Last week finals were taken, classes were concluded, and hours and hours of students lives here at Fuller were spent in the library. For the majority that came to a merciful end by Friday at 5 pm last week. I was among these, my classes finished and I enjoyed the weekend by playing basketball, watching the Lord of the Rings, watching my alumni Fresno Pacific beat up on USC in an exhibition basketball game, and watching some more Lord of the Rings.

After teaching the Jr. High Sunday school class at Pasadena Mennonite I had a nice evening with some fellow Mennonites at a cheese and chocolate fondu party. Monday night I kept the ball rolling by going camping North of Malibu with the hopes of going on my second surfing expedition. It turns out that heavy winds are no good for waves so I never got in the water. Probably for the best too, I'm pretty sure I would have froze.

Unfortunately, that is going to be about as much of a break as I'll get until Christmas rolls around. I have decided to apply for the PhD program which means I need to finish my thesis paper (the research was done in Cambodia over the summer) for my writing sample, and then prepare for the entrance exam on January 4. That said, I did have a nice afternoon with a massage from Susan Young and then a couple hours of basketball. Now it is back to the grindstone as I let myself wander back to Cambodia.

Hope your holidays are going well as we wait for the coming of our King this advent season.