Auspicious beginnings

I just have to say that I really, really like the way 2005 has started. It has had an auspicious beginning.

I flew in New Year's Eve to party with the Epic gang down at the Jupiter and we had a blast. We did pack it in a little early in my humble opinion. It was a fun filled evening nonetheless. January 1st was a day all unto itself (of course it was, how could it not be a day unto itself, but I am trying to build up to what a great day it was).

It all started with a great sleep in. I believe that I rolled out of bed around 11 am and lolled around like a sloth for a while. You know what that's like. Take a shower and stay in and stand under the falling water until you feel like you are going to fall asleep standing up and you're wishing you drew a bath instead. Then you lounge around like a cat in your bathrobe and sit in front of the window that has the most sun shining in. Maybe eat something sugary and leave your bowl on the floor because you can. At some point you decide to get dressed because you have nothing else you have to do. Nothing but relax and welcome in a new year that comes in carry nothing but potential in with it. It has not brought with it yet any disappointments, frustrations, pain, broken dreams and the such. It has thus far brought nothing but hope.

It gets even better. I went over to Abby and Nat's place with some other friends and we were going to hang out, play games, eat food and relax. We played games from 4 in the afternoon until about midnight. We played the funniest, most hilarious game of Cranium I have ever played! Have you ever tried to act out 'REPRODUCE' ? Yep. All I have to say is that there was a lot of laughter, sore stomachs, maybe some tears and it was definitely hard to breathe for a bit. I love laughing like that. Uncontrollable laughter has got to be one of the funnest things to do. I wish more things were funny like that. Maybe things are funny like that and I am just too boring to notice. It sure makes everything else after that seem funny too.

To end the first day of the year we took some time to pray with each other and for each other and for ourselves and let God re-ignite us yet again for another year. We prayed to die to self, way, way, less or me and way, way, more of God; we prayed to see miracles and then prayed that we wouldn't doubt; we prayed for loved ones, we prayed for people we don't even know in Southeast Asia. We prayed that we would know the heart of God for this world and feel the heart of God for this world.

It is going to be a great year!