A Moment In Time -- Written on 12/31/2000
Thought y'all might enjoy a look back at an entry of mine I wrote almost four years ago. At that time I had an online diary on another online journal website, so any references to other diaries refer to that website. I no longer have a diary there, but I was reading through old entries I have saved on my computer and this one made me smile. It's also got me thinking again. My challenge to you is to think about your own moments in time and write about them. Cheers, Val
Tonight I was perusing through the list of Editor's Choice Year End Special diaries and ran across one by diarist Osprey, a 36 year old southern man. Being southern myself, I decided to check out his diary. In one of his entries he spoke about being a camp counselor and the wonderful moments he experienced as a result of that summer when he was 19.
His entry got me to thinking and reflecting on my own personal "moments in time." Life goes by so fast sometimes that we forget to absorb those special times and record them in our memories until we are much older and stumble on them by chance. If I have learned anything in the past year, it is that I don't want to leave anything to chance in my life. This isn't to say that I want to plan every iota of my life out to the nth degree, but I want to stop every now and then and appreciate -- really appreciate what's going on.
One of these moments for me happened recently. Two of my friends, Blondie and Chemme came over on a Thursday night and we made coffee and had some of my dad's homemade date nut bread (YUM!). Over these simple things, we made conversation about our lives and played cards. After a while, we each poured a second cup of coffee and converged in the den, sitting around the coffee table to finish our card game (and to get farther away from the upstairs where my father had retired for the evening so we wouldn't disturb his sleep). We sat there in the darkness of the den with the glow of the Christmas tree, the roaring fire in the hearth, the lighted evergreen over the mantle, and a couple of candles on the table and played cards. We'd wanted to watch the movie Mermaids (has Cher, Winona Ryder, a very young Christina Ricci, and Bob Hoskins in it) but as it was getting late and we were still playing cards and we've all seen it numerous times, we decided to pop it in while we finished playing.
I know this isn't the most elegant or eloquent of moments, but it was peaceful and reminded me so much of when I was a young teenager and we'd all get together. There was something magical about those moments. We didn't need anything really but each other to have fun. We had fun during times like that just hanging out and talking. There is something really special about the simplicity of spending time with friends. I can't really explain except to say that it is a wonderful blessing.
Finally, on this last day of 2000, I'd like to wish everyone a very happy, healthy, safe and prosperous new year! Happy 2001!! God bless you all!
Tonight I was perusing through the list of Editor's Choice Year End Special diaries and ran across one by diarist Osprey, a 36 year old southern man. Being southern myself, I decided to check out his diary. In one of his entries he spoke about being a camp counselor and the wonderful moments he experienced as a result of that summer when he was 19.
His entry got me to thinking and reflecting on my own personal "moments in time." Life goes by so fast sometimes that we forget to absorb those special times and record them in our memories until we are much older and stumble on them by chance. If I have learned anything in the past year, it is that I don't want to leave anything to chance in my life. This isn't to say that I want to plan every iota of my life out to the nth degree, but I want to stop every now and then and appreciate -- really appreciate what's going on.
One of these moments for me happened recently. Two of my friends, Blondie and Chemme came over on a Thursday night and we made coffee and had some of my dad's homemade date nut bread (YUM!). Over these simple things, we made conversation about our lives and played cards. After a while, we each poured a second cup of coffee and converged in the den, sitting around the coffee table to finish our card game (and to get farther away from the upstairs where my father had retired for the evening so we wouldn't disturb his sleep). We sat there in the darkness of the den with the glow of the Christmas tree, the roaring fire in the hearth, the lighted evergreen over the mantle, and a couple of candles on the table and played cards. We'd wanted to watch the movie Mermaids (has Cher, Winona Ryder, a very young Christina Ricci, and Bob Hoskins in it) but as it was getting late and we were still playing cards and we've all seen it numerous times, we decided to pop it in while we finished playing.
I know this isn't the most elegant or eloquent of moments, but it was peaceful and reminded me so much of when I was a young teenager and we'd all get together. There was something magical about those moments. We didn't need anything really but each other to have fun. We had fun during times like that just hanging out and talking. There is something really special about the simplicity of spending time with friends. I can't really explain except to say that it is a wonderful blessing.
Finally, on this last day of 2000, I'd like to wish everyone a very happy, healthy, safe and prosperous new year! Happy 2001!! God bless you all!