Survived the Holidays

The highlight of this year's (or would it be last year's) holiday season was taking Carly to the beach on Christmas day. It was a good day to go. We had thick fog in the valley, but the sun was shining at the coast; and it wasn't even very windy. The beach was deserted so we were able to take Carly of the leash and let her run. She had a ball digging, fetching, exploring, and trying to eat things like dead jellyfish.

On the way home we stopped at the casino in Florence for dinner. The steakhouse there is very good.

When we got home Carly and I curled up in the recliner together while Rocky surfed TV channels. He stopped on Marley and Me. Carly watched almost the entire movie. Her ears perked up at every bark and every, "Marley!" The next morning she was fascinated with the dog agility trials that was on the Animal Planet.

I did enjoy a strange mix of good movies during my Winter break.

It's a Wonderful Life was my favorite. I had never seen it before and so glad I did. There was a scene where George's friend is talking to him through the window of his car and starts to drive off. He yells out the window, "See you in the funny pages." My dad used to say that to me when he would tuck me into bed as a little girl. That is a memory that I never would have remembered without that movie.

I also enjoyed Horton Hears a Who, Gandhi, The Proposal, Ice Age: The Melt Down, and my sister came for a weekend and we watched Julie and Julia.

Now my Winter break is over, Winter term starts tomorrow, and I already found out that I have to dissect a sheep brain on Friday. Can't wait.