The weather put a hold on the plans I had for this evening - getting some food with two good friends I haven't seen in far too long - so I stayed in and watched the Wild hockey game with my mother. I was a little upset that my plans didn't go through, but it was nice to just sit and relax with my mom. It's moments like those that I'm taking time off of school for.
It's not just an "I miss my mom" thing, though. I think what I've really been missing is relaxing moments, and moments of human contact. I haven't found anyone I've connected with at school in a long time, and those I used to connect with have either left or moved on. The environment at my school is much more conducive to frantic studying and classwork than to meeting the people that will define the rest of my life. Frantic studying is what some people need, but it's not what I need and I've been taking steps to fix that. I've met one or two people who are much more willing to drop things and go on an adventure, or spend an evening sitting quietly, and that's helped things.
The holidays were good. Simple and satisfying, the way they should be. Gifts always take a back seat in my family, leaving plenty of room to just be together. I couldn't ask for anything better.
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"...taking steps to fix that."
Sometimes it'd be nice to not have to take steps.
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