Dreaming of Christmas Scotties

It's a cold night here in Colorado. No chance of snow till Thursday possibly. I am so impatient for snow! I want it to really feel like Christmas.

Its bitter cold outside anyway. A perfect night to curl up in front of a fire with a sweet little Scottie face. My parents are probably rolling their eyes about now. I talked about my dream of owning a Scottie for probably two days after watching the AKC Championship last Thursday...

So to cheer your hearts this cold November evening, here are a few irresistible puppy moustachios.

Stating the Obvious

Just because I HAVE to say it...

I'm going to be home in less than 24 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Procrastination

I really shouldn't be blogging right now. I should be reading Hesiod's Theogeny. Or Machiavelli. Or grading essays. Or creating lesson plans. Or maliciously snickering as I create yet another quiz on Herodotus for the poor kiddos.

But I need a creative outlet right now. I need to distract my mind from other nagging thoughts. Thoughts of sad teacher salaries, prolonged anticipation for home and personal shortcomings. Including thoughts like jealousy that my roommate gets to come home to play with her dog and watch endless hours of Law & Order SVU because she teaches music. And we all know how music teachers get the fun part of the job.

I guess I should look at the silver linings.

I have my first Gingerbread Latte for the Christmas season sitting right next to me.

I reconnected this weekend with a friend who also happens to be new to the Springs.

I have my Landie back. I missed her terribly.

I finally laminated some of my history pictures and began decorating my drab classroom.

One of my students, Ramon, surprised me with a mini pumpkin loaf. He is such a sweetheart.

I received 5 history books in the mail today. They were all free thanks to my credits on paperbackswap.com.

I have a cute little hedgehog face snuggled in the folds of my blanket next to me. Something like this.

I am blessed in so many ways. Proverbs 3:5-6.

Okay. I think I've sufficiently relieved myself of pent-up angst. Time to hit the books, make a quiz on Malleus Maleficarum for the sophomores and one on Archaic Greece for the freshies!

Cheers, Lindsay & Thistle

p.s. praying for a snow day tomorrow. I need a day off!

17 days, 16 hours and 11 minutes

... till I'm home. Don't worry. I'll remind you every chance I have till its D-Day.

Resolution: when I get my iPhone 4s (which is soon!) I am downloading this most adorable app ever! Who doesn't love puppies?

Tonight is a first time ever for a night with relatively no take-home-work! Thank heavens for a long weekend and catching up! What does Lindsay do on a night off? Well, 3 episodes of SVU so far. Don't judge.... I need my dumb time after being smart all day!

Still waiting for my Rover back from the shop. Especially anxious, because everyone and their mother is announcing on facebook that today Starbucks started their Christmas season. Red Christmas cups, Gingerbread Lattes and snowflakes, oh my!

Expecting snow tomorrow. Our second snowfall for the season! Can't wait!

Freshly fallen snow looks magical most anywhere, but it makes things feel like Christmas Eve up here with conifers dotting the white mountain scape with patches of dark green.

Cheers! It's almost the holidays!