Stay warm. Stay dry.

Well, I am back from the riveting South Lake Tahoe. What more is there to do than to wake 'n bake, eat junk food and make crafts? Tahoe is dead. But regardless, I had a lot of fun. It's the people you surround yourself with that make all the difference. My best friend is my escape, my sister is always there for me and my cat's purr lulls me to sleep every night. This is home.

I've really gotten good at knitting. I've made almost a half a dozen of those headbands. I've got a beanie to make Joey still. It's been great! I wish I had this much time to knit when school started.

Speaking of, I didn't get that Luria Library Scholarship. HUGE bummer. I used the $200 gift card my dad gave me and bought 2 of my 4 books. They were used. Damn, school is expensive!

It's monsoon rains down here in Santa Barbara. It's dumping snow in Tahoe. My mom's down here with me. She heads back tomorrow. It's scary thinking of her driving in this weather all by herself. Make me nervous.

Apparently, we had a tornado on the 6800 block of DP. Yep. Blew my mind out of the water, too!

I've brought Precious down to Santa Barbara with me. So far, she is acting real skiddish. First time in her life she has ever been that way. Things are looking okay, though. She has warmed up a lot since Monday night. I hope she likes it. If not, I have to take her home. I feel bad I tore her away from the only home she has ever known. I hope she will eventually forgive me for that.

I've got my job back at Gio's. One day a week. Not sure when yet. Matt still has to call and let me know. Lots of scholarships and financial aid stuff to apply for this week before school. Once school starts, my immune system will slowly begin to decline due to increased stress levels. Let's root for another 4.0 semester, yeah?!

Stay warm. Stay dry. Ciao.