3 days...

...till i go back to Newcastle for Christmas. I cant quite believe that the term is over, and i'm going to leave this place for a whole month. The idea of living in a house with only three people where i dont have to remove the hair of random strangers from the plug and lose an outer layer of skin everytime i shower seems, well, odd. I'm also loath to not spend christmas at Hope Church, where me and alan have settled in this last two months. I'm so glad we have found a church that we like and has welcomed us in, big answer to prayer.

But i am really excited about having Christmas in my house, i havent since 2003; 2004 was spent in Kosova, and 2005 in Hull with my grandma. So i am very "jazzed" , to coin a phrase, about decorating the tree, eating lots of good food [mum can do the cooking!],and watching Christmas films. Im also excited to be seeing friends from home, and anna & mike, and even, yes, alan; contrary to popular rumour, we dont get to see all that much of each other up here. But its an improvement on last year, and the year before - 2004-5 was spent thousands of miles apart, 2005-6 only hundreds, and this year, just a couple. Next year, thank goodness, none.

Good things yet to happen before i leave Glasgow on saturday are; a carol service organised by all the christian unions in the city on wednesday night, a christmas dinner with about 14 of the girls on the corridor on thursday night, and a big night out on friday. Just hope the weather calms down before the drive home on saturday, because its like a gale out there at the moment. I seem to be spending the majority of my days drying wet clothes or myself. Anyway, until the next time, hopefully before the 25th, merry christmas! oh no, sorry.... happy "winter holiday"......