twas a glorious getaway with the girls when we escaped school wednesday night to travel up to pugwash in the rain. [the rain seems to be a recurring theme. fall foliage was wet too.] that was fun in and of itself. i just love driving to the sound of music, surrounded by friends as the world whirs past through the window. but we got to julie's cottage eventually. unpacked. modeled life jackets. played with swords. then piled into the car once more on a quest for candy! we stocked up on marshmellows. white chocolate. macaroons. popcorn. mike n ikes. etc. we visited the graveyard. and a high school... we also went to the wharf. blasted daved crowder. and danced. in the cold. the wind. the rain. we danced. it was sheer joyous abandon. a glorious moment. the rest of the evening unfolded in typical female style. a lot of talk. about boys. and deeper things. good discussion all round. oh and we built a fire. laura got the candle lit a la cigarette lighter in the car. i got the fire blazing. pretty much. i'm sure other interesting things happened but i can't recall them at the moment. in the morning however we rushed back [or as fast as we could rush behind that boat] for chapel and made it back just in time. i was glad. chapel was grand. that night we hung up coloured christmas lights all around our room. it is ambient lighting to the max. it puts me in such a happy state of mind and heart. i went to sleep between my flannel sheets with papers at my feet. woke up to a beautiful day and a beautiful breakfast. wrote my final midterm. and now the weekend awaits. joy!

"shirt mom"