so it's finally the last day of classes...at least for a little while and it's not really the last day because finals are still to come. i can't believe how quickly this term has gone by, it seems like i just moved up here and now i'm already heading back for christmas. it's weird because i went home a lot more last year and yet this year seems quicker..hmm. i can't wait to be sitting at home with my puppy and le chat (that's cat, right?) and to see my dommi! i haven't seen her forever and i barely get the chance to write her either, it's going to be so great. i really miss my family too, it seems like i never hear from them yet i hear from them all the time. jess is moving back to town so me and weener will be the only ones gone. it'll be better for the folks that way so they won't be completely lost with what to do with themselves, but i'm not sure that's what she wants. i don't know if i should get another pet...since lucy died i've been bonding with muffin (because willow is a snotty selfish little cat) but she's not mine and i want something of my own to 'love'. i wanted to get my own kitten but apparently 2 cats is just right and any more would be too much. i don't really think that's fair but whatever...maybe i'll get a hedgehog, they're not too expensive...ha! i have to find something that can handle cold weather though because the basement is a little 'drafty' i'll say. i was so cold last night i didn't think i'd ever get to sleep and then when i did i thought i'd died because i was so cold. not really, but it is chilly. and i can't wait to go skating and snowboarding! it's going to be so fun. and then i'm going to bring my skates back with me so i can go here a couple of times before school gets too serious again, so if anybody knows a nice outdoor pond in edmonton let me know. well, i can't really feel my hands anymore because it is so cold and it's taking me a long time to type this so i think i'll head off. happy winter!