An amazing thanksgiving vacation this year... it was really nice to have the four and a half day weekend to relax and spend lots of time getting things really amazing with Ben. There had been too much time recently where things had just seemed rocky... but we spent a lot of time together this week and now I feel amazingly close to him again. It's nice. I went running yesterday for the first time since soccer ended (around a month and a half ago)... it hurt, but I can still run (and walk) 3 miles without dying. Not too bad considering soccer is not a distance/endurance sport. It's amazing that, even in the amazing shape I was from playing full soccer games, it's still really hard for me to do any sort of distance running.. and how I am basically limited to running short, fast, bursts. But, I just need to get myself back into shape again and things should go better in that respect. It's been a rude awaking today to wake up this morning and have the homework I've been putting off since wednesday hanging over my head. I've been out of school for 3 days now and I've already gotten used to not having to go anymore. I don't know why, but this school year, while it hasn't been near the pain in the ass that last year was... it has seemed like a complete non-event. It only takes a couple of days of not being in school for it to see like I never need to go back ever again. Strange. I've been keeping a running tally of the days left until my birthday... and today I decided to find out how many days were left until christmas... and 28 days from now will be Christmas Eve. 28 DAYS!! That's hardly any amount of time at all! I don't have any idea what to get anybody, let alone what I even want... It's been frustrating though, thinking about or hearing about all these things that Ben would want for Christmas... and it leaves me at the same problem every time: Lack of money. Lord knows I would love to get him that kind of gift where you get it and you are absolutely speechless because it's exactly the thing you've been yearning and wishing for all year, counting down the days until Christmas just on the little hope that you get JUST want you want. But alas, I have a huge lack of money right now... but.. c'est la vie. Anyway... back to the part about the homework looming over my head.. I'm off to try to fix that now.