ve received the gift of warm weather. FYI, that’s Montana-flavored “warm weather” so we’re talking 30 degrees. But, still. The roads have been clear and the slush on the shoes has been minimal, which has been a major treat for me. It couldn’t last forever though and a couple days ago the snow dropped completely and everything is now white. The bright side of cold weather is that as the snow has been falling, I’ve cuddled up to read some awesome books:
I finished Something Witchy This Way Comes by Veronica Blade (a great read) and am currently enjoying Forever by Maggie Stiefvater. I totally recommend picking up both!
That’s all for now. I’m off to get a bit of writing in, then it’s back to wrapping presents. Happy holidays and, of course, happy reading, everyone!
You forgot to mention another positive of the fluffy white stuff…The ski slopes thrive on it. Must have been a bummer not having been able to ski the whole month. Now, put the book down and go carve up some corduroy. You know you love it.
Bud, sshhhhh! Let the woman read!
It’s her God given right! She can ski in her dreams LOL
Btw, Susan, I really need to know how Forever turns out. I love love loved Shiver (def one of the best books EVER), but Linger was a serious disappointment to me. I almost quit about half way through. But if you think Linger is worth it, I might give it a shot…
xoxo