STUDIO 48 -- Athens is under a thin sheet of ice. The weather is the nastiest it has been in recent memory. However, today is a great day in the world of Matt. The sun isshiningg on me, and the skies are nothing but blue. My friends... FINALS ARE OVER!!! It is finished. Done. No mas. So as I finish cleaning up Studio 48 and pack up for two weeks away from the Classic City, I do so with a smile on my face. I will not think of college classes or books or studying again until after the bowl trip. Wow, two weeks of relative freedom.
I will spend part of the break in Gaines-Vegas with the fam, then maybe a day working at the Hartwell cabin, and then will be in the mountains for a few days of true relaxation. And then to top it off, I will watch my Dawgs take care of business.
As you enjoy your break and I enjoy mine, let's all try to remember the real reason that we celebrate this season...
And so it was, that, while they (Mary & Joseph) were there (Bethlehem), the days were accomplished that she should deliver the child. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; you shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger".
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men".
~Luke 2:6-14
Merry Christmas everybody!