The first morning of the first of the year.
Although my New Year’s Eve wasn’t a huge and exciting event, hopefully I helped out a friend who needed someone to listen- although my approach to helping out people leaves something to be desired, “Things can always be worse, consider yourself lucky, get over it.”
When I saw the clock change to midnight, I went in Jonathon’s room to wish him a happy new year. I swear he looked half awake! His blood curdling scream showed me otherwise. 
When I woke up him up this morning (no scaring this time), I told him about the scream and he scoffed at me, “Prove I did that.” An hour later I got back to him with a retort, “Prove you didn’t.” “I know I didn’t because I was there.” “Well so was I.” “Prove you were.” I’m still thinking on that one.
After playing a video game and getting irked at the cat for jumping on the controller each time I reached a difficult part- I popped in the first film of our Godzilla marathon. It was awesome… and I feel like I’m writing a book report right now. “How I spent my New Year’s Day” by Dawn Masuoka.
The fun continued in the form of the dreams I had while napping during the movie fest and the spilled into the evening as Jonathon began to play with his cat further. The cat toy is a long pole with feathers hanging off of the end of a string. It almost looks like he’s fishing for cats. Once I put it away, Jonathon started to laugh so hard it sounded like he wasn’t breathing. When I looked to see what had him in hysterics, I saw Stan Lee sitting next to my foot with the toy I thought I had cleverly put away. Apparently he wasn’t finished playing and wanted us to continue the game.
A traditional beans and rice feast to start the year off modest in order to prosper through out the new year, games, laughs, and drawing painted the memory of our first day in 2008.
Currently Jonathon is in his room watching a movie and shouting, “I love you!!!” in which I keep shouting back, “I love YOU!” and this has been going on since I started this blog and making it really difficult to focus. So I am going to end this, run in there- kiss his face all over, and say, “I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!! Now watch your movie so I can have some quiet time- but I still love you so don’t take offense!”
**a little later in the evening**
2008- what will I do with you?
I’ll put it to song possibly.
2008 the musical!
Will I allow a romance to dance-
across my heart and into my pants…
<speaking>Wait that’s wrong. </speaking>
Will I allow a romance to bloom
not holding up arms
or falling too soon?
Friendships will grow,
I’ll meet those I know…
in New York come spring.
Spreading my wings from West Coast to East
and finding my place in between the two.
<speaking>Hmmm sandals and suits? </speaking>
I think I’ll just fall into the arms of the Eastern shore that waits.
Big moves…
perhaps.
Big news
at last.
Where will the story lead?
Watching the moon
reach down to me
Taking my eyes
and helping me see…
That the streets are gold
if you allow them to be
And nothing is impossible
if you know how to dream.
True love
maybe
True to myself
of course.
How will each chapter play out?
I don’t care
as this life is for me
Free to wander
where this path leads
I’m willing to find out
what destiny wrote
and trust myself
to make the right choice
Good bye 2007 and all that you hold,
I’ll remember you well
But 2008 shines so bright
of a beginning that has been waiting for me to come out of my shell
And I have!
Okay… so maybe the score needs a little work.
