Florida, here I come!

There is nothing like a break at the end of January. Especially when a January has been as cold and unfriendly as this particular one has been.

A 4-day trip to Florida to visit my grandparents and aunt should help get me through to the end of March, when I'll be heading (hopefully) to California for a few days.

They say (they being my connections down there as well as the people at the weather channel) that it should be in the 70's and sunny. While my aunt reminded me, "It's winter here!", I say -- her winter is nothing like this winter. Wind chill factor of negative 22 makes me think I signed up to live in Canada or Alaska, not Indiana. I'm thinking anything above 60 will feel like paradise.

That said, I'm currently enjoying the company of one Sara Wolf for a few days. I found on my mirror this morning a checklist of things I was to do today, as dictated by the Teacher, herself.

• Have a great day at work
• Wear some Very Sexy Hot perfume (so you don't smell like soup)
• Email Sara
• Say "Top of the morning!" to someone

Now, I may or may not have told the story of the soup fiasco of last week, but let's suffice it to say my house has smelled like nasty soup for about a week. She was trying to help me out, obviously.

The first thing I saw this morning as I squinted my way into the bathroom and flipped on the light was "Say 'Top of the morning' to someone," and I burst out laughing. It was the perfect way to wake up. Oh, Sara.

I'll report on the loveliness of Florida upon my return--Tuesday evening.
Until then, try not to freeze!