I'm so happy the semester is over, because today is totally a day that I really don't feel like sitting through class. Yay for holidays!

Now we just have to get serious about preparing for Christmas and our trip to Alabama. Buy presents, pack--all of that fun stuff. I was actually just toying with the whole giving up on decorating our place thing before, but now I'm pretty sure it's a reality. The thing is, having a Christmas tree in the house constantly reminds you that Christmas is drawing near. It also makes it obvious that you haven't bought a single gift, because there is nothing beneath it. You have this impulse to clutter the bottom of the tree with gifts. No tree, no impulse, no reminder... Panic at the last minute. Maybe that was the way it was last year as well... Oh, well. Since I can't remember, I'll assume it wasn't.