Every year my wife, Raymi, and I plan this post-holiday party with two other couples as a celebration of friendship and life. ![](https://i.imgur.com/XnSMR8n.jpg) *Our party-planning crew.* We choose a different theme for each party, this year it was *Masquerade 2019*. There are food/drinks and a DJ spinning all kinds of music. The guest list has grown a little more each year, for 2019 the tally was somewhere near 150. ![](https://i.imgur.com/C1A12SN.jpg) *DJ Mouse (in the house), getting ready to get the party started.* ![](https://i.imgur.com/LRyF7am.jpg) *People begin filtering in.* 2018 was a challenging year for so many of us. It was so much fun to get everyone together in a room and watch them check their worries and responsibilities at the door for a few hours. We requested people bring donations of food and personal care items for [The Neighborhood House](http://neighb.org/) and attendees were very generous with their donations. ![](https://i.imgur.com/Py9fc5C.jpg) In an age where online communication is dominant, there is nothing like real face time. So many people tell us how much they look forward to this event and it's become one of the highlights of our year too. Our parents and grandparents socialized like this on a regular basis, our generation can learn a lot from them. When you speak to people face-to-face there's a kind of energy exchange that you just don't get any other way. ![](https://i.imgur.com/b7skRHD.jpg) Time goes more quickly than you think, be sure you make the most of it. Make time for real face time. Here's to a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2019! *~Eric Vance Walton~* --- [![alt text](https://i.imgur.com/r7Qyv7Sm.jpg)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/steveforbes/2018/03/29/is-crypto-the-future-of-film-funding/#1acfebf046fb) ![](https://s14.postimg.org/llrwmq9g1/fancyline600png1.png) [![alt text](https://s18.postimg.org/vkrxp2zwp/unnamed.jpg)](https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Pause-Meditating-Your-Ultimate-ebook/dp/B071X5TD4P/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) *I am an American novelist, poet, traveler, and crypto-enthusiast. If you’ve enjoyed my work please sign up for my author newsletter at [my website.](http://www.ericvancewalton.net) Newsletter subscribers will receive exclusive updates and special offers and your information will never be sold or shared. [Alarm Clock Dawn](https://www.amazon.com/Alarm-Clock-Dawn-Vance-Walton/dp/150851335X), one of the first full length novels published on the blockchain, and the book that started it all for me can be found [HERE](https://www.amazon.com/Alarm-Clock-Dawn-Vance-Walton/dp/150851335X). Or [Click Here](https://steemit.com/steemit/@dreemit/table-of-contents-for-the-first-novel-ever-published-on-the-blockchain-alarm-clock-dawn-by-eric-vance-walton-if-you-have-yet-to) to read it for free on the Steemit blockchain My book on meditation, [The Perfect Pause,](https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Pause-Meditating-Your-Ultimate/dp/154708295X/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) is priced at $12.99 (paperback) and $4.99 (eBook). Buy the paperback and receive the eBook for free! ![](https://i.imgur.com/n8rvvRbt.jpg) # Let’s Keep In Touch # [www.ericvancewalton.net](http://www.ericvancewalton.net) [![alt text](https://s29.postimg.org/8suiq6bdz/Steemit.jpg)](https://steemit.com/@ericvancewalton) [![alt text](https://s22.postimg.org/fbwogrko1/twitter.png)](https://twitter.com/ericvancewalton?lang=en) [![alt text](https://s9.postimg.org/q4eyquswv/amazon.png)](https://www.amazon.com/Eric-Vance-Walton/e/B00B2OS082)[![alt text](https://s7.postimg.org/8v08ms4q3/facebook.png)](https://www.facebook.com/EricVanceWaltonAuthor/) [![alt text](https://s27.postimg.org/9l0zmecjn/youtube.png)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-MieT31yN55rBYllIExPqQ) [![alt text](https://s4.postimg.org/4gjx0rknx/goodreads.png)](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6178734.Eric_Vance_Walton)