The house, the holidays, etc...

Our house is towered by trees that are three-four times taller than the house. It's beautiful and peaceful, and I'm so glad we chose this place to live. We nearly chose a townhouse similar to the one we left in Philly, and as it turns out, the townhouse is across the road from the train tracks (which we learned after we had chosen the house)...

Right now, we're about a half mile or so from the tracks, and for me, it's a pleasant sound every day (Eric doesn't particularly like it ;) ). It reminds me of my grandparents' house. It's just a slight whistling that I can hear a few times a day. If we had moved into the townhouse, it would have been a nightmare. Eric and I went driving around downtown Seneca over the weekend, and we crossed the tracks several times. It even has an old train station. :)

I had to go to the post office the other day, and it was so busy! For a little town like Seneca, I was surprised. I had to fill out the address forms for a couple of packages, and while I did that, at least 10 people walked in to stand in line. Thankfully, I got through the line quickly enough. I just love the "feel" of this little town. It's so spacious, friendly and quaint. I know there are things I won't like about it (such as the fact that many people keep their dogs outside :( ) but overall, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. I'm hoping that Eric's coworker's wife (who is an avid humane society employee) will eventually be able to find me a part-time job. I have a lot of veterinary experience, so that would make me a valuable eployee, and it would be a very rewarding (albeit sad at times) job to have.

I wrapped Eric's presents last night, so I'm all set for the holidays! Speaking of presents... I accidentally opened Eric's present to me. We had several Amazon.com boxes stacked up, and I chose the one that I thought had my gifts to him... but when I opened it, I saw that it was the Friends season box set. Oops. I was disappointed that I "ruined" Christmas, but oh well... I'm sure my gifts to him will make up for it. :)

Tomorrow after Eric gets off work, we're heading to DC for the holidays. I'm sad that I won't be spending Christmas with my family :( but I'm excited to learn the traditions of his. I thought about offering to make monkey bread like my mom does every Christmas morning, but Eric's parents' house may be a bit too chaotic for that... so I'm just going to make some quiche!

Off to watch The Santa Clause, one of the best Christmas movies... :)