the final stretch

chris left yesterday, and what that means for me is that this is the end... i have like 9 days until my final review... 17 days left in roma... crazy
i woke up at 5am yesterday to deliver chris to the airport... which thankfully went smoothly... checked in and we said our goodbyes and then i got back on the leonardo express and got back to my apartment around 8am, at which point i went straight back to sleep... chris had a good week here... i tried to send him out on adventures when i had to be in studio, and we went on adventures together when i could escape work for a while... we went out to dinner in piazza navona, which was nice... we climbed st peters dome, with mike too... but we didnt get into the baths of caracalla... o well... i think i at least got chris to see all the major stuff, as well as some other cool things that ive seen and really enjoyed... anyone need a tour guide for rome? because i think im a pretty damn good one!
its christmas time in roma... we've been seeing lights and decorations popping up everywhere from storefronts to side streets... apparently theres a big christmas tree somewhere... so we'll be on the lookout for that as well... ive got myself a collection of christmas music that ive been listening to while trying to concentrate on studio (but obviously im doing a poor job of that since im blogging right now)... but everything looks so pretty with christmas lights... and christmas music keeps me warm...
initiation was yesterday at school :-( ... i miss my sisters... i love initiation week... no matter how bad i get cabin fever and wish it wasnt so much time and effort, there are few things better than time spent with sisters... and thats something i really miss... not just this past week but every day ive been in rome, ive thought so many times how nice it would be to snuggle with dani or get dressed and go out with all the girls... or even how i wish my archie sisters were here and i could go waste time and visit them in studio... and i really miss dinners at the house... not just because chef joe is amazing, but because its so nice to just relax and eat together... oh relaxing... how i wish i could for a while right now... anyway, congrats to all our new sisters! im so excited to come back and meet all of you!!
so, back to the grind for me... ive got plenty of work to do before the final review... and i really dont have that much time left... so im gonna start powering through it... ill post some pics later hopefully... only 22 days until christmas! yay!