Homeward bound I'm headed home to Lansing tomorrow; the good 'ole 517 :) Going home for the holidays is always fun as I get to see my family, as well as many of the people I grew up with. It's also one of the few times of the year when I don't have to worry about how I'm going to eat each day; one of those stresses you can't get away from during normal life as a bachelor.As I touched upon earlier this week, I'll be subtracting about 60 degrees off of the daily high temperatures I've grown so accustomed to living here in Pasadena. Like the other aspects of going home though, such a change keeps you grounded - reminds you of where you come from (or at least that's what I tell myself). Last year, I was home for about 10 days before the temperature got above freezing! One of the nice parts about a Lansing Christmas, however, is the odds are in your favor that it'll be "white." I can't remember the last time there wasn't snow on the ground for Christmas day. This is probably the best day of the year for snow because since none of the stores are open, no one goes out, which means you don't have to shovel it :) I've spent every Christmas to date at home in Lansing, and frankly I can't quite imagine it any other way. I've grown accustomed to spending Thanksgiving in random spots, as it's incredibly expensive to fly anywhere that time of year, and universities usually don't give us too much time off. I'm around older people now, as well as people from other countries, who don't go anywhere for Christmas. The former being already "home" (as they have families), while the later have the same story I have for Thanksgiving. Thus, it's starting to feel kind of strange to go home for the holidays, like I'm still an undergrad; but I'll keep doing it, that is until my family comes out here (which should happen considering the weather and the fact that I live down the street from the Rose Parade, but I'll leave that for another blog).
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