I am so blessed to get two weeks off from work because the girls went home for vacation. A little break down before moving on, since I know some of you might not know exactly what I do. I work and live with six high school girls with an organization called Boys Hope Girls Hope. We help these girls get to college, learn life skills and basically help them in any way, shape, or form. Things like helping with homework, cooking, cleaning, communicating with the school, taking them to the doctors, finding tutors, fixing house cars, making sure their chores are done is all part of what I do. I will talk more about this later but for now.... Vacation Time!!!!
I was able to visit my friend Zapphire in Bakersfield, CA and see my cousin Jessica and my friend Marina in Irving, TX for the first half of my two week break. Bakersfield was hot let me tell you! We spent time going to the park in the mornings, hanging out at the house during the day, and talking about everything. We went to the panaderia and got a pumpkin empanada… it was so good! Overall the best part was definitely getting time to hang out with my friend. My heart was filled with so much joy and encouragement as we talked about the Lord and His will for our lives.
I returned home refreshed and packed for my next adventure: Texas
So I quickly found out that Texas isn’t much into the whole toilet seat covers deal. I guess I always assumed that toilet seat covers were a given part of bathrooms but I guess not. They had them at the airport and the theatre but I couldn’t find them anywhere else. That’ll teach me to assume : ) Spending time with my cousin and our friend Marina was so much fun. I got to meet their friends from church; they were all so welcoming, nice, and really funny. I watched the Brazil vs. Ivory Coast game with a house full of Brazilians and ate REALLY good food [the steak was AMAZING!!] I went to church and I enjoyed it so much; it was definitely a refreshment for my soul. We then went to Potbelly Sandwich Works afterwards to get some sandwiches and fellowship. There was hanging out with friends, conversation and lots of laughter.
I found out that locust sound like sprinklers and everything IS bigger in Texas. The sky was beautiful and walking outside felt like being wrapped in a big blanket! I thought it was going to be a lot hotter and humid but the weather was tolerable. We watched boy meets world and had a great time laughing, talking, dancing [the dancing part was mostly me] and spending time with each other. When I got there I came to realize how much I missed my cousin and how there is such a big part of my heart that is filled with memories and joys of her, of silly things and jokes that we cherish together. I love her immensely and it was so good for my soul to spend time with her. So Texas, you get two thumbs up [although I think you should look into toilet seat covers, it’s a good thing I promise!]
Although I was sad I couldn’t stay longer, I was happy that I was going to get to spend time with my family. Part 2 coming soon….
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