January 1st, 2010

Happy New Year!

This year we decided to celebrate New Year’s Eve in public. There is a huge crowd that gathers downtown to watch the fireworks at midnight.

We invited some friends, packed some snacks, and got on the subway to head downtown. Tens of thousands of people! All shapes and sizes! What a lot of fun! Street hawkers, performers, and crowds. At one point, it took us about 15 minutes to move about 100 feet. Everyone was jostling and trying to stake out a good position to watch the fireworks. We finally made it through the jam and escaped to a less crowded area on the grassy field in front of Parliament, a little farther away from the fireworks, but a place to sit and relax and talk.

Kimberly had made up a handout of questions to discuss about highlights from the past year and dreams for the coming year. We talked, and at midnight watched the fireworks, sipped some champagne, and prayed for each other and for Singapore. Great way to start a year! (Even if we don’t get to watch the Rose Parade or Bowl games or eat donuts)

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