Back on track

OK, so applications have been sent, and I can finally emerge from the hectic few months in which I devoted no time whatsoever to keeping this updated. Hopefully, I will have stories and pictures to share soon. My story the past few months has been the same: "What have you been doing?"... "Working on my applications.". For some reason, I am not even that anxious about getting the decisions when they mail in March/April. What's meant to happen, will happen.

Just wanted to comment on how we haven't had a proper winter day here in DC. Normally, I wouldn't complain (I don't have a strong liking for the cold) but winter without cold just seems like no winter at all. I am longing for heaps of snow and bright sunshine, and the opportunity to take on the ski slopes... but I guess that is yet to come.

And, I am toying with learning a new language... currently Swedish (because apparently it's easier than English) and Portuguese (because I like how it sounds, I love Portugal, and it's so close to Spanish) are competing for the "next-language-to-be-learned" spot.... we'll see, but I'm excited by the thought.