As I start to write this, I have no idea what I’m going to blog about. I guess there are a lot of things in my head, but they’re all mixed up and intertwined with one another. That or my head is an empty vacuum… which is possible at this time on a Monday morning, especially on Christmas Eve, when being at work (as I am) is not exactly where I want to be! That said, much as I did not want to get up out of bed and head into work today, it did allow me to witness a completely beautiful sunrise. This is the one bonus of it getting lighter later in winter, since in the summer I am never awake early enough to catch it! The sight of all the winter trees silhouetted against a sky of orange, pink, white and blue was rather spectacular. If I’d had time I would have stopped to take a picture but, in a shocking and unusual turn of events, I was running a little late!
I think I’m finally excited for Christmas! Even though I wish a certain boy was not going to be 4000 miles away on the day… We had the carol service at church last night, which was great in a number of ways. One of them being that it was awesome to see so many people in the church, another being that I love singing carols and it made me feel festive at last. The main reason though was that it helped me to re-focus on what Christmas is. What we’re actually celebrating. Christmas. God’s amazing gift to us in Jesus! And that makes me very.. I was going to say happy, but actually joyous is a more accurate word. Happiness can be fleeting, whereas joy… I think it is possible to have joy deep down inside even when you’re not super-happy on the surface. It’s longer lasting. Though I am currently both joyous and happy – lucky me!
On an entirely unrelated topic, did anyone else see the programme on BBC2 last night where Richard Hammond went and met Evel Knievel? I wasn’t intending to watch it, but somehow got drawn in. It was interesting but generally I found the whole thing kind of sad. I guess he met him just a few months before he died. And he was a strange guy. Very frail by that point and kind of tempermental. I wasn’t quite sure what to make of him, and I don’t think Richard Hammond was either.
However, I did like the moment where Hammond (looking rather disconcerted) said, “It’s all just got very American!”
I could empathise with that! 
Oh by the way… anyone in need of a laugh on a regular basis should investigate installing a webcam in my kitchen. I mention this only because for today’s early morning dance-off (with… erm… myself!) I traded Simon & Garfunkel for Slamm by Pendulum…
Imagine that.
