"We Go Together" (GREASE)

I want to make one more entry in 2007 since it was the year of this blog. I can't believe how fast it has gone but reading back on some previous entries, I'm very happy with where it has been and I look forward to what the future holds. December went by a lot faster than I thought. We had to deal with a Broadway stagehands strike which shut down most of Broadway for 19 days. It happened right in the middle of our fall fundraising period so we extended a couple of weeks of fundraising when the shows came back on after the strike. It pushed us into the holiday season which is especially hard for us because we have other events to produce and a lot more other end of the year logistics to go over and the busy holiday time did not help. We finished with an actual record-breaking amount of $3.9 million so the strike actually helped but none of us want to go through that again.

We also finished our Big City season and I'm totally excited that is over. Our Urban team ended the season by being on the top of the list and as we go into playoffs later this week, we hope to capture the division title again. We all just want to make it to the playoffs to get another sweatshirt. Then we start another season and I'll just make it one team for the winter but if another team asks I'll probably play with them. I have to contact Jim and try to get on some games as a referee which reminds me that I need to send him another email.

I spent 10 days down in Texas for the Christmas holiday and experienced a bad Christmas day with sickness and slept through most of it. I got to spend time with family but it was a lot more drama there than I wanted to deal with but I did and it did sadden me. It was a less than Happy Holiday for me. I was able to work on a photo album while I was home and got my pics organized for a mid-Oct to mid-Dec album which turned out to be 500 photos. And I actually found an album down there to hold that and decorated it with volleyball signs. I did a simple family one too. I was just happy to spend time with my parents and brother and all their pets (3 dogs and one cat). I'm going to spend a very low-key New Years with friends having dinner, watching a movie, and hanging out at a friend's apartment. I was at work earlier today and Times Square is a complete zoo. I just need a break from that for a year and I might return back there next year (at least in my office). I have one of the best views in the city for a Times Square New Year's celebration but tonight it will remain empty.

I toast a New Year filled with new starts, strong gains, and lots of laughs. Thanks 2007 for memories and here's to 2008, may it be fruitful and adventurous.