Blargh...and Time Marches On...

[elfie_chan]

Some mornings, I wake up and wonder, "Where did the time go?"

Everything seems to be going by so fast. The term will be over in about three and a half weeks, including finals. Thanksgiving break starts a week from tomorrow. In three days, Alex and I will have been married for eight months. I feel like Alex and I just got married and the term started yesterday. It's crazy.

At the same time, the stress is getting to me. The house is a mess, and there's nowhere to put anything, so it's hard to get any cleaning done. I'm getting down toward finals, so I have papers to finish and exams to study for. Alex is stressed out about school. Our kitchen is way too small, andboth of us are getting even more stressed over the clutter everywhere. I wish I could get Alex a new kitchen for Christmas. *snugs Alex*

Oh, and that's another fun thing--Christmas is coming. I really need to get my Christmas shopping done, and Alex and still haven't finished our Thank You cards from the wedding! Aargh! I love Christmas, but the plans tend to be so stressful. Now that there are two families to spend holidays with, we have to decide how and when to do things so as to achieve the minimum of hurt feelings. This can be difficult, especially since both sets of parents live in town. We'll do our best, even though, of course, we may eventually want to create Christmas traditions of our own.

And I'm still not sure, precisely, what we're doing for Thanksgiving. I think we're spending it with my family, but I'm not exactly certain. My family's going out of town this year, and they've invited us to go along. Alex's arents have also invited us for dinner. It's just a bit crazy. I love both sets of parents, and I want both sets to be happy.

I'm just htired, and I want the term to be over. I hope next term is a teensy bit more relaxed. Alex is already registered, and I will hopefully be registering tomorrow. I'll be glad when that's over, as well. There's still so much to be done, before finals, before Christmas, before next term. Bah.

Of course, this means that I need to get more done, work harder, and spend more time doing homework and studying and less time playing on Gaia Online. I've been enjoying the discussions and debates there, but I'll probably be spending a lot less time there as finals approach.

Luckily, I won't have two papers due on the same day again. One of my final papers is just a revision of the revious one, and the other is a paper on King Arthur and chivalry. I'm hoping to have both done before Thanksgiving, even though both are due after Thanksgiving. I plan to enjoy my Thanksgiving vacation, no matter where we are.

I'm also way behind on things I want to do--writing, drawing, sleeping, spending time with friends that I miss...I've had a very hard time getting up in the morning lately. Sleeping in on Saturdays has become very important to both me and Alex. Saturday is the only day we're really able to sleep past 6:30 am. I cannot express how happy I will be when the term is over.

And now...it's snowing.

P.S. I have been thinking about a lot of things lately, but I really need to get my homework done, and I'm very tired still. Maybe next time I'll write something more deep and philosophical.

Comments

[honchi.livejournal.com]

Ah-hahaaa... guess what? Adam and I didn't get our wedding Thank you cards finished until a YEAR after we got married. :P I hear it's typical, though. No fret!

I wish I could help and/or suggest regarding Christmas and family issues, but well, my parents are still back in Michigan and they don't really celebrate it, and my in-laws are about 1.5 hours north of us now ... IF we move up there, we'll be too far away from them both. @_@ Oi. So it must be nice to be able to even chose! :3

Hopefully you guys will be able to find a house someday that will have a big enough kitchen! :3 The house we're looking to buy has a rather dinky kitchen unfortunately, but oh well. It's still rather cute. ^^; *sigh*

Atleast your term is ending as well. Me, I have to continue to work at this dreadful place. ~_~ I'm so tired of the work I have to do... it's just not worth the pay I'm getting, y'know? :\ Oh well. ~_~

I'll keep you and Alex in my prayers... *hugs*

[arianadream.livejournal.com]

Hang in there, both of you! Elfie, we'll have to make sure you get some relaxation time over Christmas break. It's supposed to be a fun time of the year; let's make sure the pressures of the season don't run you over. And Linda, things will get better! This is only temporary, so hang in there. ^_^

Marriage and time

[haddassah.livejournal.com]

you know, on December 1st, Dave and I will have been married for 10 months...and it does not seem as though it has been that long. I honestly cannot remember when I did not feel married to him, after he asked me to marry him, it just seemed like we were always married. Just remember to cherish the little things, so many people put such an emphisis on the "romantic" days...Valentines day and anniversaries, for us, every day is that romantic day.