Winter

Wow, it's been a long time since I've written…I guess I've just been so caught up in everything going on I haven't had time to just sit down and write. Well first off Thanksgiving just passed and it was a weird one. It was the first Thanksgiving that I didn't spend with my family. I was in Georgia with my best friend and it being the first Thanksgiving with my grandpa gone made it even tougher to be away from my family. But I made it out okay and now I'm back at school.

I kept catching myself saying "I can't wait to go home" or "I'll be home soon" and when I think about it, Alabama has become my home. This is my new home now, yes I may not have been born and raised in Alabama but the way I see it is home is where the heart is. And my heart is here, even if my family doesn't live here. I'll always have a home with them, but here in Alabama is where I call home. Honestly I think it hurts my momma's feelings because she thinks I'm forgetting about the family, and I know where I grew up and I'll always have a home with them but there comes a time where we as children growing up need to make our own home.

With that said….It's winter! I'm so excited! And my roommates and I have decorated our new home with christmas decorations, a tree, and lights! We've gone all out! Not only do we have the decorations up but we brought our cozy cold weather clothes out and stocked up on hot cocoa and marshmallows. If you ask me…this is the best time of year. There's nothing better than curling up on the couch with a blanket, popcorn, and some hot cocoa looking at the the flames from candles dancing on the wall or the twinkling lights of the christmas tree, watching the ornaments sparkle and the light dance off of them as you're watching a Christmas movie while it rains or snows outside. Safe to say I'm more than excited that it's that time of year!