No, not my 25th birthday. That’s still far off in September. I’m talking about Victory‘s 25th Anniversary, which we’ll celebrate at the Big Dome on July 24th in a really big, super amazing birthday bash with, I expect, all the jumping, dancing, laughter, confetti and— and…. I’d really hate to give out spoilers. Ahahaha.

At this moment, the official Victory@25 website tells me that we have 63 days, 5 hours, 8 mintes and 34…33…32 seconds to go until the party. Aren’t you excited? I’m excited. Are you? I am!!!

I’m sure everybody’s excited, our office visibly so. Ever since the ball started rolling on the planning, there began a certain buzz in the office. Even when we weren’t actually talking about it, the thought was still there. At the back of our heads, we keep thinking: What promotional stuff can we do? What contests can we hold? Whose old 1980s big-hair-big-shoulderpads photos can we show? Whenever the I see or hear the anniversary teaser I get goosebumps all over, and a really big, giddy grin.

But, to be completely honest, this also must be said: if you step into my office, you can actually feel the tension and the stress that occasionally shoots up to high — and I mean really high — levels. I haven’t been able to make time to blog for a month now. There are times that I get home and I literally collapse on my bed — with my uniform and shoes on, and still holding my bags — and my roommates won’t see any sign of life until midnight, or even the next morning. There are even moments in the day when trying to think of ideas to make the event fun doesn’t seem so very fun anymore.

But you know what? It’s all good. Because, at the end of the day, this isn’t just an event. This isn’t even just a party to brag about how cool Victory is or whatever. This isn’t even about celebrating our work for the past months, or the past years and how big our numbers are now. This is God‘s party. This is to celebrate God, and how simply AWESOME He’s been to every single one of us in every single day in the last 25 years.

And that makes it all worth it.

Whenever I remember that, I get smiling again as I work, and life is sunshine and happiness all over again.

How about you? Has God been great to you in the past years? Are you going to the Araneta Coliseum on July 24th to celebrate His goodness? You are? Awesome.

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