Merry Christmas

All in all, I think Abbie had a pretty good Christmas. She received some items for her dorm room next year, some gift cards, new sheets, a Kate Spade bag from Greg and Elizabeth, and a few other odds and ends.

As always, finishing up the semester was a hectic time. In addition to exams and work, the senior girls got together for a PJ party in which they exchanged dorm-related gifts with each other. This spring there will be the senior sunrise breakfast, a spring break trip to Jamaica, and senior prom to look forward to.

Always present is the endless college application process. Other than a deferral from Princeton, Abbie hasn't heard back from any other schools. It will be mid- to late-January before anything else rolls in. In the meantime, there is one last batch of applications that needs to go in during the first two weeks of January. As you can imagine, Abbie is getting pretty sick of writing supplemental essays, but there isn't much choice in the matter. 

Some of her classmates are in the same boat - deferred from a top school and still completing applications - but others have already put down deposits and have the application process behind them. It is unlikely that Abbie will be able to make any decisions until April 1st when all the acceptances and rejections are in. She isn't happy about living with that level of uncertainty for the next few months, but again, there isn't much choice in the matter.

As for something more fun than college applications, Abbie is spending a few days with Eleanor this week. Hopefully that will be a nice break. It is hard to believe that in a week the girls will be back in school and the routine will resume. The break is going quickly!