Finally December

Hey everyone!
December is flying by! Last week we had Thursday and Friday off for snow days. I have a Bernese Mountain Dog named Jasper who absolutely loved the snow and cold! This week is the last week before Christmas break...yay! I'm going to Hawaii with my family the week before Christmas and I am so excited to relax and (try to) tan. I really want to try surfing while I'm there and hopefully also explore the Road to Hana.

This week, my PSU History research paper is finally due! It was assigned in September, so this feels like a long time coming. It's been really interesting to do such thorough research into topic but I'm definitely ready to turn it in and be done. It's a busy week at SMA...we have our Christmas family baskets due this Thursday. Each TA gets assigned a family and everyone pitches in and buys food, presents, and all sorts of goodies to give to them! I went to deliver to my TA's family last year and it was such a nice experience. December at SMA is always very busy but very fun.

I hope you guys all have a fantastic holiday break!
Merry Christmas,
Claire

Here's my dog Jasper in the Christmas spirit!

Hi y'all! 

Happy almost Thanksgiving! I'm so excited for the time off and to officially start prepping for Christmas! My family has a fun plan including lots of baking and visiting the decorations at Pittock Mansion! It'll be really nice to have the time with my family and friends.

In my PSU Modern European History we are working on our research paper. My topic is surrounding Queen Isabella of Spain and the Spanish Inquisition. I've been hearing about the topics of other people too and everyone has really interesting topics. We only have a two day week this week so it's not that busy of a week. 

I hope you guys all have a great Thanksgiving week and enjoy the time off with family and friends!

Talk to you soon,

Claire