I got a lovely package in the mail today from my friend from Davis - cow and pig socks! Can't beat those. I love snail mail. It's much more exciting and personal than email, or Facebook.
Winter break is drawing to a close. I became sad about that today, thinking mainly of how each time I come home, I seem to fall more in love with... home. You'd think I'd have had time to do that during high school, and the entirety of my childhood. But, I took it for granted. I don't anymore, now that I live somewhere else for most of the year.
We drove out into a more rural part of Marin today, and we climbed out of the fog in my neighborhood, up, up, up into the hills, until the fog tapered out and we popped out into the sunshine. I'll miss the oak trees, and the almost-green hills, and standing on top of them and being able to see all the places you know from way up high. Davis has no hills.
But, Davis has other things that I love. Flat, lush cropland stretching out as far as the eye can see. Green pastures dotted with horses and cows. Bikes - I can't wait to be back on my bike (Muriel). I'm definitely looking forward to being back in Davis, in spite of the fact that I'll miss home.
What else is new... I had a book club meeting last night where we discuss Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. I really liked it. It followed the plot of a classic Gothic novel, and was filled with suspense, intrigue, and, of course, the always entertaining English aristocracy. I'm eager to read more of her books. The next book on our list is The Falconer by John Cheever. I know nothing about it, except that a guy goes to jail. It's not the usual sort of thing I read, which is why book club is so great.
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