These blogs may never be public, so I guess I will write in this just like it is my diary, but I add this disclaimer just in case I do post it-

Happy New Year 2004

For the second time in my life I went out of town for New Years. Most of my life New Years has been a really big let down. When you are a Christian there is not a whole lot you can do besides get together with a few good friends and hang out- or if you happen to go to a church that has a really large singles group- like Hope Community Church in Charlotte, NC. If this is the case, then you rent a really nice big house, decorate it with silver, black, and pink balloons, invite a TON of ladies, add an amazing mix of dance beats, throw in some crispy cremes and some champagne and BAM! You have the best party ever!

New Years this year could not have been more fun. Braun Smith is one of my best friends and he invited me to come up this year and kick it with him. He told me the party was going to be off the chain, and what I have come to learn about Braun is that when he says something, a lot of times it seems unbelievable, but it is always true- and this time he was speaking the truth.

I met so many people, so many extremely good-looking women, lots of fun dancing, and of course, a party is not complete unless you are swing dancing with a girl and she totally falls! This is often times the most frightening thing to ever have happen to you while on the dance floor- to be dancing with some young innocent girl and then to send her spiraling into a table and chairs- thank God she was not hurt.

Later that night I had the best dance of the evening. This Salsa song came on- smooth beats, spanish singing... it was awesome. I saw this girl in a white silk shirt and black Capri's just standing there watching everyone. I could not see her face, but I sensed that she was ready to dance- so without even asking, I just walked up, grabbed her arms and started dancing- it was incredible- she followed well, she knew how to dance and we danced, I pulled out all the stops, she pulled her hair down, we twisted and turned and spun, and wrapped and for a moment everything around me faded and it was just her and I and it was like something out of a movie. Unbelievable.

So, you may be wondering what it's like to know that you are the best dancer in the room. To know that you can wow girls with your amazing skills despite the fact that you are 6'5" 330 pounds. Well, all it takes is confidence and an I don't care attitude and you will be the life of the party. I am now 28 and life is good, this was the best New Years Ever!!

Thanks Braun. Thanks Shelly, and Angela, Tamara, and Rita, Jessica, Patrosa, JJ...