snow

it's that time again!

i leave for vancouver next weekend

and i couldn't be more excited.

that city makes me feel like

i can breathe again.

it's the perfect mini-vacation i need

to re-center, and form my next plan of attack.

although i do find beauty in my city

(see 3 of the 4 photos up there i took)

there's something about the coastal air that

opens my heart.

i write a large heavily weighted exam, then

leave straight for the airport. it'll be nice to

take some "personal reading" time. Jane Eyre's

been getting dusty (not to mention my poor kindle).

we had our first snow last night. i was working

late, and it was quiet in the restaurant. there

were candles everywhere and i sat in the booth by our

big windows and watched. it hasn't stayed yet,

but there's something so promising in the first snow.

when the snow flakes are giant, and fluffy and stick to

your hair, jacket, mitts, eyelashes, car.

it feels like coming home. as if the snow hushes

the wild city like a mother.

i'm looking forward to the quiet.

to speaking in whispers on winter walks.

to the purple skies, crunching snow beneath feet,

fire's at my parents, and a glass of red wine

every day "to warm up."

i love the hibernation in winter.

staying in bed a few extra minutes.

cuddling a little longer.

winter makes me introspective and quiet.

i like that side of me. my creativity flows

when trapped indoors.

i bought an extra warm winter coat

this year. i'm excited for what

the winter will bring.