Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies. You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that's no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby's rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus?Thank God he lives and lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10 times 10,000 years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!!

This is the reply to a letter sent to the new york sun newspaper written by 8 year old virginia o hanlon
Her letter found its way into the hands of a veteran editor, Francis P. Church. Son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered the Civil War for The New York Times and had worked on the The New York Sun for 20 years, more recently as an anonymous editorial writer. Church, a sardonic man, had for his personal motto, "Endeavour to clear your mind of cant." When controversial subjects had to be tackled on the editorial page, especially those dealing with theology, the assignments were usually given to Church.




Surely this type of blind child like faith seen so often during Christmas must be possible? I just wish I could find it . . . .

side note . . . my blog is still set on NF time . . .

So I havnt exactly updated this in forever . . .

So I'm home now its pretty cool . . . really weird though I don't know how to explain it its just weird like I changed but nothing else did and because none o it changed I feel like maybe I havnt changed, Maybe this makes no sense?

I'm really excited for Christmas just because Its Christmas I'm also pretty excited for new years (i think?)

Went to Calgary with my mom Thursday I had to get my oncology blood work done it was pretty sweet I got a happy feet band aid . . . And then we went shopping, This resulted in a very unhappy foot. I need to figure out how to make it heal.

Friday morning I had a chat with Dawn it was cool it was my last chance to see her before they all leave for the Mexico missions trip. Then I slept again, Then I babysat then I hung out with kay which was fabulous.

I'm supposed to hang out with Kay again today (Saturday) I'm also supposed to meet up with Bailey cuz I accidentally stood her up today (Friday)

So this was pretty much a retarded update . . . I'm not quite as sick now (YAY) Also did anyone watch the OC yesterday ???? SHOCKER!!!!

I would be at camp right now if I had chosen to volunteer again for Christmas camp, it feels odd being at home. I feel very much like somethings missing I also feel like I'm slacking off and I know Im missing a fabulous time le sigh I guess though I should be home seeing as I leave again a week after new years.

On that last note it is very odd (and yes Michelle you will enjoy hearing this) I actually feel slightly homesick in a way. It just seems that there was a lot less drama in NF or something like that.

It also seems that you can not just up and leave a problem and expect it to disappear while your gone. Things just don't work like that . . . This worries me though because I know that any issues I left in NF will most certainly be waiting for me when I get back, This occurred to me last night.

The words pine lake camp returning staff application ahvebeen floating around in my head alot as of late . . .

STOLEN!!!

Stole this from BuBbLeS it looked fun . . .

So, here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...

Opening Credits:
Landslide~Dixie Chicks

Waking Up:
Strawbery Gashes~Jack Off Jill


First Day At School:
8 Days Of Christmas~Destinys Child

Falling In Love:
Sunsets And Car Crashes~The Spill Canvas

Fight Song:
Break Me Shake Me~Savage Garden

Breaking Up:
Wonderwall~Oasis

Prom:
Hey You~Pink Floyd

Life:
Forever Young~The Youth Group

Mental Breakdown:
Sour Girl~Stone Temple Pilots

Driving:
Glycerine~Bush

Flashback:
Skater Boy~Avril Lavigne

Getting back together:
California~Phantom Planet

Wedding:
Baby Hold On~Dixie Chicks

Birth of Child:
Beautiful~James Blunt

Final Battle:
The Scientist~Coldplay

Death Scene:
All My Friends~Counting Crows

Funeral Song:
The Spill Canvas~Bracelets

End Credits:
Tears In Heaven~Eric Clapton


Overall pretty impressive I think . . . Except the christmas song that makes me wonder.

Hello from St.Johns international airport!!! T-59 minutes until my flight home !!!!!!!!!!!! You got it prarrie girl is headed home for the hollydays!

Sorry for not exactly updating in the last well week ? or 2 ? Ive really just had nothing to say and truthfully I still dont only that my laptop screen is really suer dsgustingly dirty as is my entire laptop Id really like to figure out how to clean it up while Im at home, Anyone who knows anything about laptop care please leave a comment!

Im feeling slightly better this is good.

I cant just have a cold . . . or the flu oh no. I have to have a flu like virus that is attacking the organ of central balance near my ear . . . viral something or another.

I also have 2 exams left and yah the doctor said I can get them difered . . . but who wants to study over christmas ?

Home in less then a week!!!!! I really can not wait, I'm sort of relying on this to remind me of why I'm here and what I'm doing I guess I just need to remember where I came from and who I am. Man that sounds so corny.

Chem was yesterday English was today chem was miserable, I knew that there was no way I could do good enough to pass, I don't even need the course I was just there because I changed my program after the deadline for dropping courses without academic prejuidice. SO I take the final BOMB it and later I'm talking to my lab TA who tells me that the prof could have written me out of the course because of my program change. Want to know what angered me the most was the prof knew! Cant wait for next term when I'm taking courses that I like.

2 more left bio Thursday and psych on Friday (7-9.30pm) then I fly out at 7.15 Saturday morning (less then 24 hours after my exam) Then home till the 7th when I fly back to NF my plane gets in around 12.30 Am he 8th and then classes start for me at 10 am (once again less then 24 hours) hahahahaha I loves my life.

This was kind of a pointless blog update.

Today I signed away 2 years of my life . . . well at least 2 years of my cell phone life, Thats right folks Im now on a contract. See it all started with the idea that I need to get off of pay and talk because its sucking away all my valuable money and I have crappy rates and it just sucks. And I also needed stuff to use to build up my credit rating so obvious solution? Switch to a plan so thats what I did . . . And it was cheaper to just go on a contract with it and get the free phone thrown in who knows maybe this one will work.

Now that the boring stuff is out of the way. Tonight is the SASF Christmas dinner I like food . . . so I'm fairly excited AND its semi formal and I like dressing up, Win Win. I wish it were semi formal enough though that I could wear my dress from Christmas party though.

I think that I should type something meaningful but nothing is coming to mind . . . maybe later?