i have two finals standing between me and almost a full four glorious weeks of christmas break. no school, no required reading, no homework, no case briefs, no memos, NOTHING! hurray! i just have to power through. i know that all i talk about is finals and baking. those are kind of the two predominating aspects in my life at this time. in addition to boyfriend of course 
he is surviving finals too and we are both looking forward to some time off.
since we just moved into the neighborhood, we have been attempting to meet and get to know the neighbors. the street we live on is small and communal and everyone is really friendly. an apparently EVERYONE is super into christmas. until this past weekend we were the sad dark house on our end of the block. (but thankfully boyfriend’s dad brought over a light-up christmas tree for the front yard so we don’t feel too left out!) so as an apology for being the grinches of our christmas wonderland, and as a friendly gesture of yuletide cheer, boyfriend and i are going to gift small christmas gifts to our neighbors, of course sticking within our law students budget for both money and time . we were going to stick with the always festive and delicious christmas cookies, but decided to be a little adventurous this year. homemade marshmallows. not only that, but regular AND peppermint ones. crazy huh? boyfriend didn’t even know you could make your own marshmallows! i’ve done some research and found a recipe from Elizabeth LaBau. when we embark on our marshmallow making adventure i will post the recipe and pictures!!! oh and pictures of our street (and our brave little christmas tree!)
one of the things im most looking forward to over break is being crafty!!! im hoping to unleash my inner martha stewart and jackson pollack and spend some time working with my hands. just keep swimming, just keep swimming….
