Home Sweet Home.

David R.

December 18, 2010 - 11:34 AM

This blog comes to you from 35,000 feet above the ground in the belly of a Southwest Airlines jet en route to Denver. Today's journey will take me from Portland to Spokane and then finally to Denver- the promised land.

I drove up to Portland after the women's basketball game last night against the Pioneers from, ironically, Denver University. The lady Ducks handled the Pioneers just fine and are having a solid season thus far, despite losing at home recently to UC Riverside.

I stayed the night at my roommate's house and then he drove me to the airport this morning. I probably could have left Eugene this morning and made it just fine, but I wanted to give myself a little extra time in case something went wrong. My flight was scheduled to leave at around 10:50, which it did, and I should be arriving in Denver on time. I don't know what the weather will be like at home but I dressed myself in multiple layers this morning just in case the Rocky Mountain air is as cold as it usually is during this time of the year. I can't wait to get home and be able to relax in my actual house for a change.

Before leaving Eugene last night I went around my house and took all of the necessary precautions to make sure that our house is safe while it is empty, and that no shenanigans like last year's occur again (remember that my house was broken into last winter break). I went around and locked all of the doors obviously, but I also locked all the windows to ensure that no one can enter that way. Our house is literally right on a busy street corner, so I'm sure it will be fine, but that's what we said last year, and we all say the frustrating conclusion of last break. I turned off all of the heat so that we don't waste energy, and I cleaned as much as I could, but didn't seem to make that large of a dent. I'm not going to lie, our house has been pretty messy as of late, but I did some damage to the living room so that I could get to the television without having to wade through a mine field of pizza boxes and McDonald's wrappers (I know, typical male household). I left our lights on outside and few within the house just to make it look like someone is home. I'm sure it will be fine, and it will only be empty for about two weeks as opposed to the entire break.

When I get home one of my first tasks to complete is my holiday shopping. I want to go the the mall and get in and get out in as little time as possible so I can enjoy the rest of my vacation in peace. Christmas and New Year's are my two favorite holidays of the year and I am glad that winter break is finally here. I'll write you from Denver!