The past couple of days have been really busy, finishing up training and learning more about our individual specialty roles on our teams. My roles are being a Capper (like a recruiter) and the Peer Helper. It has also been difficult to find any free time lately to do necessary things like update my blog and sleep--haha. My head has been pounding all day today, which may or may not have something to do with my laryngitis/swollen lymphnode/ear infection...and it also didn't help that we had to get up super early today for PT.
Thursday we are heading to the Mississippi Gulf Coast to do 3 days of disaster relief/rebuilding there and then coming back to be officially inducted on the 31st before heading to Chalmette, Louisiana for 2 months starting Sept. 1! So needless to say, it has been pretty crazy/hectic around here lately! I am excited for training to be over with and to actually start on some projects, but at the same time I am feeling nervous and a little sad, because I have made so many great friends with people from other teams that I won't get to see until October now! But i'm sure we will be so busy in our new places in the southern region with our projects that time will fly by and pretty soon it will be time to head back to campus for transition again! It's strange and neat to me that I am in such a new place, experiencing something completely new, but at the same time have friends that I feel like I have known forever and am completely comfortable with and will miss so much not being able to see them everyday. It's all really bittersweet.
You've expressed the bittersweet-ness of your situation very well.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're feeling better than you did over the weekend (even if your head is pounding).
I'll think of you Thursday as you head to the Mississippi Gulf Coast, while we all celebrate the short (although longer than expected) life of Beta. Jonny informed me last night that although it was a little known fact, Beta was actually Jewish. So during the ceremony, Jonny will be reading from the Jewish Bible he received at Christmas from the Cooley boys. He will also sing a solo of Amazing Grace (after we rehearsed, he decided he preferred his solo to our duet).
The Jonny stories never end. Sorry you're missing out on them. I'll try to keep you posted. :)
Big hugs and bigger love, ~mama
I am thinking of you today as you are heading to the gulf!! Have safe travels!! I am so glad that you have made that many good friends that you will miss!! I have to say I just love all the new pics you added!! They are all in Brittany style- you make anything look good!! :) Miss you lady and I am so proud of you!!
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