So I’m back from Hawaii (post on that later). It was great. Not the sunshine, breezes, beaches, and rainbows, but the people. Everyone I met or got to know better was just great. And then I come back home. I come from 85 degrees to 35. I come from constant glistening rays of sun to a week of dreary rain. I come from feeling useful and appreciated to feeling, well useless and really meaningless. School, yay. Who cares?
Obviously, I don’t want to feel that way. So I’m doing something about it. Everyday I’m going to wake up and give myself an identity such as “today I am an athlete” and then go through the day with that identity in mind. Yes, it does sound dumb. But it helps, so I’m sticking to it. It’s all very humbling. Anyway, yesterday I was a baker. So I made some apple crisp to share with my friends at bible study and church. Today I was accomplishing. I drove through school, did a craft, made dinner, practiced my lines for my play, cleaned my room, and listened to a Christmas song. *gasp* I know I should wait until after Thanksgiving, but it was just so tempting. So I listened to one and that’s it.
Saturday was very eventful. The main event was a USO swing dance at Memorial Hall, but much had to get done before that. 9am Kara and I drove to WalMart to pick up the necessities of breakfast: coffee and bacon. 9:45am we met up with the USO group for a brunch. Homemade espressos were made and consumed. They were fabulous. 11:30am we all went thrift shopping to find navy blue pants to complete an outfit for the evening dance. We also had to get some milk so we got regular as well as chocolate; we wouldn’t want to be racist. 1:15pm we returned home and made lunch. 1:30pm I finally got to play the much talked about game, Bang! 2:45pm lunch was served. 3:30pm everyone dressed up 1940’s style, and we took a few hurried photos. 4:30pm more Bang! 6:00pm the big group went to pick up Joanna at the bus stop since she was just coming back from a trip. Kara and I had brought her dress, shoes, make-up, curling iron and hat. So when she arrived, we rushed into the community bathroom to get her ready for the dance.
