'Twas The Night Before Christmas

‘Twas the service before Christmas and all through the Church

Not a seat was left open, unless in the front row you did search.

The wreaths were all hung by the alter with care

In hopes to attract a wandering stare.

The men were all dressed in ties and fine suits

While the women wore dresses, sweaters, and boots.

Once everyone was snuggled in the pews nice and tight,

“A blue Honda civic, you’ve left on your lights”.

The mass began with much incense they showered

Perfume was pointless, for now ‘twas overpowered.

The readings were read like they were every year

By the same man with the same jolly cheer.

And then on to the singing, and then praying did come

All the sitting and standing got confusing for some.

It was obvious who was a regular, and who was not

But regardless, the same message was what they all sought.

The homily was short while communion, not so much

But the message of Jesus, my heart it did touch

And then… Wait… incense again? I wondered why

It was already in my throat and all in my eyes

Then my favorite part, the song 'Oh, Holy Night'

The blonde opera singer always sings it just right

She sounds like an angel when she sings during mass

And I’m pretty sure she could go high enough to break glass.

Mass came to an end and home people did go

Kids excited for Santa; their faces aglow.

Now I too will go to bed, for this poem I must leave

I can’t blog all night because it’s Christmas Eve!

One more thing I will share with you, if I might...
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

Four Types of Final-ers

1) People who are way too excited about taking their finals. These people have lots of confidence and usually aren't afraid to make that known.

2) People who are the good kind of confident about their finals. They will not rub it in your face, but they will punch their final in the face. These people are awesome and I wish I had the confidence they do.

3) The average student who will work hard to study and their hard work will probably pay off. The downside is that they'll most likely be stressed the entire week causing them to lose years off their life in the long run.

4) The people who spend more time stressing about all their finals than actually studying for them... or the people who have no idea what they learned after a semester's worth of work.

Cheers to a stressful week of finals!