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So last night I got home from CCOP 2008 which was an amazing week, as expected. I just love being at CYFM so much. I worked at habitat for humanity for a week. On Monday we dug a footing at a school that’s going to be for girls who are from low income families and who are also at least 2 years behind in school. We went and visited the girls school at their temporary location too. Tuesday we started at a house on Dubois st. we were there for day one of work. When we got there you could barely walk through the house. There was one room so full of garbage bags full of old construction rubble, wood and random stuff, we had to walk on top of the garbage. There were rooms full of old construction supplies, tarps, paint cans and stuff. So we went through and took out all the trash type stuff, put it on the curb. Then we knocked down some walls, took doors down, tore all the tile off the bathroom wall…different things like that. And when the dumpster finally showed up we loaded it up. Wednesday we went back, took out old appliances and cleaned up construction rubble. The whole day was pretty much scooping dust and tile and sheet rock into buckets and carrying it downstairs into the dumpster. We also got to go to the Habitat for Humanity official coffee break and met some important ppl. We also witnessed the cops raiding a deli on the corner, which for most of us who are from small towns, was exciting. Wendesday also brought a water main break in the basement. Lol. Thursday was more of the same as Wednesday. We also got a tour of the habitat for humanity warehouse and east parmenter street where 24 new houses will be going in, 8 of which are habitat houses. And yesterday we went to a house on clark street and hung sheet rock. We also got a tour of the Presbyterian church and we got to climb up to the bell tower and ring the bell!
It was just an amazing week. I feel like a different person than I was a week ago. I need to remember how good I have it. I spend so much of my time whining and complaining when I have nothing to complain over. My life is so good. I have so much to be hopeful over, yet I don’t see it. I take so much for granted and I don’t find the beauty in the little things. This week was an amazing gift. I got to make some new friends and spend time with old ones. I received a gift in the form of a friend this week who listened to me and helped me work through some problems. I’m trying to figure out this whole forgiveness thing too, b/c I need to learn to forgive and move on. I miss everyone so much already, I was so sad to wake up in an empty room this morning. It was starting to get to me, having no alone time what so ever but it was sad being alone.
I loved my work crew, we had some amazing times together: she’s got tetnis! POKE HER! If that rock had life line, it would still be alive. Can someone catholic say grace so god will actually listen? CIT-GO And she did. Watch for falling rock. KELLY! SHUT UP! Let leah get a word in. the cops shot someone at the deli yesterday-really? The water is 6 ft and rising!
and my theological reflection group, I loved them so much, we were an amazing fit. The week had some down parts too, im not gonna pretend like it didn’t. by Wednesday night I really wanted to come home. I was tired of feeling like I didn’t fit and I wasn’t wanted. Some people made comments that really hurt me more than anything. I cried a lot of tears this week, over my past, over my faith or lack there of sometimes, over friends, over the way other ppl view me. But its all good. I can’t make everyone happy. If people don’t like me, whatever. I can only be myself. And if myself is loud and crazy and a little annoying, then that’s me. The end. Lol.
It was just an amazing week. I feel like a different person than I was a week ago. I need to remember how good I have it. I spend so much of my time whining and complaining when I have nothing to complain over. My life is so good. I have so much to be hopeful over, yet I don’t see it. I take so much for granted and I don’t find the beauty in the little things. This week was an amazing gift. I got to make some new friends and spend time with old ones. I received a gift in the form of a friend this week who listened to me and helped me work through some problems. I’m trying to figure out this whole forgiveness thing too, b/c I need to learn to forgive and move on. I miss everyone so much already, I was so sad to wake up in an empty room this morning. It was starting to get to me, having no alone time what so ever but it was sad being alone.
I loved my work crew, we had some amazing times together: she’s got tetnis! POKE HER! If that rock had life line, it would still be alive. Can someone catholic say grace so god will actually listen? CIT-GO And she did. Watch for falling rock. KELLY! SHUT UP! Let leah get a word in. the cops shot someone at the deli yesterday-really? The water is 6 ft and rising!
and my theological reflection group, I loved them so much, we were an amazing fit. The week had some down parts too, im not gonna pretend like it didn’t. by Wednesday night I really wanted to come home. I was tired of feeling like I didn’t fit and I wasn’t wanted. Some people made comments that really hurt me more than anything. I cried a lot of tears this week, over my past, over my faith or lack there of sometimes, over friends, over the way other ppl view me. But its all good. I can’t make everyone happy. If people don’t like me, whatever. I can only be myself. And if myself is loud and crazy and a little annoying, then that’s me. The end. Lol.