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Quiet and Cozy

just to clarify, it is very cold in arizona. people keep asking me if it's nice and warm here, but it's winter. i'm freezing! our winters aren't warmer, just shorter. by march, we should be busting out the shorts and light jackets again. it's amazing how quickly time flies. i had looked forward to 2007 for so long, and now it's nearly over! it has been wonderful though. my last semester in college was so much fun, which included spring break in mexico with good friends, and of course graduation. i hope everybody had a great christmas. i spent it here in tucson with my mom and brother. it was quiet and cozy with just the three of us and cody. we had steak, ham, mashed potatoes, mac 'n cheese, garlic bread, and poached pear with toasted pecan ice cream. it did feel very weird without my dad at the table. i really miss him. he called during dinner, so we got to talk for a bit. my mom's leaving in the beginning of january, and she won't be back anytime soon. i think she and my dad will return some time around mid-september. jeez that sounds so far from now. with a big empty house all to myself, i'm really lonely. if u're in the area, come visit!

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i want me some more of that tempura cheesecake. yum.
Ming said…
coo coo. I'll be back in phoenix on Jan. 4th

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