Since the beginning of December life has been busy. I always have good intentions of blogging and then get caught up in other stuff.
So let's see what I have been up to since December 3.
1) I got all my Christmas presents bought and wrapped by the 13th. Yeah! That was a great accomplishment.
2) I went
Midnight bowling with the Murj group from the Chapel. What an evening it was! 25 singles came to the Transit lanes to bowl. It did not matter if you were good or not, just that you had an attitude to have a great time. Plus you needed to be awake, if you were not you were by the time the bowling started because of the loud music that was being played. A new friend of mine, Mike Soliman, challenged me. He was insistent upon the fact that he was going to bowl better than I was. Well, the first game I did beat him and then everything went down 
hill from there. It was a fun evening. I cannot believe I was bowling until 2am. It is too late for me. When I left the alleys there was about four inches of snow covering all the vehicles. It did not make traveling home easy. Ugh!3) I saw the Living Singing Christmas Tree at the Chapel. The premise was based around the game of Life. It was a good performance. Not as good as I have previously seen, but good. It was nice to be with friends and to support friends who were either in the choir or part of the cast.
4) I started playing volleyball again on Wednesday nights at the First Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst. It was good to be back. I have played okay for not having played in a couple of months. It was nice to be welcomed back and to know that I was missed. I hope to be able to play more often in the next couple of months.
5) I never got the x-ray results back from the doctor. He said if there was anything wrong the techs would have contacted him right away. I did have to get antibiotics for a cold. I was in bed
at 7:30 every night for a week. The cold took all my energy. Thank God I am feeling a lot better. As for my chest, I just have to be careful about how I exercise.6) Jeff's birthday: On Friday December 12, a group of got together to celebrate Jeff Chiacchia's 37th birthday. Patrick and I tried to get party hats for the party, but Jeff would have none of it. He said "He would feel silly and self concious in a party hat." We tried and tried. Patrick finally made one out of aluminum foil and placed it on his head as Jeff got his cake. He is smiling in the photo and I do not think he looks silly. What are we going to do with the boy? :-)
7) I went to my good friend, Kisha's, annual Christmas party. She had close to
40 people in attendance. There was good food and good fellowship. We also did an
ornament exchange. I brought an ornament that I hoped would be one that got passed around. It did and I was excited about it. It was a cute little hedgehog. Everyone loved it! I even bought one for myself.8) I went Christmas caroling with friends from MOSAIC. We went to a local nursing home and sang Christmas carols to the residents. What a blessing it was to walk the hallways and sing about the birth of Jesus! When we got back to the Chapel, we had hot cocoa and cookies.
9) Secret Santa with friends! Well, actually everyone else did Secret Santa, I did not because I had gifts for everyone. The gift exchange was a lot of fun to watch. The gifts that were exchanged were perfect for each individual.
The giver was just as excited as the receiver. I was glad to be a part of it.10) Party at Jackies: My friend, Jackie, invited a group of friends over to her house for dinner, movies and the opportunity to make a gingerbread house. Each person brought either a dinner item or an appetizer. There was a lot of good food. Some of us watched the movie Elf, while some of us
created a gingerbread house. The whole evening was relaxing and just nice to be with people who love you.
11) Family Open house: Last night my family hosted their annual Christmas open house. There were a lot of people in the house. Some people I did not know, while others are really good friends. My mom prepared turkey, ham and roast beef, plus potatoes and a seven layer salad. Everyone else brought their favorite dish to pass. We had a lot of cheese and crackers! LOL
At about 9pm the Wii was turned on and the challenges began. There was a lot of smack talk between Bill and Kim about who was better at bowling. When all was said and done, Bill had to concede that Kim was the better bowler. Maybe next time Bill will win.
Well, I hope that has brought you up to date a little bit.
Until next time!
Blessings to you~~~
