If this isnt christmas then sue me!

so its almost christmas time here in Yuzhno, Russia.. and also time to recap events of my life so far in Russia. since thanksgiving, in our house was guests from Blagobeshensk, Russia. who came to stay for 2.5 weeks. who brought my ice skates!
now time for one of my segments!!
SPORT REPORT!:
while the guests from Blagoveshensk were here, we did start to play soccer in the neighboorhood with our neighboors. so now occasionally in the snow and ice, with sub-zero temperatures. we play soccer, i only fell once, but i scored when i did. and unlike last time, im allowed to use my SHOES THAT FIT MY FEET!!! and guess how much better I play? a ton!
in school: we started to play guess what!? rugbe! almost like football. and ever though we played on our knees on a short field.. with a basketball... my record was still pretty impressive. 1 interception, 2.5 touchdowns. powerbacking title! one man goal line stand (all me) and prasie afterowrds. all in all. it was a fun game. as we won all the matches in class.
in semi school settings: i walked into basketball practice on wednesday.. the captain went up to me and said.. "Aaron, this is your assignment..... for when we play our games" which meant


IM ON THE TEAM!!!!!
my assignment for the games (this is ironic).. D-D-D... DEFENSE! swat the ball when its thrown, rebound with your long arms (im the tallest man on the team). and when you shoot the ball.. dont miss.
it just sucks now. because the sport hall is under construction. so we cant practice. and our first game is january 17th.. less then a month away.
so thats it for sports.
as for the weather Russia is a bit different. the temp is warmer then in the US. yet its much colder, but a lot of snow. which i like! as for holidays. we dont really have christmas, everything here is new years.. random street corners have huge christmas trees (yolka) with a ton of lights. something i dont see in the US. because they have a much different attitude to money here than in the states. speaking of new years, at the school was a french new years party. of which of course.. i didnt understand a word.. my props to caroline and Roxane.. so christmas time in the US means a lot more then in Russia.. so although i had little to talk about.. i still wish everyone a merry Christmas! ded moroz and santa claus wish it also..
p.s
GO PATS!