Dear Santa,

Dear Santa,

During this season of joy and stress, I thought I would make your job a little easier. From my experience as a grad student, it seems like I always have lists of things to do and the never ending stress of it all. How did you manage a list that is a billion items long and with very little time to fulfill it? Props!

As I mentioned, my life revolves around two main things right now. First and foremost: my family. I love to spend time with my family. We watch movies and read books together. It's a great way to spend time together and relax after long days of school. Jaclyn and I are set to finish Breaking Dawn by Thanksgiving. What kind of books do you read for fun? Jaclyn and I like Disney movies. Did you see the new Wall-E movie this summer? I thought the animation was impressive and also had good morals. I think Austin would like it too.

The second think my life revolves around is grad school. I am finishing my first semester and have done well. Creating a school schedule for homework (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) and focusing hard during those times has helped a lot. I even pack a lunch everyday so we can save money. I also ride my bike to campus so save money and to save the environment. Do you see any effects of greenhouse gases up there at the North Pole?

Anyways, I really don't have major wishes for Christmas. I am thinking practical right now. Most of the things that I would want are simple: a new pocket hymnal (black or blue), a few new white athletic socks (mid length cuff, not too tall), the new Taylor Swift CD "Fearless" (or iTunes credit), some lunch items like granola bars or fruit cups, and maybe another non-white dress shirt would be nice

My wish list has other ideas, but I don't really need those right now. I mean I can daydream and dig for more, but I don't want to be excessive. I would like if you found me a good HR-internship for next summer, but that isn't going to be realistic for you.

Santa, Thanks for taking care of all of us. Who delivers your gifts? I think you should get some fun things too. Maybe we should celebrate a Santa Day in January. Just an idea..

Until next time,
David