January has come and gone and now we are in the shortest month of the year. Saying that, January was an exciting and slightly crazy month for me.
After, A Christmas Carol, ended I spent the next couple of days hanging out with my mother's family on the east coast and celebrating Christmas. I believe that I have mentioned in older posts that Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays.
I won't go into details but Christmas is a big deal in my family. It was weird to not be home for Christmas, as this was my first one away.
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After a few days, I drove out with my partner to Ann Arbor, Michigan. I checked out the university and the town, while the weather permitted...Yes, I was there when the Arctic Blast hit Michigan and the Midwest. I'm not going lie and say it wasn't horrible. It was a pretty terrible. It snowed almost everyday and it was bitter cold.
I was supposed to leave Michigan on the 7th of January but due to weather and bad road conditions I was forced to stay until the 9th. On the 9th, I drove from Ann Arbor to St. Louis where I stayed with family friends. On the 10th, I visited college friend in St. Louis and then drove to Kansas, where two of my sisters live. It was great to see them. On the 11th, I drove to Oklahoma and stayed with family friends. Then, on the 12th I arrived back here in the southwest! During my road trip, I dodged storms and am now happy to be in a warmer climate.
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This last week has been rather exhausting as my grandmother had a stroke and I spent everyday with her in the hospital. Saying that, she is doing really well and is now in a rehab center. She had minimum damage--weakness in right arm and leg.
