Naamoy ko na ang pasko

Wow, imagine that. It's less than two weeks away from Christmas - the most wonderful time of the year. Every single year, Christmas always brought out the good from everyone. There may have been some exceptional years - years when I wasn't looking forward to Christmas but hey, once that clock ticks 12mn on December 25, there's always that feeling of love and joy, thanks to the big guy up there. :)

Two weeks from Christmas and I look nothing like I'm ready for it. Aside from buying my first set of Christmas gifts for the family, I haven't even set my schedule for the holidays. This is what happens when you're still a probationary employee - you can't just take leaves whenever you want them. Heck, I've never even been absent for work since day 1. :)

I feel like I'm in college struggling to reach the holidays in one piece. I have a laundry list of things to accomplish by next week.

1. make sure that this *toot* for work runs smooth.

2. set things up for number 1.

3. craft a bunch of reports

(pardon me for not being explicit about numbers 1,2 and 3 - there is such a thing as an NDA)

4. check TONS of papers

5. compute for my students' grades

6. buy my family gifts

7. buy my friends some gifts

8. prepare for a Baguio wedding on Dec 27

All that and the madness of the holiday season. :) I'd rather be happy than stressed. Life has been so good to me this past year. Too many blessings that I can't count anymore. :) More than anything else, I'm very thankful for my family and friends who have been so supportive of me this year. I'm thankful that He has given me these chances to grow and be a successful person. :)

As I've said, it's the most wonderful time of the year. :D