hmm...it's possible I'm going crazy. It's also possible I'm staying unreasonably sane. Anyway, it's a strange time. We're busier than we've ever been, yet because we're so busy, we've been careful about how we spend the little free time we do have - which means in some ways, i'm much more relaxed than I was in the beginning. But I think I'm saying that now because I've just had a lovely weekend. So of course I'm relaxed!
So that's the good news - the past couple weekends have been free and i've had the wonderful opportunity to catch up with friends - mostly the girls - and have enjoyed some down time, including sleeping in. Last weekend I had a calm night out with Jovina and Elise on Saturday and Sunday was spent enjoying some down time with the team! The two youngest boys, John Paul and Chris, were confirmed at the Pentecost Mass (what a good time for it, huh?!) and we all went out to lunch afterwards.
This weekend I spent Friday night in and relaxing, then spent Saturday night at Sarah's house (Sarah is the girl who stayed with me in Indy in January!) and I met her parents, who are lovely, and had a very nice dinner with them. Today (Sunday) we went to Mass then a BBQ at a friend's house - Amy. She's leaving tomorrow for Europe for 7 weeks, so she had a BBQ to say A bientot! (see you later en francais). It was very nice and relaxed. But now it's back to the grind!
The retreats are going well, but there are many of them, and I think it's actually beneficial for us to be crammed with our schedule, because we actually get work done! It's amazing - we're much more on top of it this term. mostly because we have to be.
I missed the last retreat this week, the one on Friday - I was a bit sick...strange stomach pains with no related symptoms. We're not sure what it was! It's gone for the most part now, thank goodness! It was annoying, but at the same time, maybe it was good to have a bit of an extra rest. It gets a little bit tough by the end of the week!
We've also started preparing for WYD (finally)- we had our first meeting and music practice last Monday night. O yeah, I'm leading the music for our catechesis site....should be interesting...
only 58 days to go!!! It's getting crazier! They've started showing ads on TV (which you can see on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm2mvKwc06o)...good promo!
Not too much else to report. The future is looking bright with events. This week, 3 retreats again. I'm leading 2 of them! eek! Then Saturday we launch an event called Activ8 Sydney, where we go into the streets to promote WYD - streets, train stations, bus stops, shopping centers, supermarkets...ALL over the city! hopefully we'll get more people registered and engaged. That night is some gig with the Cardinal...not sure what it is, but we're going along anyway!
Then Sunday is the feast of Corpus Christi, or The Body of Christ, and they're having a Eucharistic Procession through the Central Business District (CBD) of Sydney - basically the main area of the city. The Blessed Sacrament will be walked all around - I'm very excited to see how the public will react!
Of course, that is the eve of my 21st birthday....I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M TURNING 21 IN A WEEK!!!! I think the tentative plan is to go out for karaoke with friends that night. maybe dinner before hand. I didn't plan anything big for lack of a)time b)money c)resources and d)interest...for some reason, possibly the nature of the work I'm doing, I just don't really care. Even though EVERYONE is telling me I should since it's my 21st! O well....we'll have a good enough time. Jovina is celebrating with me, because her birthday is the 31st of May, so we're having sort of a double party, to save each other the hassle of planning something separately. Should be fun!
Hope all is well at home! I've been thinking about Indiana a lot this week, with the approaching Indy 500 in the news, even over here! AND I've eaten corn on the cob THREE times this week! I realized I actually really like corn...but when it's the primary crop of your home state, and you eat it too much growing up it can get old.
And that's why I love being in Australia - it gives me a fresh perspective on things I took for granted.
Until I write again, may God bless you!
1 comment:
Howdy from Indiana!
A couple of weeks ago Mike and I caught a Cubs game at Wrigley. We both commented that you would have loved it. (FYI-the Cubs lost in the 9th)
Colleen is miss independent this summer. Of course she has the ususal sports camps, but she is also doing a Girl Scout resident camp the end of July. She will be sleeping in a tent for a week. I'm sure it will be nice and cool! This week she went to a GS day camp in Indy. It took her a day to speak up and make friends. Somehow, the deck of cards she took became the best part of her week. She came home each night talking about friends and playing cards, and no talk about her badge work or planning for her silver award. Go figure. What you might expect from a teenager/8th grader.
Sounds like you are keeping very busy! I did notice that all your blogs mention food. Is that a coincidence?
Keep away from the crocs!
O'Maley's
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