Word of the Day: wassail I’ve been home for a week and I’ve barely done anything. I went to the Christmas concert. I saw The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Wednesday afternoon with Laurel. I started The Silmarillion. I worked at the hotel Monday night. I’ve driven by Aaron’s house countless times but haven’t ever stopped. It’s so hard being so close to him and not being able to see him whenever I wanted. And now my father’s on two weeks of vacation so I won’t be able to get away from the house without good reason until he goes back to work. Aaron goes back to school 8 January, so that doesn’t leave too much time to see him. I just hope that I’m able to go to Victoria and meet Aaron there a couple of times, maybe. It’s just so hard for me and I know it’s twice as hard for him. I don’t know what I’m going to do in Rome. I don’t know what I’m going to do the rest of the time I’m home.