gift

The best gift I got for myself this year was this painting.

I bought it in Pelourinho, the touristy historic area of the city. I was shopping for decorations for my office, and fell in love with it. I had been expecting the school to reimburse me, but apparently the receipt I got was the wrong kind.

It looks great in my office, though. (And in our living room, where it's hanging during the break, while they're doing construction on the school.)

And I have to admit, I was actually kind of glad that the school didn't pay for it. Because now it's mine to keep.