Winter Break Part II

Wednesday: February 18, 2015

I finally finished the fourth season of Downton Abbey, we don't own the fifth one but I think it's still playing on TV. It's an amazing show, highly recommended if you're interested in the early 1900s and enjoy societal films/books. I ended up taking a short nap today as well and awoke to news about school being canceled for the remainder of the week (thank goodness). My english teacher keeps emailing us updates and ends each one with #snowapocalypse2015 haha. Later, my dad and I ran to Walmart today to get some food, basic things, but it felt rather nice to get out of the house. I've been getting a bit of cabin fever lately, if I do say so myself. For lunch we all ate spanish rice with fish sticks and for dinner my dad and brother had burgers with fries while my mom and I had meatballs with fries. Very delicious! :)






Katya Podkovyroff
"The September Journalist"


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