Going to Ontario!

Yes, for Christmas! It's very exciting and all. Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year for a lot of reasons. First, obviously, because we're celebrating the birth of Jesus, the person who saved us all. I always love driving around on regular errands and seeing billboards that have "The Season has a Reason" on it. It's nice to know that people are willing to spend money on a well-placed billboard to spread the gospel, and that they actually go out and do it. And, of course, hearing all kinds of Christmas songs on the radio, that subtly or not so subtly mention what Christmas is about. Namely, praising God for sending his Son down to save all of us sinners. And it shows how sinful we are by how much some people twist Christmas, making it X-Mas, or using it to advertise their new product.

Another reason is the presents. I would be lying if I said I didn't like the presents. However it also reminds you of the people who don't get things like this and makes you grateful that you live in a kind of country that can afford these kind of things. My school, as every other year, has done Operation Christmas Child. We get red and green shoeboxes, and the idea is that we fill them with fun toys and things that they might need in third-world countries, things like soap and toothbrushes, etc. On the day of the deadline, two ambulances come and we store the boxes there, where they carry them off to appropriate places. We make a big winding human brigade from inside, where the boxes are, to the ambulance, where the paramedics store them in. When all the boxes are in, they go roaring off, sirens and all.

And this Christmas, I get to see all my favorite relatives in Ontario. Now if only I could get my relatives from B.C. and Chicago there too........ Anyhow, the point is that this is the first Christmas that we're going to have in Onatario since we moved. And its going to be exciting! I think it will be even more fun because I'm not sure what its going to be like, having all my relatives there, which is going to be such a change from our usual Christmas events. But, the one thing I do know, is that its going to be AWESOME! I'm really glad that we FINALLY made plans (the finally was in there, because its been 11 years!) to go out there for Christmas! And I'll probably come back out of there with so many pictures that I could just lay them side by side in chronological order and relive it all again. Oh yeah, I hope to get a digital camera.

So basically, I like Christmas. That was my way of telling it in a winding, rambling, probably somewhat confusing way. But, I just thought I would let you all know, once again that we're going to Ontario and how excited I am!

Friends!

Almost wherever you look for them, you can find quotes about friends. Some are funny, some are goofy, some are serious. But they all are saying how much friends mean to people. Here's my definition of friendship. Friendship is where you can look at eachother and start laughing, and then not remember what you're laughing about, so you laugh harder. Friends are for staying up till 2:30 in the morning, talking, laughing and telling jokes. Friends are for teasing just because you love them.

The actual definition of friend is something like this : a person whom one knows well and is fond of.
Personally, I prefer my definition. Its much more imaginative. Dictionaries don't leave any room for imagination. They just tell you what the word means and leave it at that. What about going into more detail? What about the funny stuff? But anyways, before I get caught up in a rant about dictionaries (not sure why I would want to anyways.....?) I also made an acrostic just off of the top of my head, so I might as well stick it in here.

F orever
R eally Close
I nside Jokes
E lephants couldn't keep us away.
N ever stop laughing
D aring tickle attacks
S leepovers
H aving fun
I n addition to sisters
P laying games

There it is again. Making a definition, but using some imagination. I should call up Mr. Webster and read the definition for imagination out of his dictionary and then tell him to use some. Maybe I could even help with the design. I would be the first in line to buy one. Even the definition for imagination is boring. 'the act or power of forming mental images of what is not actually present.' See? I told you so. It makes people who use their imagination sound crazy? And, I am definitely not suffering from insanity. I'm loving every minute of it!

Here's some of the quotes I promised. Feel free to tell me your favorite in the comments!
"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked." ~ Bernard Meltzer
A friend is someone who knows all about you and likes you anyways!