Things to Do During Winter Break

Its week finals for me, and I'm so relieved that I have nearly finished one more semester. While homework, studying, and attending classes is not consuming all of my time, I'll have the opportunity to do things I haven't done in the last four months. Here is a list of my favorite things to do during winter break:

• Visit family I haven't seen much of lately. For me this includes family that lives about an hour away. I made a date with them for next week.
• Enjoy holiday activities. This includes finishing decorating for Christmas, making Christmas cookies, drinking egg nog, listening to Christmas music, wrapping presents, and playing board games with my cousins in our pajamas.
• Catch up with my DVR. There are some shows I was interested in earlier this fall, I set the recordings and haven't had time to watch.
• Go to the movies with friends. Something about sitting inside the theater with a tub of popcorn and a cup of Pepsi next to me gets me excited.
• Enjoy painting again. I like to paint with acrylics on canvas and try to recreate paintings I saw in a store and took a picture of. My attempts turn out far from what I was aiming for, but I enjoy the process.
• Read some books. I have a list of books that I have come across throughout the last four months while I was in school and didn't have time to try reading. I'll be stopping at the library to pick up a few soon.
• Work on finding scholarships and grants. I started a search already and found grants for women that sound promising.
• Get ready for next semester. This includes cleaning out my bag, my pencil pouch and tossing pens that have ran out of ink. I have a favorite pen I'll try to replace the ink cartridge.
• I hope to check out the traveling museum exhibit. I like history, and the King Tut exhibit is in the area.
• Enjoy the time to relax. I only have 3 weeks off before the next semester starts and the time off will seem to fly by.