...so the day before New Year's Eve was spent in the hospital waiting room...Nothing serious, just a "routine" scope surgery performed on Ryan's "good knee". He fell about a month or so ago and he's been having constant pain in it, thought it was a good time to get it fixed. After all the damage he did on the other knee playing rugby, this minor sugery was a piece of cake.
New Year's Eve morning was spent doing hair...then Pat and I went to the casino. This is not something we have ever done before...I have only been gambling once before when we were in Niagara Falls about six or seven years ago. I must say, we had a good time, although I do not like losing, especially losing MONEY. We played the slot machines and they confused me. I had NO idea what I was doing, but at one point I won $50 and quickly lost it all in a few more minutes.
A few hours of that and we both had our fill. The smoke was KILLING ME. I guess the new smoking ban in Michigan does not apply to casinos. ugh.
We went out to dinner and didn't even have to wait very long, considering it was a Friday night. We got back into town around 9:00, and went grocery shopping. Now we really KNOW how to ring in the new year, don't we?
Ryan and his girlfriend were here and we rang in the new year with them. I think we were all were asleep by 12:30. Woo Hoo! What a bunch of party animals.
Life is settling back into a normal routine post holidays...Jen went back to Chicago, Josh was home for a week but went back to the townhomes on campus, Ryan spent a few days here post surgery but is back home now, Pat's back to work, Jake's back to school...Jordy spent some late nights here during Christmas, helping me wrap gifts until 5 am and hanging out with family on Christmas day... It was nice to have everyone home. It really was a wonderful Christmas.
I can only hope and pray that God blesses our family with health and happiness and abounding JOY for the upcoming year. I wasn't sorry to throw last year's calendar away. It was a year with mountains and valleys and a lot of growing pains along the way. I have learned a lot about myself and the people I love, but mostly about the love of God for which I am eternally grateful for. His love has gotten me through the valleys and continues to carry me through the challenging times.
On that note, I will wrap this up so I can get some much needed sleep...something I have been deprived of during the Christmas season.
..."[11]For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. [12] Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. [13] You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart..." Jer.29:11-13
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LOVE this post. We saw a show that yearly does a Hail and Farewell to famous people who have died that year...New Year's Eve my hubby said hell and farewell to 2010. It was a year that felt like 5 years...long and hard. But in the midst God is always good. I'm kind of feeling like Hope is my word for the year. Praying your year is SWEET!
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