December 10th,

Best feeling ever. Waking up in my cozy bed and looking out the window to find that its SNOWING ! Although there isn't much snow (really, trust me on this, theres like.. <5cm) BUT.... considering that I live in a region that is basically a snowfall free zone, just a mere layer of white snow on the ground is snow ! Hopefully, there be much more than just flurries  and bring on the heavy snow !!! 

Anyways, I'm half way to finishing all my finals , one tomorrow and still writing here (great - queen of procrastination strikes again) Just can't wait till everything is over and start the holidays ! Personally, I've seen so many amazing photos from the Christmas market - I think thats what it's called - but I've never been, I'm always hibernating under my blankets with a good old movie ! I actually really want to go this year ! I think I'll be going to a little German village like place called Leavenworth in the states for a week or so, I've never been there either... supposedly it's really nice when they do the light show - pretty excited for that ! Sadly, this year our family has just been too busy dealing with family stuff that we've had no time at all to decorate the house, or even put up our mini christmas tree !! Guess what I've been up to lately during my study breaks ! I literally think I'm aging like dramatically cause all I've been doing is learning how to knit !!! I used to knit several scarves during high school and have them donated to the Union Gospel Mission, but that was a few years ago. Lately I've started on two scarves, one is just a normal scarf in baby blue yarn - maybe I'll give it to a baby? I don't know. haha. And the other is a "knit two purl two" patterned circle/infinity scarf in black thick yarn. This is one that I just started yesterday and I just undid the scarf I made last year (as it was too big as a single loop circle scarf) and just started making a longer one so that it can loop twice ! Well, I guess thats my granny activities for the winter... 

Oh yeah ! I've been so busy lately that I completely forgot to make some ginger molasses cookies ! They're definitely a holiday favourite ! I don't know why but it seems to me that there is always a seasonal appreciation for ginger - if you know what I mean - its okay if you don't - let me explain... Don't you realize that once december, or more precisely, when Christmas is near, that ginger everything come into season? Like seriously, ginger molasses cookies, gingerbread starbucks drinks, even ginger hand sanitizer - yes those exist ! And once new years arrive - BOOM ! those ginger everything all disappears...Try noticing that this year, so maybe its just me... 

Anyways, wish all you a fabulous holiday, hopefully I will be back here soon, and to those finishing their exams like myself - all the best and ACE those babies ! Mua - happy holidays !

Lots of love ❤️,
es.