Magic

Saturday morning I made the six hour trek back to my apartment in Tennessee. I managed to get the entire place cleaned and did all of my grocery shopping just in time for.......more snow! I realize, of course, that I just had a snow day, and it may seem slightly absurd that I am this excited about the second snow of the season; but I can't help it!

There is something so magical about snow. I love looking up at it as it's falling. This morning it literally looked as if glitter was falling from the sky. The beauty of it all was ethereal.

So far, we have about six inches and it is still falling. All beginning-of-the-semester activities have been canceled today. Delightful :)

Hope you're having a lovely day!


(Photo by Hither and Thither)

New Year's Resolutions (three days late)

Obviously I am a little late in declaring my resolutions for 2011, but I needed a little more time to mull it over. After much deliberation and consideration, I've decided on a list of seven goals I would like to incorporate into my life this year. Here are five of them:

1. Stop procrastinating. It's true. I can be quite the procrastinator and I am tired of it stressing me out; so I say, no more. 2011 will see the end of this lazy habit.
2. Write more letters. I used to say that I was going to bring back "the art" of letter writing, and while I somewhat accomplished this in 2010, I hope to do so even more in 2011. This article re-inspired me.
3. Learn Italian. Currently, I am obsessed with all things Italian, including food and music, and I think the language is absolutely gorgeous and so much fun to pronounce. Santa brought me a fun kit with which to start learning to speak it and this weekend I bought yet another Italian cookbook that comes with Italian music. I'm thinking of moving to Italy...maybe someday.
4. Take up dancing again. After watching musical after musical this Christmas, I have decided that I would love to take up ballet and tap again, just for fun.
5. Journal more. This is especially the case when I travel, because I see so many beautiful and unique places and meet so many wonderful people. I want to be able to remember those moments in years to come.

Don't you just love new beginnings and fresh starts?


P.S. The photo has absolutely nothing to do with the post; I just really like it :)