It's been forever. I know. But I have some legitimate reasons for not writing this time. I did happen to survive midterms, Hurricane Sandy and the Nor'Easter. I should've blogged whilst stranded during the Hurricane. Instead... I spent my time finishing Arrested Development with my lovely sister. Ah, the past three weeks! Where to begin?
Midterms. They were brutal. I expected as much, but still. I had four midterms in one day. What cruel education system thinks that four midterms back to back is a good idea? Somehow I lived. And I passed, too. :)
The weekend after midterms, I ran away to Brooklyn to weather out the impending "Frankenstorm", Hurricane Sandy. I stayed with my sister, Mary for what turned out to be the entire week. Her husband worked in the city most of the week, so we basically just hung out in Brooklyn and ate a lot of food. Sandy left the lower half of Manhattan without power for days, flooded subway tunnels and essentially shut down the city for half a week. Since everything below like 34th street lost power, my dorm lost both power and water and my roommates were forced to evacuate on Wednesday. :( Luckily, no damage was done to our building and everyone that I know stayed safe and dry. It's surreal to see the damage on the news and feel as though my life went untouched. Mary's apartment didn't lose any power, and we were able to spend time together as sisters for the entire week. I was so fortunate. So for everyone's concerns and prayers, they were much appreciated! We weathered the storm very well. After school and work opened back up, it was onto business as normal.
Nicole visited me! Her anticipated arrival was the Wednesday after Sandy, and with much anxiety, we watched weather patterns and airport closures, but she was set to go. Lovely little Nor'Easter marched in and snowed up a storm, which closed JFK for the night, so Nicole was re-routed to D.C. and didn't arrive in the city until Thursday morning. Despite the travel inconvenience, we had an incredible weekend. We saw a couple shows, did some major shopping, and saw the city! We had a blast. I love sharing my world with friends from back home.
I have a few blog post ideas brimming in my head for this weekend, so I promise now... there will be regular Sunday posts again!
I miss you all. I miss home.
-Em
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