Ahhhh, I'm so happy :) Christmas break is coming up in just 2 weeks and I'll see Michelle, most of my family, and a few close friends! I'm reall loving the aura that Christmas brings. Last night I watched the soft glow of lights on a small Christmas tree for hours with great friends and Cypris - just relaxing and soaking it all up. It felt like a family somehow... Earlier last night I had a great time at a History club dinner last night with taco salad and an interesting talk about Robert Baxter and Erasmus - two amazing men in England's reformation period. It reminded me how much I really do love history. I'll have to make more progress on that minor sometime soon.

In my desperate need to be cool, I've been wearing a santa hat to class every day! It keeps me from taking life too seriously amid the projects, homework, and tests. It also makes people smile, which counts for a lot. The social activites are going through the roof for the next couple weeks: history club events, cross country races, an engineering party, the midnight breakfast, boxer run, open house, rockclimbing, a jump start party, drama productions, etc. I'm so glad I freed up a little time by doing some homework over Thanksgiving break!