Can I breathe now? Sigh...so, let's see. I was so upset the other day--a week and a half or so--because I found out that my friend was not coming home for leave when she thought she would be. It was kinda crummy because she's Mikey's godmother and I wanted her to be a part of the Dedication.
I had heard from her mom that things didn't work out how we thought...I emailed her to tell her how sad I was to hear and she emailed me back and said she just found out the other day that the leave was a go...but not to tell her ma because she didn't want to stress her out more.
So we quick got the Dedication approved for the service. I felt bad because it was Laity Sunday and the pastor wasn't preaching or anything. He was cool with it though...at least he still got to enjoy a service where he didn't have to preach.
Before the service though, I got to see Jes the Thursday night before. She was going to come around 9:30-ish and we were going to go to a diner to catch up...she didn't get there until around 10:30-ish. It was all good though. My mom kept saying that I was going to be tired the next day, blah blah blah...but I figured it was worth the sacrifice of sleep to see a good friend that I probably wouldn't see for another year.
We were at the diner until about 2:00--AM! It was such good fun though! It made me kinda sad though because I knew it would probably be the only time I saw her--besides the Dedication--before she left again.
Oh, speaking of...Eastern's Homecoming was the Saturday before...that made me sad too. Not to go, but to leave. I saw sooo many people that I hadn't seen in about 10 years. Some I had talked to through email and such, others I had just recently found through Facebook or MySpace, others it had just been that long.
And not that I recollect the events, I now can understand why I was feeling so sad after Homecoming...so many people that I hadn't seen for so long, see one afternoon and then leave again; see my friend that I hadn't seen for a year and then see one night and not again for another year at least, and then be back to my own solitaire life. (All my friends are either in Pennsylvania or scattered about the States.)
Then on top of that, I was really feeling pressured about not doing anything like I was in college. When I went to college, I was involved with a group on campus--Y.A.C.H.T Club. It stands for youth against complacency and homelessness today. We would get together on Saturdays, give up our lunch, bag them and take them into the city and distribute to the homeless. That was our main "activity". I hadn't done anything like that since college--and that, like I said, was ten years ago. Man I feel old when I say that.
I actually emailed the guy that was in charge of the group--I ran into him at Homecoming too--and he emailed back some suggestions. He said that he and his wife ran into a similar situation when they had their first son--and now they have two. Kids can be a setback when it comes to that (not that that's a bad thing).
Okay, so the Dedication, to switch gears again, went well. It was a really nice service. I wish I could have told more people about it to join in the event, but with it being so quick--we didn't have it finalized until about Thursday afternoon. It was good to have Jes and he ma there though. And they were able to stick around for the coffee and treats afterwards too. I miss them so much!
Hopefully next time (it seems you get coming attractions anymore), I'll try to remember to tell about my weekend mishaps--involving men, my first demo, and my Catholic experience. (No disrespect meant for anyone that reads this and is Catholic.)
Take care all...
I had heard from her mom that things didn't work out how we thought...I emailed her to tell her how sad I was to hear and she emailed me back and said she just found out the other day that the leave was a go...but not to tell her ma because she didn't want to stress her out more.
So we quick got the Dedication approved for the service. I felt bad because it was Laity Sunday and the pastor wasn't preaching or anything. He was cool with it though...at least he still got to enjoy a service where he didn't have to preach.
Before the service though, I got to see Jes the Thursday night before. She was going to come around 9:30-ish and we were going to go to a diner to catch up...she didn't get there until around 10:30-ish. It was all good though. My mom kept saying that I was going to be tired the next day, blah blah blah...but I figured it was worth the sacrifice of sleep to see a good friend that I probably wouldn't see for another year.
We were at the diner until about 2:00--AM! It was such good fun though! It made me kinda sad though because I knew it would probably be the only time I saw her--besides the Dedication--before she left again.
Oh, speaking of...Eastern's Homecoming was the Saturday before...that made me sad too. Not to go, but to leave. I saw sooo many people that I hadn't seen in about 10 years. Some I had talked to through email and such, others I had just recently found through Facebook or MySpace, others it had just been that long.
And not that I recollect the events, I now can understand why I was feeling so sad after Homecoming...so many people that I hadn't seen for so long, see one afternoon and then leave again; see my friend that I hadn't seen for a year and then see one night and not again for another year at least, and then be back to my own solitaire life. (All my friends are either in Pennsylvania or scattered about the States.)
Then on top of that, I was really feeling pressured about not doing anything like I was in college. When I went to college, I was involved with a group on campus--Y.A.C.H.T Club. It stands for youth against complacency and homelessness today. We would get together on Saturdays, give up our lunch, bag them and take them into the city and distribute to the homeless. That was our main "activity". I hadn't done anything like that since college--and that, like I said, was ten years ago. Man I feel old when I say that.
I actually emailed the guy that was in charge of the group--I ran into him at Homecoming too--and he emailed back some suggestions. He said that he and his wife ran into a similar situation when they had their first son--and now they have two. Kids can be a setback when it comes to that (not that that's a bad thing).
Okay, so the Dedication, to switch gears again, went well. It was a really nice service. I wish I could have told more people about it to join in the event, but with it being so quick--we didn't have it finalized until about Thursday afternoon. It was good to have Jes and he ma there though. And they were able to stick around for the coffee and treats afterwards too. I miss them so much!
Hopefully next time (it seems you get coming attractions anymore), I'll try to remember to tell about my weekend mishaps--involving men, my first demo, and my Catholic experience. (No disrespect meant for anyone that reads this and is Catholic.)
Take care all...
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