snow

I surfaced from a pile of chemistry papers and emerged from my cave (aka apartment) at 3:00 this afternoon, when what to my wondering eyes did appear, but....SNOW! Beautiful, swirling, flurries. Just enough to decorate the air, but not the roads. I didn't even realize I was missing it till it was here. For a few moments, I stopped being Sheela the stressed grad student, and became Sheela the kid who's ready for Christmas. I didn't even mind the wind whipping my cheeks as I walked from the parking lot to turn in my chemistry paper. I didn't mind my friend giving me a ride back to the parking lot, either.

I think I'm still in kid mode. Tonight, I made and decorated cupcakes to give out tomorrow, and wrapped and packed up some presents (all while studying for my 8 am exam, of course), so I'm feeling very elvish.