Well, folks...that's about it for my winter break. It was long, but it flew by. Fortunately, Holly was able to come up for nearly two weeks, but as this winter break comes to a close, I'm gettin' a little nervous about the coming semester. My classes are really core classes that I need for my major. I got my books and spent a fortune on them, knowing that I'll never see any of that money again until I get my degree, and discovered that they are full of what appears to be Latin (well, not really). Needless to say, it'll be interesting. I really have to do well, and don't really worry about that, but it looks like a really daunting task as I take a sneak peak into my semester. Frankly, I can't wait for it to be done. That means only one more year to go before I graduate.

On another note, I have recently acquired, as a gift, a mandolin, and have had plenty of fun becoming some kind of hillbilly freak toting my mandolin around and working on my scales in some attempt to reach the greatness of ones such as Bill Monroe. Well, we'll see...it looks like I have a long road ahead of me.

On a still further note, I have recently found myself on the tread mill. It's been below zero out, and not conducive to running...or much of anything for that matter. Not that I would ordinarily go out and run...but when my breath is freezing in my beard, and the wind chill is -25, I'm not too inclined to do much other than stay inside. Back to the point...I've been running lately, and, in spite of what I may have said in the past, am finding myself getting beyond the breathless stage of suffocation and burning legs, and on to actually enjoying this sport. I'm on a training schedule now that I found on a site dedicated to running. The program is called "The Couch to 5K." That's about 3 miles for you non-metric folks. And "the couch to 5K" about describes me. I can't run that far yet, but the couch part definitely describes me, and I've decided to do something about it. I'm only into the third week of this nine-week program, but I'm feeling good, losing weight, and gaining endurance. I'm hoping to be in a lot better shape by the time that I can see Holly again.

Well, other than that there isn't much going on. Hopefully I'll have a post soon about my new car.

~Adam~

Sorry for those not familiar with Jim Cramer!

So it was the first snow of the year! Not exactly a blizzard, but at a good 3 inches, not too bad for one day, especially the first. With temperatures in the 20s, it's been mighty freezing, and it was our turn to clean the church building, so we also had the fun job of shoveling the snow and putting down ice melt in the then-freezing rain.

There are two types of northerners: Northerners who love the snow and veritable winter wonderland, and...well...Southerners (sorry Steven)!

For those who are of the former group, here are some pics:



First, our dog, Biscuit (this is for you Josh). She's finding the change in weather to be quite interesting.


Well, for those of you who haven't guessed, or don't know me...this is me. My feet are very cold in Chucks, especially mine with holes in the back...I'm trying to wear them for exactly one year before giving them up. They are my first pair of Chucks and I bought them with Holly before we were ever dating!


Finally myself and a very uncooperative dog!


Well, that's it from the cold and blustery north! Aren't you all lucky, those coming back for break from the sunshine state? Enjoy the warmth while you can!

~Adam~

P.S.

For everyone's information, you can get terrible sunburn here during winter...it's not just a summer event. The sun reflects off the snow and is rather blinding, and may leave you with some sunburn to go with your windburn and frostbitten toes at the end of a day of shoveling. :)

It seems like it's been a while since I could say that! Yes, I've brought back the ever-popular countdown! Not really. I'm just really happy, because time is gonna fly, especially since for three of those, I'm gonna be rocketing my way towards finals. I'm excited! It's supposed to snow tonight or tomorrow (for those of you who live in the north, or are soon coming). Hopefully that is a good sign for later.

~Adam~

1 month...from here on out, it can be counted by the days and weeks until she comes up here! I can't wait!

~Adam~

It was good to have a break from school this weekend. I generally have a 3-day weekend, but it was good to have virtually nothing to do. I had testing earlier that week and it was good to have that over in time for the holidays.

What can I say...it was good to spend time with our family in Indiana. We rarely get to see them because we live nearly 6 hours away, but we get down there once or so a year, alternating between our Thanksgiving and winter breaks. I ate too much and didn't get much sleep, staying up chatting with my brother who was home from college for the break. It was cold, and it's not getting warmer, but I can't complain because I hate the heat. The one thing that I am excited about is that it's nearly the end of the semester and hopefully this semester will prove to be one of the best yet. Exciting times are on the way and graduation is just around the corner (well, in a year), and I love my major, so I can't complain too much other than I'm not already there. Time's flyin' and I'm sure the end of the year'll be here before I know it. Most importantly this year, Holly will be coming up for nearly two weeks for some much needed time together after such extended time at distance. I really miss her and if there's anything I miss about being at FC, it was being with her and my friends. Well, not much else to report, so I'll stop wasting your time with senseless blatherings ons.

~Adam~