The Christianville Spirit
The Spirit that Uplifts Your Soul
December 30, 2014-TCS # 431
Well, My Readers and Friends, It looks like We have come to The End of Yet Another Year here at The Christianville Spirit and It is Time to Celebrate because next year is The Christianville Spirit’s 10th Year of Writing. I can’t believe that it has been 10 Years since I started Writing. But, We will get to that in 2015. Anyway, Welcome Back from Your Christmas Holiday! I hope You had an Awesome Christmas! I had a Good Christmas and I got to have some Great Quality Time with Both My Former-Neighbors, Robin and Woody as well as My Brother, Michael. So, In Accordance with My Own Tradition, This is The Final Newsletter of 2014, which means One Thing. My Own Self-Produced Year-In-Review. I have always loved watching the Year-In-Reviews on The News and I Figured that I would start doing My Own. This Self-Produced Year-In-Review, I like to call “Christian’s Year-In-Review 2014!” So, without further a due, This is “Christian’s Year-In-Review for The Year of 2014.” So, I had a Good Year This Year filled with Adventure and Love. I should mention that I tried to take control of 2014 and Make Up My Own Predictions, Some came True and Others didn’t. But, Hey! At Least I tried. So, as Any Year, We start in January. The Month of January started with a Moment that was a bit Changing. My Brother, Michael moved out of Our House to Denton on New Years Day (January 1st). It was easier than driving 45 Minutes each way to go to School. On January 5th, We had Our First in Recent Memory, Wind Chill Advisory because The Wind Chill was below 20 Degrees. It was because of “The Polar Vortex” that hit pretty much The Whole Country. In The News, on January 8th, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was involved in what We referred to as “Bridge Gate” because He purposely closed the George Washington Bridge, which He said that He did not know about. In February, One Day, (February 13th) I was talking to My Mom about How I predicted that She would find “The One” for Valentine’s Day and She was eating a Very Messy “Chocolate Goody” as She called it and She looked down and found a Heart-Shaped Stain on Her Napkin. It was Interesting to see! In The News, The 22nd Winter Olympics happened in Sochi, Russia from February 7-23 (Refer to Newsletter with TCS # 388, if You want to see How I felt about that!). In Sports News, The Seattle Seahawks won Super Bowl 47 at a Crazy Score of 43 to 8. (Still Hard to Believe!). In March, I like to call it “Marzo” was The First Notable PTLS Awareness Month. I predicted that It would turn out Well, It did! The Saying was “Be Seen, Wear Green” and on March 8th, PTLS Awareness Day, PTLS Family Members all over The World sent Pictures of Their Families wearing Green. It was So Awesome! A Bonus was that There were Plenty of Fundraisers to raise money to Spread Awareness about PTLS and Our Friend, Delaware Dave started Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for PTLS and Funny Enough, He ended up meeting The Love of His Life, Danielle “Cream Tea” who He is going to Marry in 2015. Funny how that Worked Out. He raised Money for PTLS and Doing What He Loves Best, Being in Nature. For The Bottom of My Heart, Thank You Delaware Dave for doing that! On “Marzo” 12th, I got to hang out with My PTLS “Brother”, Tyler, as well Aunt Angie (Tyler’s Mom) and Lauren, Refer to Newsletter with TCS # 393 for All that Fun! In The News, Also on “Marzo” 8th, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Disappears. To this Day, At the End of 2014, They still can’t find it. Also, In The News, In Late “Marzo” and Into April. There was Crisis in Crimea (near Ukraine) and Russia took it over on April 13th. Also, in April, On April 5th, My Brother had a Rock Climbing Competition at UNT, Where He went to School and He did so Awesome! I am Very Proud of Him! Refer to Newsletter with TCS # 397 for That Adventure! It’s a Good Exciting Read, I’ll Tell You! In The News, On April 2nd, There was Another Shooting at Fort Hood in Texas. This Time, They were More Prepared from The Last Time. On May 21st, My Brother, Spencer, and I got to have a Fun “Guy’s Night” with My Uncle Craig. We had lots of Fun! And, It was Really Nice to have My Uncle Craig hanging out with us. The Next Day, May 22nd, was a Bittersweet Day called “Lynee Day” (The Day that My Friend from Elementary School passed away in 2008). I held a Moment of Silence for Her to Honor Her at 3:33PM Eastern/2:22PM Central. I called it, My “Lynee Day Observance.” I chose that Time because 222 and 333 are Really Good Numbers in Sequence. (I will have to explain that at a Later Time). Anyway, on The Same Day was The Official End of Uncle Craig’s Year-Term in Dallas. On Memorial Day, My Mom and I went to The Mall. Some Lady had almost ran This one Woman over and being Very Rude to Her. I was Very Nice to Her and She ended up Paying for My Mom and I’s Dessert. Thank You Very Much to You! In The News, on May 31st, There was a Volcano Eruption in South Indonesia. A PTLS Family Member barely missed that. In June was a Big Milestone for The Smith Family because on June 23rd, My Cousin Anna successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. On June 14th, My Mom and I’s Friend, Monica Shevell came from Stockholm, Sweden for a Short-but-Sweet Visit. We got to hang out with Her and See how She is doing as well as Hear Some Awesome Stories about Her Time in Stockholm. I should mention that She did do a “Walk-and-Talk” with Her Stockholm Friends to Spread Awareness on PTLS Awareness Day. On a Very Hot Day on June 24th, Furry Members of Our Family, Zoe and Sadie Good-Lord ran off. Thank God that We found them about Mile away and In The Middle of The Street. They were Alive but, Very Dehydrated. And, Finally, on June 1st, I decided to Honor My New Years’ Resolution and I completely Revamped The Christianville Spirit Newsletter Site! In Sports News; The Team of My Hometown, The San Antonio Spurs won their 5th NBA Finals Title. They had to Close down Streets in Downtown San Antonio because of The Celebrations going on. So, now We are The Midway Point of The Year, I hope You are still holding on! Anyway, in July, I got to see The Most Awesome Forth of July Firework Show on TV. It was Part of Macy’s Fourth of July Spectacular. It was So Awesome! On The Brooklyn Bridge, They had American Flag Fireworks coming off of it and going into The River. To Top it off, They had Awesome Patriotic Music as well. Also, On July 11th was The 20th Year of living in Plano. Wow! I can’t believe that It has been that long since We moved to Plano. In The News, to put it Shortly, There were Alot of Political Stories in The News, both here in The US and Around The World. Israel/Gaza, Russia, and Illegal Immigrants. But, In Good News, Germany won The World Cup in Brazil. I don’t watch Soccer (or “Football” as The Rest of The World calls it) but, I figured that I would go easy with The Political Stories. Now, August was a Very Busy Month for Us, between Myself turning 27 Years Old (August 11th) as well as Our Trip to Atlanta and The Beautiful Historic Savannah on August 17th and 18th. By The Way, I would recommend taking a Trip down to Savannah, It is a Beautiful City and Well Worth Visiting. Refer to Newsletter TCS # 414 for That Excitement as well as Ideas of Where in Savannah to go to! One Highlight in August and For The Year was that We got to My Mom’s Really Good Friend, Scott Lerew for The First Time in 21 Years. He used to Babysit Us when We lived in San Antonio. It was So Awesome to See Him and I hope to see him again soon. I had Numerous Memorable Visits with Many of My Favorite PTLS Members. In The News, On August 11th (My Birthday), Movie Star Robin Williams passed away. I will say, At First I thought that it was a Joke or a Hoax on Facebook because Believe Me, that happens sometimes. But, It was True and It didn’t help to hear that He had Killed Himself. In September, Another Highlight of My Year happened! On September 8th, I got to meet Nev Schulman from The Documentary, Catfish and MTV Show, Catfish: The TV Show. Must Read Newsletter TCS # 416! That will help you understand the background of Nev and Catfish. In Late September, We had Our Annual Texas PTLS Gathering. It was Fun! That is when I met “H.J Angel.” In The News, on a Sad Day of September 4th, TV Star Joan Rivers passed away. She passed away because of Breathing Complications. I always remembered her in Award Show Commentary and She had a Show called Fashion Police after Award Shows. In a Political Story, On September 25th, US Attorney General, Eric Holder resigned from His Job. In October, Besides My Brother’s Birthday on October 26th, It was a Busy Month for Our Family! On October 2nd; My Brother, Michael had his First Solo Gallery up at UNT. It was Really Cool to See Only his Art in an Art Gallery. A Bonus was that Uncle Craig and My Dad came to see it. (Refer to Newsletter TCS # 421, Read All about It and See How Proud I was!). On October 22nd, I got “Watch Over” My Mom’s Friend’s Class while They took their Test. Report came back that They ALL PASSED the Big Test that They were going for. So Proud of Them! (Refer to Newsletter # 422, after Michael’s Gallery Newsletter!). In The News, On October 1st, There was a “Security Breach” in The White House. Someone slipped through The Fence and Got into The White House. Of Course, No One will forget that Throughout October, The Ebola Outbreak and The Fact that Fears about it spread across The Country and The World! It even hit The Same Hospital Twice here in Dallas. Speaking of The Hospital, On November 12th, I had to go to The ER because I had Kidney Stones. Total Shock of My Life! (Refer to Newsletter TCS # 425, If You want to Hear about That Story!). We did have a Strange event happen that I did not tell you about. On The Evening of November 26th, I walked down Our Hallway and I was going to turn off Our Porch Light, when I saw a Screech Owl on The Window Sill above. I got My Mom up to see it. I had told her, “Mom, There is an Owl on The Window Sill above The Front Door!”, My Mom was shocked, She got up and looked at it and then, Took Pictures of It. It was Quite Something to see an Owl that close! In The News, On November 3rd, The Long-Awaited, One World Trade Center (or “Freedom Tower”) opened in New York. In Political News, on November 7th, The US had it’s Mid-Term Elections. And, Finally, We wrap into December. December was a Busy Month for Our Family as well, On December 13th, My Brother, Michael graduated from The University of North Texas (or UNT). My Dad; His Girlfriend, Laura; and, Half-Brother, Taylor and My Half-Sister, Hope came to The Graduation. Refer to Newsletter TCS # 429, for All The Excitement of Graduation and Just How Proud I was of My Brother, Michael. In The News, On December 4th, Protests start to Grow after Grand Jury Decision on the Death of Eric Garner. It didn’t help that The Grand Jury Decision for The Shooting of Michael Brown was a Week earlier. So, That was The Fun, Exciting, and, Crazy Year of 2014! I hope that You made it to The End! If You did, Thank You Very Much. I am sure that It was A lot to Read as well as It is for Me to Write. So, I am going to Close This Year by saying what ABC’s Charles Gibson used to say, “I Hope You have a Good Day” in This Case, I hope You had a Good Year. All in all, It was quite a Ride as is Any Year, filled with Ups and Downs, and Yes, Even Fun Parts of The Ride. But, We came out just fine.
(For The Last Time in 2014)
Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. I Hope You had a Good Year in 2014 and I’ll see you back here for Another Exciting Year of Teaching Moments, Thought-Provoking, and Yes, Even Touching Newsletters in 2015 as We will celebrate The Christianville Spirit’s 10th Year! Until Then, My Readers!
