Homeless Night Revival :-)
So, heres how it goes:
School on friday was pretty normal even tho we had to cancel SPS cuz Susan and I both had "prior engagements". sooo, i met Corinne at Jenna and we went home, showered, got stuff together and left for GBC (let the party begin). Sweet deal it was. It started at 4:30 with everyone runnin around like C to the RAZY and tryin to figure out how to pitch their houses for the night. Corinne's Joanie's and mine kinda died alot so we had to alter the design... LOTS of stakes.... Kenny's was freakin awesome man! he used nothing but nature! all leaves and sticks and stuff.... he was also the only person who woke up both warm AND dry! Matt, Matt and Sean rigged this cool tent/box thing (Sean had the BIG box)and draped it over with a canvas. Mike and Shannon each had a box, Fury had a box/tarp, Bacon had only one blanket! crazy foo. and Steph had a tarp. (the middle schoolers had boxes but they suck and so everything fell over) after set up had been completed we all headed in for "dinner" which consisted of really bad mac'n'cheese and watermelon... i guess the point was that homeless ppl don't eat all that well either.... but it was soooo baad. after dinner we sit around and wait for it to get dark so we can start the bonfire. it was sooo fun.
My Posse, which consists of: Me, Matt, Matt, and Corinne (and occasionally Sean) hung out at my car (i accidentally locked Matt P in the trunk... but no worries! i have a BUTTON! and thus i rescued him. it was scary tho, cuz my keys were in the trunk wit him... BUT I HAVE A BUTTON! so its ok... duuude it was so scary) sittin on the (now closed) trunk just talkin and stuff. FINALLY it gets dark and we go over and watch the fire burn. I went back to my spot (a homemade tarp on the ground with some blankets on it... where i was gonna sleep :) and grabbed a sheet to sit on cuz the benches were all wet and stuff. So me and Matt laid out on the blanket and then Matt, Corinne, Mike and Fury felt the need to join us... it wasn't that big of a blanket. but i didn't care, it was so cool, just watchin the stars and fire layin back, relaxin, listenin to Joanie, Kenny, Sean and ppl sing praise songs. Of course, eventually we get sick of just layin around and assemble in the parkin lot for Man-Hunt. little did we know... no one really felt like playing... lol, so the games kindof died. SEAN KELLY tho, had the best hiding spot! no one found him! and he was just sittin under the jail! C-RAZY man, 100 points for you.
With Man-Hunt exhausted and the clock reachin around 12 midnight we again ran around like crazies... but then ppl started bunking down and gettin ready for bed. I decide its time to observe my fellow youth-mates. Up to the shed roof i go to ponder and breathe. Matt finds me and then joins me soon after and we just sit together watchin the stars... until the stars start to disappear and the storm clouds start to roll in... grrreeeaaaat.... it POURS for 45 minutes... just enough to make everyone totally wet and soak/ruin half the tents/boxes in the field... i give up my place in the tent i made so Joanie and Corinne wouldn't have to be wet and then i rolled up in the spare tarp i set up with my blankets and curled up real tight for warmth. the appearance got me to be called "body bag girl" but i didn't care, i was semi dry and semi comfy.. and i was NOT going to die, contrary to the thoughts of the leaders.
ANYWAY, so everyone starts headin to their homes for the night and after about an hour of restlessness... which included running laps back and forth across the field, an illegal trip to the guy's tent and alot of rolling around for comfort Corinne, Steph, Joanie (who came in at the rolling around) and I decided it was pointless to try and sleep. we simply were NOT tired.... so Steph had this GIGANTIC tarp which she gratefully shared with us and we spent from 12am to 4am talking a lil too loud bout stuff and eventually lost Joanie and Corinne to sleep. Steph went over to hang out with Bacon and i left for the bathroom and the shed roof for a lil while. 4:30 comes around and i finally manage to sleep alil bit.
Notice i say a LITTLE bit.... haha, ok so i wake up and its crazy bright out, i'm cold, wet, and clammy. it feels like 8oclock.... it was 5:30....AM.... grrreeeaaat. so waiting for everyone to wake up Corinne, me, Matt, Bacon and Steph break into the cabin and eat some breakfast. then once everyone's awake (ppl slept in the church ...cheaters... cuz there was lightning and they got scared... and it was really wet and stuff and ppls houses collapsed) and the houses are taken down and dumpstered (except for Sean's "baby" i mean... box... which he wore and ran around like a crazy person in.... we even attempted a prank... but that failed) we played the most pathetic game of Ultimate Frisbee i have ever seen... no one wanted to run...we were all goin on an hour of sleep and it was muggyyyy.
but wait! theres more
We walked around the surrounding neighborhoods and gathered neighborly food donations for the CT Food Bank or whatever and then made another bonfire. this time we roasted hot dogs... well, mostly, a bunch of us just chilled in the cabin. i suck at making hotdogs.... mine was burned on the outside and cold in the middle... the ketchup tho was superb! :-P and then everyone rendezvous in the cabin and collapsed cuz it was sooo hot tossing the frisbee half heartedly around while i'm getting my guts tickled out with no mercy! i even called uncle a couple times :-p 407 points for Matt P. :)
then it was time to go home... which is where i am now. see ya!