Here is a list of things that do not happen when Rob is on winter break and I get home from work at noon every day: 

• cleaning
•  laundry
• general productivity

Because when Rob is home all day with no work or school and I have practically the whole day free to do whatever my little heart desires, we end up sitting next to each other in bed with our computers all afternoon and taking lots of walks.

It's not too bad.

Most of the time, when I have visitors in Charlottesville, I take advantage of all the awesome restaurants that are within walking distance of my apartment. When my brother comes to town, though, we act the way our family raised us and we cook up a little storm. We roasted a chicken for dinner with grilled broccoli and then the next day I made soup and he made homemade noodles for it and we put together some of the best salad you've ever had.

And then we had a little Sunday photo shoot before he left.

Love you, Sean.

It's cold out there! I'm loving it. I don't have to be at work until two this afternoon, which almost feels like a day off even though it's really just a Saturday morning for normal people. I slept in until nine (!!) and Rob and I went downtown for a little breakfast before he heads out to visit his parents in North Carolina for the weekend.

I'm going to spend the weekend at work and then cleaning the apartment before we head to Roanoke for a Thanksgiving mini-vacation on Tuesday. Maybe a movie tonight with my friend Patrick and definitely some cuddles with his cute pup Riz.

What are you guys going to be up to these next few days?