So here we are. November. The month before
Christmas, the month of Remembrance Day, the month after Halloween. November is
an in-between month. You get the sheer awesomeness of Halloween, with its
spooky skeletons, creepy axe murderers, and jack-o-lanterns, and then whoosh, November sweeps in on a freezing
cold gust of wind. Then there’s the waiting. During which Mother Nature can’t
decide if she wants us to be freezing, at negative whatever-Celsius, or a little
warmer, at maybe between 10 and 15 degrees Celsius! Then some more waiting…and
then BAM! Christmas!!! And who doesn’t like Christmas, right? I mean,
seriously. No school. I’m pretty sure that’s the best thing about Christmas
time. And let’s not forget the other holidays too, like Hanukah and Kwanza !
If
you’re a super nerd like me, you can’t forget that Christmas marks the date
when Doctor Who comes back! (Yay Matt Smith!)
You
should probably ignore that nerdy comment up there…I don’t know what I was
thinking. So anyway…Christmas. Yeah… Snow. Hot Chocolate. Chestnuts roasting on
an open fire (Do people still do that?) There’s also snow forts, and snow ball
fights. Curling up by the fire with friends, just chilling, hanging out.
And
cookies. Lot ’s of cookies. Shortbread,
Gingerbread, Rum Balls, Haystacks…but you can’t forget Fruit Cake, Christmas
Pudding, turkey, stuffing, potatoes, corn…(Geez, I’m getting hungry…I better
stop the food talk before I eat my computer mouse).
But
how can we forget the most important thing about November? You know what I
mean…Movember! What will yours be? English style? Wild West perhaps? How ‘bout
a Handlebar? Street Cop? Broom Salesman? Then of course the ever popular Fu
Manchu! For more about Movember, check out an awesome article by Nafeasa
Elhassan. (Seriously, it’s good!)
With
all the good things before and after November, this month should be awesome
(Despite the freezing cold air making you shiver each and everyday…but hey, Canada
