New Years Eve/Day

So New Years Eve was a BLAST! We ended up hanging around the church instead of going to Joel’s because there were so many people, and it worked out really well. I think there were around 40 people there…wow. The guys brought in a bunch of couches and stuff, so comfortable seating was not a problem… Before our party, we sang at the old age home…where several of the people there reminded us not to get drunk . . . lol. We had good food and played a bunch of really fun games, and before we knew it, it was midnight… woohoo. . . hugs all around. A few people slept over at my house that night… we actually were asleep before 4:00. . . so that was good! The next morning rolled along and with it came church… at 10:00! We were almost late for church, but they started a few minutes late, so we were ok! After church, we all went to scotty’s for lunch…well, as soon as lunch started, we realized that we had to leave already to set up the gym, so I skipped lunch… we got to the gym and set up, waiting for people to arrive… and boy, did they ever arrive! We had over 170 people at the gym and probably over 200 at the skating rink! At the gym, a bunch of people played volleyball and hockey… I think there was even some lacrosse going on… great fun. After the gym, we went out for supper… we were going to go to Boston Pizza… but it a little bit full, so we ran across the road to a ‘lesser-known’ restaurant and got served promptly… great service! After supper, we had an hour to kill, so we went to my house to play some pool and uno extreme… yeah! We then left for skating and I think its fair to say that everyone had an amazing time there… the ice got bad very quickly, but I guess that’s what you can expect with 200+ people skating on the ice. The caretaker of the ice was saying that we are the biggest crowd that comes out on the ice there every year… which is no surprise really! Anyway, now I am at work (yes, yes, I know…get back to work) and I have very sore muscles and am extremely tired and have that ‘I didn’t get enough sleep this week’ tummy ache… and I am very bored with nothing to do here, and 3 more hours to go until I can go home…for a couple of hours and then go to other work…yay. Anyway… I think it’s fair to end this post saying that it is amazing that we can attend youth group outings like this… meeting so many new people, strengthening relationships with old friends, making new friends… wow, we are blessed in many ways!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.