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rainy. rainy with a high near 60.
what a strange day for december.
as i sit here watching "you've got mail" with my beautiful mother and sister i am still finding this weather so strange. especially when i'm still finding myself to be a bit brooding over the Christmas that wasn't white. awww well. it was still a great Christmas.

but back to the movie. i do not think that i could ever truly become sick of "you've got mail". it's just too charming. although i've never been to new york, this movie made me fall in love with it. oh i can only hope to see this city, so beautifully depicted before my eyes, in person some day.

i made pita bread today. i was a bit leary about how they would turn out, but oh my word, they were something else. warm homemade pita with hummus, what a lovely, perfect dish for a strange december day. i've been cooking/baking a lot since i've been home for break and it's been just wonderful. oh ... you don't even know how happy it makes me.
speaking of my love for cooking, i got some of the greatest gifts for christmas. i guess they weren't really christmas gifts, one of my great uncles had gone to an auction and someone basically gave him a box of stuff that he didn't really need, and in turn he gave this box of stuff to my mother. he had found out that i am living in a house next year at school and that i would be needing various, you know, home stuff. and you will never believe the treasures that were in this mystery box. the usual quirky bowls and plates, and then the goldmine! a vintage grass green double boiler and an owl napkin holder. i wish you could see them, they're better than anything i could've ever purchased in any home interiors store.

on that note, i must go and continue to watch this delightful movie. i hope your christmas was everything you wanted it to be and more. LOVE.