Been awhile...

I figured I was due for an update in the blog since it's been quite awhile. The main reason I haven't blogged in a long time is that I haven't had much to blog about. I feel it's tough for me to blog during school because I really don't do a whole lot that's worth writing about. It's the occasional class or two, drinking on the weekends, and hanging out with Lauren. I also play poker an hour or so a day, but I don't want go in that direction. I do have some good news for my faithful readers. Now that Christmas break is here, I have a lot to blog about! Not only will I be free from school duties for about a month, I have a lot of upcoming travel plans. I am heading down to Florida in a few days and our new condo should be finally done, so I can post some pictures of that. Following Florida, I am heading down to the Bahamas with my family, Lauren, and a couple of friends, so that should be a blast. Don't expect a tan from me after all of the stuff I have read about skin (and other forms) cancer, but I will definitely be going to the beach (just covered in about 2 inches of 65 spf sunscreen). Once all that is over, I will have my last semester of school and then will graduate and finally start getting paid for doing work. I actually want to write a post some day about my career prospects, but I don't want to discuss that just yet.

Lauren and I are also panning another Europe trip! This time we are hitting more of Central and Eastern Europe. We are going about it a little differently this time. Instead of going to 5 or 6 places, we are going to just visit 3 and spend more time in each place to really experience the culture. I think we have decided on Munich, Germany - Prague, Czech Republic - and Interlaken, Switzerland. Munich seems like a nice city and they have these beer gardens which are right up my alley. Also, you can see some extraordinary Bavarian castles by taking a couple hour train ride outside the city. Prague seems really nice from what I've read. It was voted the top place to visit in Europe by tourists, plus my Dad's grandfather came from the Czech Republic, so I've got some of this culture in my blood. The last one we are visiting is Interlaken, Switzerland. I never heard of Interlaken, but I know Switzerland is beautiful so I did a little research (Lauren did most!). This place is absolutely gorgeous. The views are like those you only see in movies. There are just tons of snow capped mountains in the Swiss alps and they are all breathtaking. There is a lot of hiking and exploring paths you can take to really see some of these beautiful views. This place might be my favorite. I just love nice views, and I am making sure that my house has a good view of something, whether it's a city, mountains, or the ocean. You can count on that.

More to come in the next few days...