One of if not the best time of the year is here....Christmas! I must say I am excited just to be able to be with family and friends and also to be able to go back home for a couple of weeks. I think one of the reasons I love Christmas is because ever since I was a kid I've always had Great Christmas memories. Although it's a bit different now since all siblings are spread out all over the place as well as my cousins but most of us will still reconnect at Christmas. It's so different now that everyone has their own lives and some are married and so on. Unfortunately, it will never be the same but that doesn't mean that it can't still be great.
One thing that I'm not looking forward to is the flight back to the states! It sucks!! First of all I'm flying out of Brussels which is not that bad other then it's about two and a half hours away. By flying out of Brussels I get to eliminate one layover but I think in the end it really doesn't matter because it is a long flight regardless. So my flight leaves on the 22nd of Dec at 12 or something. So I have to leave Lux around 6:30-am or 7 just to get to the airport on time because around this time of the year the airport is CRAZY!! The line for check-in is wrapped around the corner and you stand in line for like 2 hours or something crazy like that. When I finally get on the plane I'm on there for like 8 hours only to get to Philadelphia and have a layover for like 5 hours! Then finally I head to Birmingham only to get in around 10pm! Long day to say the least but I guess I have no other alternative. The good thing is I get to do it all over again coming back! Fun fun fun! Well enough of the pity party for me I'm just happy to be able to go home. Some people would love to be in my situation but can't go home for one reason or another.
I've got a long list of things to take home from Lux and to pick up when I get home. I have to be really organized when I take stuff home because I've allowed stuff to accumulate from last year and at the end of the year there is no way I will be able to get everything back home in two bags and a carry on. I will have to take several pair of shoes home, some jackets, some shirts, and some other things and still will have trouble getting things back in May or June when I go home. I need to switch out clothes too because after being here for 4 months now there are some clothes I have that I never wear so Im going to change those out for something I can make better use of. Most importantly I have to find some new basketball shoes! My shoes tear up so quickly so I'm going to have to get at least two pair. We will see how that works out.
Not only is it Christmas time but it's also the time of year where we all get those New Year's Resolution list together. Some people think that these list are silly and they can be unless you truly plan on fulfilling everything on those list's. I've personally never made a list and am kind of eager to make one. I would like to see if I could stick to what I write and follow through on what I say I'm going to do. It can be a real discipline type thing and I feel that it can only help you. I'm slowly actually very slowly learning that having objectives written down and planned out helps you to better achieve your goals. I know that just through my everyday doings. For example, going to the weight room without a clear objective usually ends up in me thinking, "What a waste of time!" I just wonder about from machine to machine, not focusing on any certain muscle group and hoping that I can feel some sort of burn as opposed to going in their with a plan and a workout written out. Why it has taken me so long to realize this is a mystery to me but thats not really important. I think I've always known that having lists and schedules can help me out but something in my head tells me to just wing it and time after time I end up disappointed. Weird huh? Well wish me luck and maybe after the new year I will post my objectives on here. Maybe........
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