How do you sum up the amazingness?
I don’t even know where to start. Its been a four day weekend that has contained numerous “blog worthy” events…
Should I talk about the two seperate Thanksgiving meals I had? How I enjoyed more calories in these meals then I have consumed over the last month. How I sat amongst so many from different sides of my family and got to enjoy a holiday that didn’t involve anything other then just coming together. No gifts, no pompous, no circumstance. Just us, being thankful for another year spent together.
Should I talk about the evening that I spent with old friends and new friends alike? About how the circles mixed without difficulty and how the evening left me appreciating my relationship status? Something that I get impatient with and often want to change. That night the grass was plenty green right where I was and I loved the ability to cut loose. This may seem selfish in a way… but I think we all owe it to ourselves to have a night like that every once in a while. It also makes me appreciate the people in my life that put up with this rare side of me.
Should I talk about how I ran into an old friend in a parking lot and spent the next hour laughing and talking and hugging and catching up?
Should I talk about the GA/GA Tech football game that I went to? How the lack of plans leading up to the game turned out to work out just fine and made for a hilarious few hours with great friends? The tailgating, the grill fiasco, the ability to ignore the different colors that we each had on, and I don’t even need to mention the final score…. it all made for an amazing night in the city!
Or should I talk about Andy Stanley’s message that I heard tonight? It never ceases to amaze me how he can take 2000+ year old bible verses and turn them into modern day truth. He might as well start off the service by calling me out by name, because he talks directly to me each and every time. Tonight he managed to take a Christmas message and turn into an extremely powerful reminder about the ability to forgive yourself. At the conclusion of the message I sat in my chair as the rest of the crowd started to make there way to the exits and just shook my head. I was both humbled and excited to hear such strong words. It was a perfect way to end a basically perfect weekend.
So, so much to be thankful for. So, so grateful for the countless amazing people in my life. So, so happy to be right here, right now.