What a great time of the year Christmas is. It's wonderful to get to see family (and friends that I call family) and to catch up. I even enjoy the drive (yea, that's 3000+ round trip!) because I am able to see beautiful scenery (which I failed to take even one photo of...sigh, yea, I'm shaking my head, too) and also because it gives me a chance to read on my awesome Kindle.
I actually read quite a bit of the History of Astronomy by George Forbes. I honestly had never thought of astronomy as well, not astrology. I for some strange reason related the two so closely that in my mind astronomy was astrology. Silly, now that I think of it. But the book so far has been quite interesting. I am going to be reading the Future of Astronomy by Edward Charles Pickering afterward and just hope it is as interesting as the first book- we'll see!
For Christmas my father in law gave me an Amazon gift card (yay!) so I immediately was scouring for something to buy :) I didn't find anything I needed so then I resorted to things I might like ;) It might be boring to you to know what I got but I'll tell anyway! I purchased A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich (for the Kindle) that I had been wanting for a while now. I also came across a book that I am finding to be quite interesting (since it goes along with my field of study): Humanity's Footprint by Walter K. Dodds (also for the Kindle, of course). There were quite a few other books that I would love to read, on my Kindle or in print, but they aren't in digital format yet and were outrageously expensive otherwise!
I still have some Amazon money left so I will let it sit until I figure out what I really really must have from there. There is always something!
I am so so happy to be home though. I had my friend Christy come over every day (bless her heart) and feed my fish and be friendly with our kitty. Christy is allergic to cats! Benadryl to the rescue! All survived- the fish, the cat, and Christy!! :) She came by real quick to drop off the spare key and it was so good to see her.
I'm glad to be home. Of course, now I must put things away in their proper places- not just willy nilly as they are now. Um, that'll wait until tomorrow I think. Right now I am so looking forward to my own bed.
No matter where I go, it's always nice to get home to my own bed and my own space and my own stuff. I'm glad you had a nice trip and enjoyed your Kindle. Your kitty must be thrilled to see you!
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