Reasons The World Isnt Ending Friday

Lately, there has been a lot of talk about the end of the Mayan calendar coming up on December 21st. My first question is "what time of the day". If the world really does end, I would love to know what time that will be happening, so I can be out running with Matthew and my dogs. Then we can "run through the end of the world". We are awesome like that. But............the world cant be ending next week. First, and most importantly of all, its completely against what the Bible says. But besides for that fact, here are my top 7 reasons why the world cant be ending.

1. I am a Costco shopper, so I have a surplus of some items of food. I was looking at some of those items and noticed they have an expiration date for sometime in 2013. Now, if the world was ending, why would my food last longer than the world? I think it would have been a pretty good trick if the food companies put Dec 21 12 as the expiration date on all the food though..........

2. There are presents under the tree and in the stockings. Christmas is 4 days after the "end of the world". Why would anyone have done any Christmas shopping, let alone all the wrapping, if no one was ever going to get to open them?

3.I have already registered and PAID for a race in January. Enough said.

4. I have not yet ran a marathon. I am certainly not going to run one in the next week. I probably wont even run one until December of NEXT year. Running a full marathon is something that we are (probably myself more than Matt) very motivated to do. So, the world cant end before that happens.

5. I am getting married to my best friend next year! The wedding is planned, the dress fits, everything is paid for. Therefore, the world cant be ending.

6. We booked and paid for our honeymoon Monday night. Im looking forward to going to Hawaii with Matthew and doing things that I am afraid of (para-sailing) and things that he is afraid of (snorkling, swimming in the ocean) and just spending time with him in general.

7.I already have the first 4 months of next year's workouts planned out. Creating a training plan takes a lot of work. I certainly would not have bothered with it if I thought I would never see the time to put it into action. Matthew has learned this about me: once I write something down that I am want to do, I am going to do it. Rarely are there exceptions, and usually due to injury or illness related. 

All over facebook right now there are funny posts and pictures explaining either why or why not the world will be ending. While I think most rational people do not truly believe the end is near, people wouldnt be making such a big deal of it if there wasnt a hint of fear or belief. But, just as when our calendar ends we go to a near year, I believe when the Mayan calendar ends, we will start a new cycle. All I know for sure, next year is going to be a wonderful year for Matthew and I. A wedding, honeymoon, and hopefully even a marathon.