A Blustery Fall Evening

Alex and I were talking about hiking up to the windmill things today, but it rained. Sad.

One of my instructors wrote “You write very well!” on my last paper. That makes me smile. Stephane also made some positive comments on my writing.

It’s incredibly windy here tonight. It rained all day and now it’s insanely windy. The wind in the trees is as loud as the waves on Lake Huron on a very windy day. I just looked at the weather and it says that the wind is from the south at 22 mph. It’s fun. I opened my window so I could listen to the wind. I love the wind at night when it’s cool. It reminds me of something good… good times past. It reminds me of winter as a child going to Riverside for church on Sunday nights. I remember the cold, the snow, the sky, the wind, the crisp feel and smell of the air. There was the thought and memory of Christmas, the simplicity of it all, the pure joy, the innocence. All of it enhanced by the winter’s crisp, cold night air and the innumerable white stars in the black sky. It reminds me of Friday night football games as a spectator and as a band member. It reminds me a little of walking to class in Ann Arbor with the wind blowing my hair and the brown oak leaves falling around me. It reminds me of halloween, elementary school, deer season, jumping into piles of leaves, walking through the woods. Memories of a different time.

Yes, so I did nothing today. I barely even left my room/kitchen. In fact, I didn’t even open the door until 8pm. My two attempts at cooking weren’t bad, but I’ve made better. I studied for a little bit, but I’m sure it wasn’t enough. I watched an episode of Grey’s Anatomy. It was kind of choppy, but at least I got to see it. I started reading another book. Yeah, today was a bit uneventful.

Yesterday I saw orange leaves on the street. It’s definitely fall. I think fall in Germany will be nice.