Party Like It’s 1999!…But It’s Only 1980 something…

When you're a kid, days seem to go on forever. Weeks are like years and forget even trying to comprehend the length of a month! That's why I think it's so hard to get kids to settle down. They think they have to do everything TODAY. In a way, I can understand that...we aren't promised tomorrow, better make the most of what you've got right?

About the time I was probably around ten years old, I told my dad I wouldn't be alive in the year 2000. I just knew that year would be the end of the world. It sounded like a good time for Jesus to come back. A good round number. I remember being convinced of this and mentioning it on several occasions. Finally, one day it came up again, and probably went something like this;

"I don't care, I won't be alive in 2000 anyway." very matter-of-fact I'm sure.

"Diana, you will only be in your thirties!" My dad replied exasperated.

I wonder if he had pondered my musing over the many times I had said it, before he finally put me in my place.

I can still feel the shock of the realization..."Oh." I said...then I never mentioned it again.

Until....1999.

Holymoly! It was actually here! We had sung about with Prince for years. It was coming we knew, but how fast it actually got here was hardly believable!

People were buying up all the groceries and gallons and gallons of water. Gas was high and in short supply. People were flipping out!

We headed to the ranch.

No television. Not really much of anything. We had food, each other and a beautiful, starry night. I remember feeling more excited than nervous and it was hard to sleep just wondering what we'd wake up to the next morning. We really didn't know what to expect.

January 1, 2000...was a great morning! The world didn't end and everything was fine. It was okay that we were prepared for what "might" have happened, for a little while. We weren't prepared for a lengthy time without rations and such, but we were good for a few days. We'd gone ahead and purchased a few gallons of water, "just in case". Not that we thought the world was going to end...but what if it had? Were we prepared for that? Are you? I know we are now!...but are you?