Nathan Exposed » A Long Winter’s Nap

I’ve been in hibernation. It’s been wonderful.

Rodney and I spent the holidays with our family and friends. I have no complaints. Good times, good laughs, and lots of good food. You know I love good food. Yum.

I even did my part to stay away from the computer, from the news, from the blogs. I think it’s great to have so much information at your fingertips. But sometimes I get obsessive, and spend too much time on it. So I stepped away…

This is the most comfortable I’ve ever been in my own skin. I can be so introverted at times, especially at Christmas. But not this year. I talked to people, I told them how I really felt. Do you ever want to tell someone how much you love them, but hold back? Me too.

I told one person that I’d been praying for her. She had the early stages of cancer growing on her eye lid. She had to have the skin cut off and replaced through plastic surgery. I hugged her tightly and told her she was strong and the worst was over. We’re not even that close, but I did it because I felt it.

I listened as another person opened up and told me all about her stress as a mother of two teenager girls. She cried. I’ve never seen her cry before. I put my hand on her knee and just listened.

I also hugged people I’ve never hugged before. Isn’t it awkward when you aren’t sure exactly where you stand with someone, so you don’t know whether you should shake their hand or hug them? Oh, who cares! I hugged them all. Men, women, children. I hugged everyone. They all hugged me back.

I also spent a full week playing the New Super Mario Bros. on the Nintendo DS Lite that my parents bought me. It was like being in the 1980’s again. I beat Bowser. Yay!

Anyway, I’m rambling. It’s been a lot of fun. I am refreshed and ready for 2008.

Bring on the good times!

Mon, Dec 31, 2007 @ 1:56 am | Filed in Life | Permalink

8 Comments

I hope your 2008 is filled with love and happiness.

Posted by martini-dan on Mon, Dec 31, 2007 @ 9:33 am

Welcome back! I’m glad you enjoyed your time away. I look forward to some interesting and thought provoking post from you in the coming year, along with a few silly ones just to keep it all real. Happy New Year!