Winter's End - For Me at Least

Winter break is basically over now and since I’m about to go back to Florida and warm weather, the winter season is basically over as well for me.

I take off in less than 24 hours and for the first time ever I find that I’m not looking forward to the start of a new term. Normally around the last week I start to get excited and want classes to start and work to come. This year - nothing.

The break was fun, but crazy. Re-doing the house, intensive cleaning, catching up with friends, Christmas, shopping, visiting Philly, seeing my grandparents, going to the movies, New Years, bing with family, Seeing Eye puppy party, New York.... NEW YORK!

Okay, so my grandparents got us tickets to see Newsies on Broadway for Christmas so on Thursday we went up to meet them at my other grandparent’s house. (Dad’s mom hurt her back so my Mom’s Dad - a doctor too - was doing a house call). This way we could see my Dad’s parents before we left.

Anyway, we got up to New York and took a taxi to 51st and 5th - basically St. Patrick’s Cathedral. We toured the different alters to be warm then ventured outside to see the tree in front of Rockefeller Center. 

A few more blocks and we were at Broadway and where we were having dinner - the revolving restaurant called The View. It was really cool and the view was amazing along with the food.

We got out though with only 20 minutes before the play was to start. My siblings and I weaved through the crowds to get in line to enter and by the time our grandparents got there we were almost at the front.

The play was great! The boys were cute, they could sing and dance, and our seats were right in the middle in the 5th row of the ground floor. What a night.

Overall I have to say that it was a good break. Though if I could change anything it would be that day 2 weeks ago where I let Minnie (the cat) go outside. Not a day goes by without me regretting it. I’ve done everything to make it better - posters, Facebook search events, called all the vets in a 25 mile radius, had a friend search the animal shelters, looked in the back yard - she just needed to get to a human that would take her to a hospital. Honestly, between the cold and the storms we’re starting to give up and accept that she’s gone. I’ll still pray, but I don’t have high hopes.

Sorry, to end it on a sour note, but such is life. I hope if you’re in college that you too had a good break. And Happy Epiphany (All King’s Day - Jan 6th)