Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire

Instead of doing my incredible amount of writing, I am watching a movie on TV and browsing the internet. I am so lazy. Or maybe I've just been pushed over the edge... I've gone from incredibly stressed to insanely apathetic. So... I have one 12-15 page paper to finish (I have 10ish pages), one 15-20 page paper to write, a NEW 4 page project to do, homework for my syntax class, and two final exams yet do to. The new project was sprung on us yesterday by the sadistic professor. I am so unbelievably mad at her. It's the last week of classes and she decides that that would be a good time to assign a project. HELLO?!?!? Ugh, I am so displeased with the situation. And I made that known on my official review of her.

In other less depressing news, Christmas is coming! I put up the tree at my parents and the little tree in our apartment. We also have a light-up snowman by the door, various little decorations, and many candles. :)

And my nephew was born the day before Thanksgiving! He was 21 inches long and over 8 lbs. And he is cute! Nidhal and I got to visit him on Sunday. Such a little guy! Anna, also cute, was as energetic as ever.

Over Thanksgiving, we went to my grandparents' house in the thumb. That was a great time, as usual. I wish, though, that everyone wouldn't leave so early. When I was a kid, everyone would leave on Sunday. But now, we're lucky if we have any of Saturday to hang out.

In addition, my aunt wrote a book! I read it over Thanksgiving weekend, and I must say, it is pretty good. It definitely won't appeal to everyone, but most books don't anyway. I hope she gets it published.

Nidhal got his TOEFL scores back. His scores for the speaking, listening, and writing were GREAT! His reading score, however, was not ideal. But that was because of the idiot screaming the whole time. Stupid, stupid people. He got an 83 overall (which is enough to get you into the M.A. for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program at EMU without having to take any ESL classes)... just imagine how well he would have done if he would not have been disturbed during the reading section.