Reclaiming the weekend

I love Sundays. It is my self-enforced break from my work and school labors. I may have some major group projects or tests on the horizon, but Sunday is off limits. My classmates and bosses know it, and they've learned that I'll always get my work done - just not that day. It takes a little self-discipline up-front when big things are coming due, but it's always such a relief when Sunday gets here. In many instances, it's my day to regain my sanity, and I think it shows in my demeanor throughout the rest of the week. (I've had classmates comment before that maybe they should give themselves a day of rest, too. I tell them it's a start, but there's a little more to it than that.) It's not that I don't do anything that day - I often spend much of my day taking care of churchy duties. It's just that I set part of my life aside - and the cares and stress that go along with it. I've been asked before if I can really afford to do that every week...in all honesty, I don't think I can afford not to.

That being said, this post is brought to you by AC's day of rest.

DC got hit with a snowstorm all day yesterday. It was delightful. I had been mourning the fact that I missed the last huge storm in December, so this was a welcome sight indeed. Naturally, when David suggested that we go to town to take pictures of the monuments and trees in the snow, I was immediately on board.

I didn't actually take many pictures. I let David be the photographer while I made snow angels and watched in delight as the big, fluffy, white flakes just kept on coming down.

We passed by our good friend Mr. Lincoln and I couldn't resist asking a passerby to document our 2.5-month mark since the last time we were there.

(It was so cold that I had to massage my face a little bit before I could make my mouth form a smile.)

Hooray for winter. Especially when there's snow.

The end.

School update: I really like all of my classes - even the ones that go until 10:30pm. A couple of them are going to be doozies, but I enjoy the content very much. I think I can pull everything off - in and out of school - this semester, but it means I need to be more disciplined with my time in the mornings than I was last semester. Please pray for Abby to have more discipline. Many garcias.