HAPPY NEW YEAR! :D

2009 is finally here! the countdown wasn't too entertaining, but it sure was festive. happy new year to anyone i haven't passed on the greeting to! This year is going to be a hard one. We all know it don't we? With mounting debts and the looming financial crisis, it doesn't sound like a good start to a brand new year. But who says you can't be happy? :D

I attended New Year's Eve mass yesterday. :) It was highly spiritual for me. The chapel was packed but we managed to squeeze a seat in front. Out of the blue, the priest asked us to pass the mike around and say something that we were thankful for. It was heartwarming to hear people of all ages and races voicing their thanksgiving. actually, when you stop and think, you feel really grateful that you're alive, that you're even able to go to church. it's the little things we take for granted isn't it? when we complain again and again about the weather being hot, we don't thank God for not sending us a blizzard or a thunderstorm, when we complain about school, we don't thank God for giving us the chance to educate ourselves. I admit, and I think all of us are guilty too of complaning, about everything in general when we should be thanking God.

the slideshow was really meaningful. :) I think this new year, let's offer up thanks.

love,
nicole ( i signed off! ^^)