Christmas Eve

[nonionay]

As of yesterday afternoon, the trains were running, so hopefully I'll be in Portland with my family this afternoon. It may take a long time, but I've got books and my laptop and a long weekend ahead of me. I've also got about 20,000 words ahead of me in the novel, and I'm hoping to tackle a big chunk of those today.
I'm looking forward to my aunt's house. I don't think I've ever had Christmas in her tiny cottage in the woods. She's got tons of beautiful found art sculptures made from the old boiler. Between her woods and the convent grounds, it's going to be a winter wonderland.*

*Assuming they can pick me up from the train station. Otherwise, I guess I'll spend Christmas...in Powells?

Comments

[paragraphs.livejournal.com]

Please, take your camera! I am dying to see pics of this house! That is so cool-sounding.

They better pick you up-- How many hours travel? Nick travelled 9 hours from his home over to Switzerland yesterday by train. I love travel by train. Except they go so fast I can't look outside, and definitely can't sit backwards. LOL. Oy. I couldn't believe it when i discovered I had that kind of motion sickness, or whatever.

[criada.livejournal.com]

My dad and aunt are at the train station at this very moment. Of course, I'm not...

[jaylake.livejournal.com]

Good luck with that...