A Vacation To-Do List

Well, there are now exactly eight days before the pilgrimage back to school occurs.  Ok, it's really not a pilgrimage - a four-hour drive from Vermont to Massachusetts could hardly even be considered a trek - but it's still something that requires some preparation.  This drive could be further complicated by the fact that we have now received approximately 13 inches of snow, and it's still coming down.  Although I'm sure that in the span of a week plus a half a day, the snow will have stopped.  I also need to see if it is possible to fit a lever harp in the back of my car, because it will determine who will be driving with me.  Finally, I need to practice a good deal, seeing as I've only done that ONCE over break - bad news for an oboe major - and I will have lessons starting soon after we return.  So here is my official to-do list: practice; attempt to fit the harp in the car; buy a snow brush; pack everything I brought home; make sure I do laundry while it's still free; figure out how to find a summer job in MA; bake some last-minute cookies to bring back to school and share with people; listen to a few more records while the opportunity is still available; build a fort with younger brothers (definitely a necessary part of vacation); and finally, fix the button on my coat that is becoming perilously close to launching itself into the unknown void.  That's pretty much it, I think.  It's probably not an exhaustive list, but I think that covers most of it.  Oh, and make braised pork chops with apples for dinner tonight.  That could be an adventure.

P.S.  The cake was a success, and was also an excellent way to ring in the new year!