I did go shopping on Black Friday. It wasn't too crazy but still an ordeal. I got some small things at ridiculous prices, which was the idea.
The first snowfall of the season was in the beginning of December and caused a great deal of problems here. I decided to stay at home one day when the forecast said heavy snowfall and severe traffic issues. Right now it is above zero degrees again and all the snow has melted. It's raining instead. Quite boring, in my opinion.
At work we have started the Friday morning breakfasts again, which is nice. I'm back to full time also. Today we will have a Christmas party at a restaurant. It has been uncertain if we could have a party this year but the university said ok. My department is arranging it but we have kept it simple. The dreaded virus is spreading faster in society and I wait for the third shot of vaccine. I still don't know if I will be able to get to a Christmas celebration anywhere, we'll see what happens. My apartment is decorated in the seasonal style with an overloaded tree, candles and figurines. It looks great.
For many years I didn't think there would be any emigrants on my mother's mother's side of the family but about ten years ago I found out that my great grandmother's uncle left for America in 1879. His name was Andersson, so he was not easy to find in the US census records but he ended up in Minnesota, like so many others. I did the research but never contacted any relatives. Just recently, another relative here got interested and saw my research, and he decided to contact the living relatives in the US. He managed this thanks to social media and is now in contact with some of them.
