my winter break

For winter break I visited my dad in Idaho. I stayed almost the entire two weeks, but I did not go out very much. I went to a suit store to buy a tie for my father, and on another day I went ice skating and shopping. I prefer staying home and relaxing though, so I was happy to not do much. On Christmas my family watched movies together and had fancy dinner. On new years eve I had a Godzilla marathon with my dad, but the very next day my favorite pet chicken died.

I never set goals for myself for new years because I think it's silly. I'd rather not put any expectations on myself and avoid stressing over or getting excited for something I always give up on halfway through. I guess I have to have goals though, so my 5 goals for this year are 1) get good grades, 2) improve my physical health, 3) get better at jazz, 4) draw more, and 5) get my drivers license.

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