happy birthday, mom

there are certain days, events, occasions that make me miss home more than others. the last couple of weeks have been no exception. between my birthday and mom's, i start to feel extremely far away. hope you all know how much i think about you. love you mom! wish i could have been there to give you a big hug. have to do it soon.

insomnia

i can't sleep. over the last 2 weeks, i've been getting maybe 5 hours of sleep each night. i don't know what's going on, but i wish it would stop!! at first, i thought it was because i was thinking a lot about my birthday. that came and went, still no sleep. then, i thought it was my upcoming grad school interview. again, that came and went and still no sleep!! i try to drink milk, warm milk, wine, tea, more wine; read, do crosswords, journal; watch tv for a little while, go online...i've tried it all! hopefully it will end soon. i can't go much longer looking like a zombie and yawning all day.

winter decided to show up

well, it decided to start snowing last night around 6, and hasn't stopped!! supposed to taper off around 4...we'll see!

i know i have a lot to write about, i will get it in the next week or so. miss you all!!