Movers and Shakers

I am a homebody. Normally, I'm content in the stillness of our small, own space. We rarely, DO anything on weekends- considering that we live in New York City. We hardly take advantage of the night life or dance scenes or live music or "no cover" bands. On most evenings we simply choose to stay in.

But this weekend was different. Friday night, before the sun even set, we had a wedding to attend. A 5:00pm wedding on 11/11/11. And the party went well into the night. Our night, of course, ended prematurely at 10:00pm, but that was enough wedding celebration for me. Food galore: buffets full of appetizers, carving stations, a swan created out of fruit, passed h'orderves, a four course meal, two open bars.

There were bins and bowls full of candy with those metal scoops which I couldn't resist. Now we have enough grape gummy bears and blue tootsie rolls to last us for months. I think Chris and I had the most fun in the photo booth.

In between eating and drinking and dancing guests could use all sorts of props and basically act ridiculously silly having their picture made. After the booth deposited your photos you were instructed to cut out a strip and tape it into a photo album for the bride and groom. There were metallic pain pens available to write your own message beside your pictures. Give me a glass of champagne and a metallic paint pen; the fun will never stop!

We had a blast dancing, meeting some new people and having good conversation with old friends. I got to wear a borrowed blue dress that made me feel great. So this whole "getting out" thing, I guess it's not so bad! Even though we left before the cake was cut--- at 10:00pm.

And we opted out of the Free (although no small fee for the father of the bride I'm sure) shuttle vans that were taking guests from the venue (in Queens) to Times Square. The party was to continue there at a bar they had booked for the evening. This is for big time party people. Not people like myself who top out at two glasses of vino.

HOWEVER, let it be known the fun did not stop there. The Chambers had another night of dinner and dancing at a church-wide event Sunday night. From 5:30pm-10:00pm the congregation of Trinity Baptist Church were invited to a TEN celebration.

We have just completed a church-wide book study (TEN) which is based on John 10:10 "I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of." It was a great book (not in stores until Jan. 2012) that taught me many things. There isn't sacred and secular- there just is who you are and what your faith is. It should be one. It should be you.

God has a purpose for your life (cliche I know) BUT- find it, chase it, do it. Don't leave your options open. There shouldn't be a PLAN B. There should just be you, doing the thing God called you to do. Oh, and when you don't do what God's called you to do, it doesn't just effect you. It effects everyone. Choosing your way, or an easier way, or waiting for your ship to come in and not getting off your butt- yeah, that's just selfish. Fear is rooted in self reliance. Rely on God- because he's already got the victory. (And now I will step away from the pulpit...)

ANYWAY- Sunday night we Celebrated big with a semi-formal party. It was so much fun. We had a delicious meal prepared by an amazing chef in our congregation. There was live music, a deejay, and even (gasp...!!!) dancing.

The Chambers- we can party when we want to.
We can be cool.