Dear December

Dear December seems like a pretty cool catch phrase - I am so amazing for coming up with it, haha. Just jokes. I love Decembers; and this one is going to be awesome. With no real homework left in the term, and only 2 exams to finish off school, I'll get to go home and see all my friends and family again!

I'm always amazed at how many people are looking out for me back in Edmonton when I don't even know it. It's quite surreal, to be quite honest, to think that my church is actually caring for me even though they don't know all the details of what's going on with me 400 km away. I love you guys!

Christmas time is also really fun! My parents always wonder if we should still put up the tree now that we're older; but the answer is obvious - of course we should! I don't know if it'll be up this year though, haha. I actually don't even remember if it went up last year. But I know for sure that if we put it up, it probably isn't going to come down until February.

Anyways, as I am relaxing in my bed to wind down for the day, here are a couple of other things I will be looking forward to in December!

• Food that is not from the cafeteria! Oh my gosh, you have no idea how sick I am of this stuff!
• My own bed. Queen size. None of this "double bed" business.
• Privacy. I have literally had none of that here.
• Shopping! Shopping in Edmonton is still better than shopping in Calgary
• Hopefully jamming with the old worship team too.
• New shoes! My dad has a $100 gift card to Sportchek for me to buy new shoes!
• The calmness and peacefulness of the Christmas season
• New Years. As fun as 2011 was, I am ready for 2012 to arrive.

There will also be things that I will miss, being gone for almost a full month from campus, mainly the closeness of our group, but it will be exciting to have that renewed connection again in January.

So, dear December, please make December a legendary month and a great finish to the year!

Sincerely, Nathan. <3