$8 Massages

Last night, my roomies and I ventured in to the city for a New Year's Eve party thrown by one of our friends. We went to an amazing all American dinner that consisted of a burger, fries and a shake and then had about 2 hours to kill before the party. We left dinner and were walking down the street looking for a Starbucks, when Kelley saw a massage parlor. It looked alright and the price was good. After much discussion, we decided we had time for the 70 minute massage.
First off, nobody in the whole place speaks English. So it was hard enough to try and ask simple questions. We got upstairs and into our room and in came our three massuers, one woman and two men. They kind of looked at us and then one of the boys motioned at our clothes and I think he said something about taking them off. The three of us looked at each other and started laughing. I think they got the point and brought us blue and white loose fitting pajamas to wear instead. That was a close one.
During the massage, I was incredibly tense. I had one of the guys and he kept massaging so hard it hurt. I would tense up, and this would only cause him to massage harder. It was a good massage and at times funny and entertaining. It only cost about $8 so it was worth it. However, because I kept tensing up last night today I am incredibly sore all along my back. In fact, at the base of my back it hurts to touch. So, word to the wise, learn how to say "too hard," "that hurts" or "lighter please" before going into a massage parlor that doesn't speak your language.

What does 2006 mean?

2006 means that...

We are officially over half way through the 00's (If that's even what they're called. Funny thing is no one knows what to call them and we're already half way through them.)

The 80's are 16 years behind us. That seems like a long time, but I still know all the words to "Ice Ice Baby" and I remember when hypercolor and leg warmers were in.

For about a month everyone will still be writing 2005. Each time they do it, they will stop, think about it, try and erase it (hard with a pen), and then finally convert the five into a six. I'm glad the five is easily convertible into a six, going from four to five wasn't as easy.

And lastly, it means that we are all one year closer to leaving this planet and joining our Maker in heaven! Just for fun, here's a life span calculator for entertainment purposes only.

Happy New Year!

Arise, shine, for your light has come!

Isaiah 60:1-3 is fast becoming my favorite passage. It is a beautiful picture of the Lord's glory resting on His people and calling the nations to Himself through these vessels of light. Starting to see where I got my title from? Read it, you'll be enthralled too. (I meant Isaiah, not my blog...there's not much on here yet to enthrall you)
Being my first blog, I guess I could start with why I decided to get a blog, but that probably wouldn't be that interesting...maybe because I don't even know the exact reason for getting a blog. Except that it seems like everyone else has one, and well, let's face it: I want to be like everyone else. Ok, not really, but I did become addicted through a few friends' blogs and thus decided I should join the e-blog boat and sail away! Please feel free to comment, clarify or complain...err...maybe keep the complaining at a minimal, unless you're agreeing with me.

*side note: when spell checking, it tries to correct "blog" to bloc, bloch, blows, bloke, etc. I find this incredibly strange since it is a spell checker on a blogging website. Hmmm...