what the funk?

it's the first full week of work after the holidays and i can't escape those post-holiday blues. not that the holidays were so joyous as to cast a shadow on everything else, but simply that in the intermediate future, i see nothing to look forward to but the weekends and work. it could be just the fact that it's monday, but right now, i'm in a funk.

contributing to this melancholy is the fact that hotel sarah and bill has now closed for the season. after nearly 3 months of visiting guests, our appointment book is empty and the air matress is deflated. entertaining people takes a bit of work, but it's fun in its own way. what are sarah and i to do with a cabinet full of liquor and wine? how about the 5 pound tub of honey roasted peanuts?

what i think this all boils down to is a lack of short-term goals. a lack of something to "shoot for." but that void is soon to be filled...for both sarah and i. no we're not have a kid, we're going back to school. that means sarah begins her CFA studying and i start my path towards an mba.

here's to the pursuit of higher education (although not nearly as intense as faisal's).