Nothing significant has happened since my last blog entry - although I certainly hope that next time when something big does happen, it won't be a car accident.

Christmas is inching closer and closer, yet it does not feel like a holiday season. I have no reason to celebrate anything, and watching the shoppers rushing through the stores with their long gift lists, I am so grateful that I am not in their position. The four of us, being my parents, brother, and I, are only exchanging small gifts. Nothing big or expensive, but I honestly don't care. There are better and more important things that my mom should spend money on (like our monthly rent). My sister and her fiance were supposed to come to Las Vegas for New Year's. As usual, plans changed and they are not coming after all because of the plane ticket prices and the road traffic. Dorota called earlier this evening and told me that she is coming at the end of January to attend a show on the Strip, so I suppose I will be seeing my sister again. Justyna is so busy with her new job that she barely has time to breathe let alone visit us in Las Vegas.

More visitors are guaranteed, however. In the spring, Marek and Klaudia are flying from Poland for Dorota's wedding on the second of April. They also want to stay here a while to check out the sights and have some fun. Speaking of weddings, they got engaged two days ago, so it looks like I will be going to another wedding in the near future. It's also another good reason why I should go to Europe. Haha!

I am so happy for them (Marek and Klaudia). It's hard to believe that they have known each other less than a year and act as if they had known each other for much longer. Watching them together always made me so jealous that I have never experienced anything near their relationship. A part of me wishes for a boyfriend - the other part says I should be patient and let it happen when it happens. I wonder when that is going to be.

Several short thoughts: I'm drained and proud of myself. This green tea I am drinking got cold extremely fast. I want to buy a new CD. I still smell like chlorine even though I took a long shower. No more Starbucks coffee - it's too bloody expensive. I dread going to work tomorrow. Why does my hair take so long to dry? Sleep!