Ben turned in his last paper for the semester and is soooo happy. Other semesters he's had work carry over the break, and I can imagine how good it feels to have this clean slate*. We had a great afternoon... I got some errands ran and Ben went for a walk in the snow with Vera and Boone. It was a classic last day of school with heavy, steady snowfall all day. This evening there was that soft, quiet, pinkish light that I remember so well from being young. Those times we'd have snowball fights late [well what I thought was late] into the night, somehow never feeling cold. Ha, am I making this sound romantic? Most of those nights probably actually ended in Liz or I running inside crying because George nailed us in the face with a snowball :)
Anyway, we are so looking forward to the holidays!!! It's just so great to be with family, especially when you live away. We actually get to see both sides - we'll spend Christmas in Nevada with mine and then head down to California again after the New Year.
*For those of you who wonder, Ben is probably about 2 years from finishing. He'll take one class in the Spring, but that's it as far as coursework [he'll be teaching one as well]. In March he'll take some big exams, after which he'll be considered a PhD candidate. After that he'll start researching for the dissertation which generally takes a year - then another year to write. Over halfway! We're real proud :)
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I could actually hear you yelling "George!" when I read that. Isn't it funny how our memories of events in our childhood are usually exaggerated? Ryan and I were talking about that just the other day - like a regular snowfall felt like feet when it was probably inches.
Ben, we are proud of you too! Have a nice, work-free vaycay.
Yay Ben! Hope you guys have an awesome vacation! When are you going to be in California?
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