Deck the Halls…
With the winter successfully introducing itself to Eston, covering everything from sky to field, there is nowhere to escape its inevitable wrath. Coming like a storm, with temperatures bordering the -30’s, and having no right to complain because of Calgary’s -40 degree weather, I will instead be content with only mentioning the fact that its cold out here.
But things are getting better, and in a town the size of 900, and a Bible College containing just over 100 students and faculty you would wonder how entertainment makes itself known. Even as we speak, Eston College is in the thick of the ‘Great Coffee’a’Thon’, where students sign up and see who can drink the most coffee with the winner getting their names emblazed on a limited FGBC mug, something that around 15 students agree is worth risking their health over. The days has just begun, the contest is just three hours old at 11 o clock, and Kyle Lomenda has drank over 20 cups of coffee…this day is only going to get better. But that is only the beginning of the excitement out here; take for example the guys snowball raid just last night that saw around five girls take their turns turning into living snowmen…or in their case…snowwomen…or just snowball losers, as the girls did not represent themselves well, choosing instead to stay inside their warm wooden castles; one day they too shall fall.
This Friday the fun continues as the College embarks on its yearly Christmas banquet, which sees the student body get dressed up like it is graduation time, gathering for a night of memories, laughter, and often inside jokes. This years standup banquet will be a change form recent years, but will be sure to entertain none the less.
And to greet the student body this year for Christmas…the Norwalk virus, which is currently spreading its fangs around the College. The virus has taken down a number of students and faculty already, but the College is confident it can take down the virus.
With all this taking place in the halls of FGBC, you probably wonder how students have time for homework? The answer to that is…somehow. Somehow in the crunch time of the season the students persevere and get everything done, handing their last assignment with a sigh of exhaustion that can only be rejuvenated by a few weeks at our homes.
So here’s to the season with all of it’s anticipation and excitement, all its surprises, I hope and pray oyur Christmas season is filled with good memories. Merry Christmas, and remember that if the weather gets a little to cold, throw on a trusty old cardigan, because everyone knows they take the ‘c’ out of cold.
posted by Greg Roberts @ 9:18 AM
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