Merry Christmas...

Just a side note for all who are wondering, I did finish my huge paper on time... 3 in the morning before it was due to be precise. And it ended up being 43 pages long (it was supposed to be 35-40). But enough of that.
Sharky and I are now back home (being BC) for a short while, and it feels like we've never been anywhere else. Whenever we come home, Calgary doesn't feel real, just that we've been asleep for 4 months. But now we're home, and we've got colds to show for our weeks of crappy eating and sleeping habits to get schoolwork done. Actually, I'm just getting over mine; I got sick first, and Sharky got it from me once we got home. Now I'm sitting at my mom and dad's house, everyone else is asleep (even the cat), and I'm just listening to the wind blowing down the street. It's a very peaceful time before the rush of wrapping presents, perhaps last last minute shopping, getting dressed and going for dinner tonight (Scandinavians celebrate Christmas Eve as the big dinner, not Christmas Day). Just one with nature, breathing.

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On another note... I'm down to less than 10 pages on my Thesis!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program.

So it's December 16th and I still don't have my research paper done...

...but, I am well over halfway. And I've done almost all of my research. And I have a new niece! Her name is Lucy, and she's apparently really cute and chubby. I'm really excited about seeing her next week (yes, Christmas is next weekend). I will finish my paper, and I actually feel a lot better about it than I did last week. Even though I planned to be done by now, I would have been cutting some pretty important corners, so this way I get to be more thorough. That's it for me for now though, life = homework.

What? How Did December First Happen?!?

I usually really enjoy the first of the month. It's kind of like a mini-new year for me, new beginnings, so many opportunities, all of the events that will happen. But this time, I'm just shocked and flustered. I have SOOOOOO much I want to do before the end of the semester (Dec 20th is looming!), and time isn't holding still long enough for me to get a good grasp! Today is also the first day on our advent calandar (Yeah!) Sharky and I get to open a window and see a cute little picture... no, it's not one of those chocolate advent calendars. I much prefer the oldy-type ones with just a picture of a squirrel with a ribbon-wrapped walnut, or something. I can go out and buy way better chocolate for cheaper if I want to. But I also miss celebrating advent in church. I'm increasingly becoming more and more saddened by evangelicalism's aversion to church tradition. Granted, not all are like that. In my old church in Coquitlam, they would light an advent candle every Sunday starting at the actual beginning of advent, which I believe is the last Sunday in November. Now, other than a lot of Christmas decorations, there's no celebrating of Advent, the season before Christmas (and I happen to know which 12 are the 12 days of Christmas), to eagerly look forward to the coming of Christ. I guess I am still really excited that it's the first, no amount of dread can take that away, but it's going to be a tough climb for the next couple weeks.