The 4th and Other Shenanigans

Was a little slower last weekend, but nice to relax a bit more. We had a beautiful Saturday for the Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Our Lady is always pouring God's grace. Sunday I was able to have lunch with the little sisters. It was nice to chat with them and get to have a peek at their community life. Not much else happened that was very eventful over the weekend...

Monday was wonderful. Being the 4th, we had a big BBQ with the residents, and we had it outside! (It's rare that anything happens outdoors for them since the heat is usually too much). It was so nice to see the smiles on their faces and to serve them. Later in the afternoon the other volunteers and I were free for the day, so we went downtown. We looked in some shops, and then met Stephanie J. out on the mall to watch the fireworks. We had an awesome spot right in front of the Washington Monument. The smoke somewhat obsurcured seeing them better, but for the most part it was a good show. :-) (although I still don't think they can compare to the Bay City Fireworks ;-)) It was interesting getting home after with the throngs all heading for the metro, but surprisingly it didn't take us more than an hour to get back.

Yesterday was also our day off, so we slept in after the fireworks the night before (yay!), and then decided to go back downtown to where we were the day before. We saw some markets and got to try a sample of sushi with caviar in it (really good) and also went to the American Art History Museum where we spent a good two hours...such beautiful artwork. Then we went to Qdoba for supper and to Froyo (best ice cream I've ever had, really). Was a tiring but good day. :)

Today it was good to get back into the swing of things. This afternoon I helped in the cafe (as we do on Wednesdays). Got to have some good conversations and listened to Bingo going on in the next room (a game taken very seriously here ;-)). I also was privileged to go visit a resident's apartment with another resident I was helping. He had some beautiful statues, holy cards, artwork, and relics! (of the true cross, the 12 apostles, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Anthony of Padua, just to name a few!). Everything was given to him by friends or family.

God is good!!

P.S. I changed the pictures tab into a slideshow (much easier to view ;-))