Hello one and all!! I am so sorry- I have really been slacking on my blogging!! It is just that I have been pretty busy and I only get Internet access at the office and much of my work is done outside of the office. So, let's see, where did I leave off?? Well, Thanksgiving was nice- we had a Little Orphan Annie Thanksgiving and all of the AmeriCorps kids that had no place to go came over and we all ate waaaaay tooooo much food. It was quite delicious, although I was craving Grandma's yams as these ones had pineapple in them..... weird.... Earlier that week, I orgnaized a service day where all the AmeriCorps kids went to the Glory Hole- a homeless shelter- to help pack up dinners for needy families around the community (don't ask me about th
e name, I have no answers). Anywho, let's see, what else. I went on another retreat with NCADD- National Council for Alcohol and Drug Dependency. This one was a "Transitions" retreat for Juniors in high school. It was pretty fun- we made duct tape wallets. Uncle Matt- this is something you would have really enjoyed and I fully intend on bringing red duct tape to Ecuador next September. Last week we went to the old folks home and made ornaments and decorated cookies. It was lots of fun, and we even got to listen to Johnny Mathis Christmas music!! I have been working on all sorts of things at work- we are planning a huge event for MLK Day. We will collect stuff around the community for needy families and then hold a huge celebration in January. I have also been helping a lot with recruiting new members- everyone is scrounging to get everything done before XMas break, so I am kind of all over the place. Oh well, that is exactly where I like to be. Life has also been quite hectic the past few weeks because the crews from the bush have been in town and so many of them have been staying at our hou
se, so you can only imagine that I have upped my wine intake recently. We also have 2 more dogs living with us- a fat old beagle named Lucy that I prefer to call Sausage and a scroungy dog that looks exactly like the dog that caught on fire in "There's Something About Mary." And of course there is Sparky- the worlds most neurotic pipsqueak of a dog. I have woken up every morning at 5am this month to someone screaming, "SPARKY- SHUT THE F*#% UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" One day I will look back on this and laugh. Another thing that one day I may look back on and laugh about is the fact that I got a prom dress to go to the Winter Ball on Saturday and spent 4 hours getting ready for it and then threw up in the car on the way there and had to go home. I am still pissed about it, but I learned never to use cheese logs when you run out of cheddar and want some nachos. BAD IDEA. Last Friday was the graduation for the crews, so that was fun. We had a brunch out at the lodge and then stopped by the glacier because the weather was so perfect we wanted to t
ake some pictures. We did some sledding, but I bailed at the last second because I was headed straight for glaciel water, which is not something that I wanted to land in since it was only 10 degrees outside. After that we went indoor rock climbing, which I have never done before, and it was loads of fun! I felt like Spiderwoman!! Oh, I saw a porcupine in my yard yesterday- they get cuter every time. So, the weather has been nice recently- clear skies and the mountains all look absolutely gorgeous, but it is frickin cold outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am ready to head down to Phoenix on Saturday for some warmness!! (Relative warmness- last year I would have called 65 cold, but now it seems rather inticing.) And since our family is nosy and loves to gossip-the tall, dark, and handsome (and of course intelligent) guy in the picture is Daniel- don't you just love my new boyfriend? Oh, and P.S. I AM OFFICIALLY OBSESSED WITH TWILIGHT.
se, so you can only imagine that I have upped my wine intake recently. We also have 2 more dogs living with us- a fat old beagle named Lucy that I prefer to call Sausage and a scroungy dog that looks exactly like the dog that caught on fire in "There's Something About Mary." And of course there is Sparky- the worlds most neurotic pipsqueak of a dog. I have woken up every morning at 5am this month to someone screaming, "SPARKY- SHUT THE F*#% UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" One day I will look back on this and laugh. Another thing that one day I may look back on and laugh about is the fact that I got a prom dress to go to the Winter Ball on Saturday and spent 4 hours getting ready for it and then threw up in the car on the way there and had to go home. I am still pissed about it, but I learned never to use cheese logs when you run out of cheddar and want some nachos. BAD IDEA. Last Friday was the graduation for the crews, so that was fun. We had a brunch out at the lodge and then stopped by the glacier because the weather was so perfect we wanted to t
ake some pictures. We did some sledding, but I bailed at the last second because I was headed straight for glaciel water, which is not something that I wanted to land in since it was only 10 degrees outside. After that we went indoor rock climbing, which I have never done before, and it was loads of fun! I felt like Spiderwoman!! Oh, I saw a porcupine in my yard yesterday- they get cuter every time. So, the weather has been nice recently- clear skies and the mountains all look absolutely gorgeous, but it is frickin cold outside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am ready to head down to Phoenix on Saturday for some warmness!! (Relative warmness- last year I would have called 65 cold, but now it seems rather inticing.) And since our family is nosy and loves to gossip-the tall, dark, and handsome (and of course intelligent) guy in the picture is Daniel- don't you just love my new boyfriend? Oh, and P.S. I AM OFFICIALLY OBSESSED WITH TWILIGHT.
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