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Quick hello

Hi there! Last Monday I went to Germany for a little over a week, met up with the lovely Natasha, and visited with our dear friends Elaine, George, and the ever-growing Ben. It was a great trip - lots of catching up, lots of wurst, sight-seeing, etc. These four people are some of my favorites on this earth, and I love seeing them, regardless of the hows, whys, and wheres. I am at home with them, wherever we may be. I need to go through photos, get some developed, and tell some stories, but I've been exhausted and busy this week. Plus tonight is my family's annual Burns Night party, and I've sneaked off from cleaning to write this (don't tell my mother!). There is also family news, in that my parents have found themselves dog owners again! They've adopted a little Maltese named Cassius (or Cash). Lots to share, but no time right now. Back to cleaning for me! Tschüs!

Going on an adventure

I'm off on an adventure tomorrow to visit this kid and his fabulous parents. I'm meeting up with Natasha, too. I get to break in my new passport. I cannot wait.

Animals on Christmas

My family and I have been traveling down to Lexington for the past several years for Christmas, and when we do, we've gotten into the habit of going to Pleasant Hill on Christmas day. Pleasant Hill is a restored Shaker village, and we like to walk through the grounds and say hello to the animals on the farm. Here are a couple of animals we visited this year.

Hello 2012

2012 kind of came in with a bang, given that I pretty quickly came down with a killer of a head cold. But my weekend was actually a lot of fun, as I tried to ignore my cold and hang out with my brother, who came in to town last minute. It was great seeing him, even if a bulk of it was spent hungover and feeling flu-y, although we did have a long talk over copious cups of tea.

New year's eve itself was fun. I went to my friend Julie's house for dinner and hang out with her and her roommates. Then I split up with them and met up with some other friends. I brought my Polaroid Spectra with me, but stupidly only brought the pack in the film. Which had one shot left. So the only shot of the night is the one above, of me and my friend Joe.

Here are some other random things I would like to share with you. One, I finally got myself a bath stopper. Oh yes. Baths are awesome. Especially when you have a head cold. Two, I started an 8 week screen printing class tonight. The "hi" up top is the negative image of my first rough go at it. You can't quite tell, but it's in hot pink. I'll scan a print when it dries later. I am going to love this class, I can tell. I am pretty sure it's going to be a rabbit hole of art classes, and I am totally okay with that. Three, well, I had some links, but maybe I'll wait. Hope 2012 is treating you all well.