It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

So, despite the fact that I'm sick with a cold and slight fever and missing two nights of Actors' Boot Camp 2 (and it's the first week), I'm still enjoying my time at home and the season. I know it's not even December yet, but it officially felt like the holidays as soon as Andrew and I made our 2-week holiday plan...and then made our way to the holiday-decorated Disneyland! It was a fabulously magical trip! ;-) And on Thanksgiving Day, we even started talking Christmas gifts for our families. The Saturday after Thanksgiving, while Christmas music rang through my living room and the scents of Gingerbread and Cranberry Orange candles filled the atmostphere, my tree went up. It was the first time in 3 years! So yeah, I'm in a holiday-y mood more than usual. And once again, I love that there's a chill in the air (especially in the mornings and nights) to really make it feel like the holidays!

Thanksgiving was a good time. We went to Andrew's brother's place, and his sister came down from Santa Barbara. I have to say that while I haven't been able to spend Thanksgiving or my birthday with my family in two years, I feel very lucky to have Andrew's siblings welcome me in.

The first two days of Actors' Boot Camp 2 were...good, to say the least...and interesting. I'm just so happy to have half of my Boot Camp 1 class with me. Otherwise, I would feel so out of place. The rest of the class seems nice enough, but it's obviously not the same. We (my BC1 peeps) were lucky to have grown so close within just the first night of BC1. What I've found interesting is that the Technique teacher we loved so much in BC1, the "new" people in BC2 hated him with a passion! The dynamics of our group gelled with him better, I guess.

And other than that, little by little, I'm becoming a grown up. LOL. Cleaning up my apartment, clearing out old papers dating back to 2005 (yeah), getting organized, and hey - I actually cooked two dishes within a week! I tried out a squash soup and a cauliflower casserole (for Thanksgiving dinner). Both turned out quite good. :-) And in the new year, Andrew will be building me a wrap-around bench with storage for my dining room! At that time, I can say "bring on the housewarming party!" One step at a time.

Right now I need to take care of my seasonal cold... *cough cough*