This will be quick and totally trivial. Over Christmas break this past year, I had a belated Birthday party. It was really fun and surprisingly successful. The best part was that three of my friends from BYU--Alyssa Simmons, Carson Twitchell, and John Hadlock (Lys and Cars live in orange county and John was down visiting them)--were able to come. Their present for me was my favorite of all the presents I received (though the many iTunes cards were also greatly appreciated and well-spent on some great music). It was a neon green candy poster, with the cleverest use of candy-bar names I have ever seen. Taped to the back was Coldplay's latest album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. I loved it so much that I didn't eat it but just looked at it and smiled. Eventually it made its way, still uneaten, from my bedroom floor to a hidden spot under my cedar chest. I took it from its hiding place yesterday while sorting through everything in my room. I dusted it off and smiled once more, remembering my friends. I decided it was time to eat it, so I started with the Reese's Pieces and, finishing those, moved on to the Air Heads. I have one more left of the six in the package and I will soon eat it. I'm really grateful that candy doesn't go bad (or hasn't gone bad yet--Mama says that chocolate can go rancid), I'm grateful that Uncle Kelly taught us thorough and proper tooth-brushing technique at the family reunion so that I can brush away all the plaque that the candy poster is sure to cause, and I'm especially grateful for my three kind friends. Well, that last airhead is calling me, so I'm out.
Love and Peace,
Christian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYSXJ1mnJEQ
Lyss and Cars are in this video :-)
No comments:
Post a Comment