Eloise I wake up hungover but ready to tackle the day. It's another cold day—even colder than yesterday—so it will be another day spent indoors. Dominic and I make brunch, kill a couple hours watching a movie and staring at the bite-sized Christmas tree, and when late afternoon strikes Dominic asks me if I would like to go to the mall to do some shopping and have dinner. There is apparently a section in the mall with high-end restaurants; the mall itself closes at 7pm, but the restaurants stay open until the same time as a regular bar. It sounds like the perfect way to kill the rest of the day. I watch the mountains as we drive. Unlike yesterday it is a snowy day today, the peaks of the mountains seeming somehow whiter and fuller. Dominic told me that some avalanche advisories were put