ESCAPE

The past few days have been a little weird here at home. It is the end of Luke's very first semester in graduate school, and I've never seen him more stressed (which in the end stresses me out). No worries, he's doing well and his grades show it, but he's been feeling overwhelmed by his decision to continue his education. We're not thinking too much into it at this point because for all we know it could just be this one project that's making him feel this way.

It could also be that we've been feeling particularly homesick lately. A big part of that may be that we're not in Minnesota and it's the holiday season. In previous years, we'd have a holiday party planned with our friends, I'd be having girls nights with my best friends; drinking wine and watching holiday classics until candy canes start coming out of our ears.

This year is different. While we do have an almost two-week trip to Minnesota planned, we know it's going to be a busy one at that, and with so many people to see, it's bound to be stressful and unrelaxing. Just the opposite of how the holiday break is supposed to feel. Nevertheless, we are impatiently waiting for December 18th when we get to pack up and go home for the holidays.

Since Luke and I have been so stressed lately thinking about money, school, and the like, we decided to take a day off from everything. No school work, no bill paying, no responsibility for one whole day. We decided to escape for an hour or so in the heart of Morgantown at the Core Arboretum. It is so beautiful, and what makes it even more magical is that it really is right in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of Morgantown's busy streets, and yet once you get a ways into the woods it feels like you're miles away from anything. It works wonders on the soul and makes me feel so inspired every time we're there.

xo eden

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