the surrealness that is january 1st...

as the year wound down yesterday, there was good news on the technology front. my laptop has been saved by a new power cord.

HALLELUJAH!!!

the husb called me at work to tell me the good news and, after the goings on of that day, i cried a bit more. for joy this time. so i'm back. and i'm better than ever.

well. i don't know.

also, the foreign object that had become a part of my car tire was discovered to be a....

...wait for it...

RAILROAD SPIKE!

i know, right?

it made me feel very rural. like i had been driving my little prizm along the tracks with dust curling up in my wake. perhaps my cow-herding dog is in the car along with me. we are on our way to see my cows in the grassy fields.

or i was driving in the alleyway in los alamitos and heard a weird pop sound. and thought, maybe i ran over something. like a soda bottle. or something else that would logically be in an alleyway.

or a railroad spike. you never know.

so my year ended on some very weird notes. what is one to do but just take it all in?

we were lucky enough to have one of ben's college friends, brent, and his girlfriend haddie visit us on their roadtrip. we had a fun dinner out and rang in the new year together. they are great people and it was awesome to get to know them. it was surely a lot of fun and a great way to say hello to 09. laughter and friendship abounding.

so far, 2009 has been alright. i slept in a bit, feel pretty good, and am excited to embark on whatever adventure calls to us this day.

i hope the new year is full of wonderful surprises for us all. i wish you good health and happiness, laughter and love.

amen.