Last Saturday night I hosted (the first monthly) GenYM Game Night. It totally rocked! Great company, cheerful atmosphere, fun games. At random moments during the party I found myself stepping back to let the room wash over me. What really got me was how festive everything looked.

I went seriously OCD in the preparations, but I figured this crowd would understand. Like fragrant white lilies in the freshly-painted bathroom. Bottled drinks chilling in a bright pink bucket of ice. Potluck contributions re-plated on proper serving dishes. Attention-grabbing colorful paper napkin cones. My mother the natural hostess would be proud.

The local GenYM group only became active a few months ago. We first got together for dinner one Saturday night in March and five of us ended up hanging out at one guy’s house till 2 in the morning playing board games. In April, we spent the day in downtown Detroit. This is but the third time we gathered in one place again and already everyone’s comfortable with each other. It’s okay to be weird or geeky or horribly inept at certain things. The candor with which everyone reveals their personalities is refreshing. Last Saturday gave me a much-needed recharge!

Having only had 4 hours of sleep, the following morning I trooped with ZingIT to Cedar Point! Whee! It was a fun fun time. My favorites were the Top Thrill Dragster, Power Tower and SkyHawk. We’re going to make it an annual event.  Somewhat alarming 2 seconds of the day: I almost passed out on the Millenium Force. Clearly, I am not astronaut material.