Promises Kept...

Dear Friends,

This past week can be summarized as a week of promises kept- mostly from David F. to D. Fahs. There were many times in the mountains of Northern Georgia that I found myself making commitments to do certain things during my upcoming break. Most notably I told myself that I would deny my hunger urges nothing. Thanks to this "eat everything in arms reach" diet I have put back on the 25 lbs. that I had lost. In addition, I have spent much time next to fireplaces (since I dreamed of fires every night), a ridiculous amount of time sleeping (average 3 1-hour naps per day), and a good amount of time seeing friends and family ( because that's ultimately what the holidays are all about). Overall, I've kept the promise of letting my body recover. Now that I am refreshed I am trying to get back into decent shape. It is tough to be sucking wind 5 minutes into a run, but I'll have to start somewhere. My full recovery will have to wait until sometime in the Spring...whenever I graduate.

So yeah, I am still in Chicago and enjoying my rest. My only remaining goals are to hang out with friends (especially my best friends from high school who I have somehow managed to avoid for my first 6 days here...my sincere apologies especially to Micah- and B.P., whom I may not be able to see now) and enjoy my freedom. Merry Christmas!