Its been in the 30s all this week with freezing fog and rain. Finals are done and I think I passed my classes *fingers crossed*, now I can finally get into the holiday season!
Yesterday we put away all the Halloween/Fall decorations, the house looks rather bare without all the reds, oranges and bronzes. We also moved furniture and scrubbed, scrubbed, scrubbed. Now the place is sparkly-bare and awaiting red, green, silver, and gold. I've got the Holly station on and Christmas carols rolling up and down the hallways, the guest room is full of presents waiting to be wrapped for the gift exchange and Secret Santa, and the many boxes of Christmas decorations pulled out waiting to be emptied. I can almost smell eggnog and pine.
Without the stress of school I am suddenly a much happier and carefree person. Could be because I've also been watching my meals closer and cutting out a lot of clutter that has been sneaking in. Yesterday I leaped out of bed for the first time in weeks, obviously I've been getting too much sugar or carbs or something. With the cold and all this energy I went a little nuts and made two huge pots of soup: for lunch was Chinese Egg Drop and for dinner was Minestrone. Admittedly the minestrone was rather high in carbs and beans but its tomato-y goodness was perfect for a cold day; and the egg drop soup hit the spot (even if it is more of a summer-type soup). I'm already eye-balling the last pumpkin we have and trying to think of how it could be turned into a savory, winter-y, soup. Any suggestions?
Mark's blog had an interesting post today about rituals. Being the holidays I'm starting to notice other families and what they do, and the little things we are starting to do that are becoming our own unique rituals. Having a child makes these little things more important, for some reason. I look forward to when she is a little older and understands a little more about what is going on.
Now, to find a gluten-free, low-carb, healthy gingerbread recipe. Wish me luck!
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