Day 31!

Today marks snow day #7 of the year, only this time, the storm forgot to show up. It looked like it was turning further inland to give us up to 8" and instead we got some flurries.

While I'm not looking forward to making it up, it did give me time to fully recover and get a mix of work, errands, and relaxing done.

The moment of the day that made me happiest? Seeing this post on Facebook:

I haven't been on Pottermore in an age, but my Hufflepuff Pride was thrilled.

Despite its usuall rap, I always found that Hufflepuff valued the best qualities: loyalty, honesty, and accetance of all.

Helga Hufflepuff said, according to the Sorting hat, "I'll teach the lot, and treat them just the same." All students can learn if we have a little faith; all people can grow if we support and trust them.

So I smile because I am a Hufflepuff and was reminded today of just how awesome that can be!

Day 20!

It's my goal to have some time to relax and be myself each weekend and today was my day for that.

It was filled with cooking, chatting with friends and family for a long time about a lot of things, getting lost in The Infernal Devices, and some classic Harry Potter.

No, they're not as good as the books, but calm your jets, tumblr, they're still amazing.

Harry Potter makes me think of being the same age as them when the books came out and believing my Hogwarts letter was to come and how I would love to grow up and be Minerva McGonnagal, etc. It's just such a marvelous story of hope that it always makes me happy.

Hufflepuff forever!