Well everyone, it
is about 4:30 pm on Christmas Day. I
have had a great Christmas this year, and have been celebrating for about a
month. I visited my mom and dad and
sister's family in Greenville, SC, and it was a great visit. The mall there just got a new store with a
bunch of cool polished rocks, so I gave my nieces each a box full of cool
stones and I gave their whole family a Nintendo Switch with some games. I would say I did pretty well, except I might
do one more winter gift with a refill for their "suitcase full of money"
from last year.
A great highlight
of my Christmas was getting to go to a high church Christmas eve service at St.
Bart's church with two great friends in downtown NYC, and I finally ate
communion after several years of not knowing what to do about trying to be a
church member somewhere. I could not
decide between Catholicism and just joining a Presbyterian Church, but I easily
scarfed down some Episcopalian Eucharist last night and it was great.
Today I have been
playing video games and am excited about a cheap mall plug and play that has 76
THOUSAND video games on it, including Arkanoid, Tetris, and Pinball!!! I can't
believe it! I also have been playing some new Nintendo games, including a
carnival game, which is a category of entertainment that I have always
loved. So that is a great Christmas, and
I am surrounded by yummy snacks as well.
For some reason, yesterday I stopped by a gas station and got some pork
rinds, beef jerky, salted peanuts, and lottery tickets, and it added a little
something to my Christmas that I did not expect.
I have not blogged
as much in recent months, but I might try to continue adding to my blogs a
little bit more as I promote my e-books, including two new collections of poems
and theology blurbs.
I hope if anyone is
having a tough time this Christmas or ever does, some combination of Christmas
lights, a trip to Starbucks or Waffle House, or even some outpatient hospital
treatment for depression will help until there are better days!
