Pardon the hiatus

Pardon the brief hiatus over the past weekend, but I was just a tad busy.  I (in no particular order):

• Replaced the shower head in my bathroom (other one died of age-related issues).  I now have a showerhead/hose combo that will let me wash my hair in the tub without getting a horrible crick in the neck from trying to get my head under the tap.  Yay!  I feel very home-improvementy; it works perfectly, and I love it.
• Went to a gorgeous concert at school.  Christmas music for two pianos, both being played by incredible musicians.  Included some Nutcracker stuff.  Went home feeling very Christmassy (incomparable pics by a brilliant photographer to be posted soon)
• Purchased over half the Christmas presents that I need to get, and got ideas for the rest.
• Tidied, vacuumed, dusted most of the house
• Grocery shopped (long overdue)
• Cooked a loin of pork and a butternut squash (to be consumed through the week)
• Hard-boiled some eggs for salads
• Washed/ironed/folded/put away the laundry
• Scoured catboxes
• MADE IT TO MY FIRST RUNNING GOAL OF .5 MILE WITHOUT DYING (more on that at a later post)
• Went to beautiful Traditional Latin Mass for the First Sunday of Advent (more later)
• Studied for finals/voice juries
• Worked 6 hours Friday and 8 hours Saturday (money=good)
• Braved the Walmart to get wrapping paper, Christmas lights, and kitty litter (no small feat at this time of year)
• Wrapped several presents (plenty more to do, though)
• And went to bed last night by 9, which gave me 9.5ish hours of sleep.  I haven't felt this well-rested in weeks!

And that last reminds me that I really want to get 9ish hours of sleep again tonight, as I'll get all of six tomorrow night.  So, for now, good night!