The fall term is over.  It was an incredible feeling to see this:

Went to JJ’s Math Christmas party last night. I probably had the lowest IQ around but still had a fun time, and the people were really nice. JJ had the chance to introduce me to a few of her professors, and a couple of them went on and told her that she got an A in their classes, so that made for a nice night. We went grabbed a few drinks with some of her fellow Math grad students after the department party. I stayed up to about 4 last night just because I could. It seems like the last two days were the first time that I have been able to rest or do anything non-school related without feeling guilty.

I am still waiting for my grades to roll in. I feel like I did pretty well, but have a couple of classes that required a major project as the major portion of the grade and that worries be slightly. Grades have to be in on Monday, and I will be able to check them online on Wednesday.

Speaking of vacation.

We leave on Tuesday for a week in south Florida. The plan is to stay in Orlando for around four days and then head down to the Keys. We are staying in Key West but will probably venture north a couple of days. I am hoping to get in some kayaking and have already contacted a couple of charter services. I am mainly looking forward to relaxing by the pool, getting some reading done, and not thinking about school, research, or work. I started reading Islands in the Stream by Ernest Hemingway last night since we will be visiting his Key West home next week and am in the process of creating an ultimate island CD full of great tunes for our trip. The next few days will be spent prepping for the trip and hoping that my sister has her baby soon. She was due to be induced on Tuesday of last week, but the doctor delayed her inducement until this Tuesday. That doesn’t exactly fit our schedule since we will be on the road Tuesday morning but we will be back soon enough.

Went out tonight and picked up a bunch of light reading for the trip.  I ended up grabbing:
Wicked- Gregory Maguire
When You are Engulfed in Flames and Me Talk Pretty One Day both by David Sedaris
The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell

I hope to get a lot of reading done over the break and will probably end up making more trips to the bookstore and the library.  There are tons of books that I wanted to read over the last few months and haven’t had the time.  Hopefully, I can knock down that list quite a bit over the break.

JJ and I have both been ready to get out of Hattiesburg!  Our wanderlust just doesn’t seem to want to die down. We will come back a day or two before Christmas to celebrate with my immediate family, and then we will be hitting the road once again.  We have promised my grandparents that we will come back to Kentucky for a visit.  We last saw them on quick trip this past summer, and we are both excited about getting to spend some time with them!

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