Great
day in church again yesterday. Those
counting had totals ranging from 77 to 87.
I’m pretty sure there were around 83.
We had locals and our beloved Snowbirds and even a few brand new
visitors. One unexpected guest was a
couple from the Seaside past who moved to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Tom
and Cathy Bollman. Always good to see a
Seasider come back to check in.
The
SOUPer Bowl Commercial Party was also a fun time. We had seventeen people gathered together,
all cheering for their respective team.
Actually that is not a very accurate statement. Any cheering going on from the ones watching
the game would better be described as rooting against the Patriots. Or for finally getting another Bingo square covered. Or for an especially good chunk of crab meat. Or maybe for seconds on a bowl of chili. Yep.
The masses were just not very “into” this particular Super Bowl. Oh, the commercials were passable at least,
although none were really spectacular. I’m
pretty sure the beer companies spent the most money at five million for each 30
second spot.
Chris
made two big batches of chili, one somewhat hotter than the other. I didn’t taste that one. My stomach is just not built for the
mega-spice attractions. Sam brought her
signature crab dip, which I did my best to hide from the rest of the guests. That is always by far my favorite food of the
evening, although the seven-layer dip came in a pretty close second. Oh, and the fried cheese. Gotta love fried cheese.
We
did play some games. I put together a
trivia game, the highlight of which was the first ever facial recognition
section of people connected to this year’s event. Actors, football player, coaches – anyone
related in any way to the spectacle on television – were fair game. As it turned out Cory (the cop, not the fiddle player) got all the faces correct but
one. He just couldn’t figure out the
quarterback of the Rams. Of course, the
photo made him look like a movie star. Then
there were the Bingo games. Three
options this year. The easy, generic
version, with answers found relating to commercials and football. The middle of the road version, with commercials
being cited. And the all-new, most difficult
version with company logos instead of actual words, kind of a visual verse
version of bingo. James smoked everyone
with the first Bingo. He then drew a
super bowl advertiser’s name from a bag and received something that advertiser
advertises. He was one of the lucky
ones. He won a big old bag of
Doritos. Cory (again, the cop, not the fiddler) actually picked up wins in the
full card Bingo and the trivia games.
The advertisers he drew? Colgate,
which garnered him a brand new tube of toothpaste. And Avacados from Mexico, which reaped none
other than … not one, but TWO avacacados.
Several other winners took home the eight-pack of Pepsi and the cans of
Pringles and the can of Peanuts.
All
in all, I would say the night was a success.
After everybody left and we got the house cleaned up, we even watched
some of that new show, The World’s Best.
Glorified version of America’s Got Talent. Odd that the show ended with the escape
artist trapped inside a cube of water and eerie music playing and close-ups of
celebrity judges’ horrified faces. You
have to wait until Wednesday to find out what happens. Yeah … nope.
Not impressed.
Psalms
139:1-4 says, “O Lord, you have searched
me and you know me. You know when I sit
and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you
are familiar with all my ways. Before a
word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.”
Father,
thank you for the friends who joined us last night. May the fellowship work your magic and develop
intimacy among the Body of Christ. Amen.
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