At the Rockcastle House EVERY Night is a Girl's Night!

     Today was my very first day shift on Friday and at first it was hard leaving at 5:00. I was so confused and unable to leave, but then I remembered that my roommate and I made plans for Berea and a coffee house. So after I looked and saw that it was a little past 5:00 I packed up my belonging and rushed home. Some of the girls from my house heading up to Berea and enjoyed the local coffee house by the college. I actually only like frozen coffee and it is cold outside, so I got a hot chocolate instead of a mocha frappe. This was a good thing, because the frappe was double the price of the hot chocolate.

there is actually water in our creek!

After many many many fire bands and stuff, it finally RAINED!. Which means the ground is wet, the risk of fires goes down to almost nothing and there is water in our creek. For the first time since I got here there is running water in our creek bed. I have never gotten so excited over rain, but here the rain means a lot to the farms and a lot to the people. So I got excited for them. Our numbers are pretty low at work so things are pretty mild at work too. I feel when I return after New Years we will be bursting at the seams and I'll be begging for these days. It was pretty easy, so crocheting, friendship bracelets and knitting. It was crafty day. In community during devotion after dinner did a little thing about taking a journey with God and we talked about and thought about our futures. I know that as of now I have no idea where I will next year, but for once in my I'm okay with that.
    On non-Kentucky news, I heard words from Missouri when my friend Jess called me. I can' t wait to go home and enjoy some rest and clean up my stuff some more. Plus seeing some people I haven't seen in months would be great too. :-)

Best Day EVER!

    To start my day off I got awesome news... well actually some upsetting news. Jewell called and was discouraging me from deferring my loans and explaining that it would cost me more in the long run. I was kind of mad that the woman (from Jewell) even felt like she should suggest that I have my parents help pay my loans back. I was actually more than a little mad. Luckily I found out I didn't have money due til March or February and I could cut cost and pay $25 a month with my stipen and use $80 every three months for my medicine. I wouldn't have much money when returning home, but I wouldn't be in huge debt either. But as I was about to e-mail CAP about my Americore my computer came up with a virus.

20 mile hike

     Today we went on a 20 mile hike, well more of a 12 mile hike that got interrupted and changed directions. My weekend started last  night when I went to work at 1:00. I did this so I could head down to McCreary County that night, so we didn't have to leave at 6:00 in the morning to be at Cumberland Falls at 8:00 am. To finish our 20 mile hike before sunset... So I got picked up around 9:00 went back to the house everyone finished packing and taking showers. We left our place at 9:00, ended up at the other volunteer house by 11:00.  We ended up having a slumber party in the school building and slept on cots and read children's books before bed.  It was a cute girl's night. Then we all got up by 7:00 to go hiking by 8:00 at Cumberland Falls. The plan was to go from trail one to trail 2 to another trail until we finish 20 miles. But before we finished trail 1 my roommate fell and twisted her ankle. So we headed back to the volunteer house and set her up on a couch.  Then we head out to trail 10 and finished at least two trails. Our 20 mile hike turned into a 11 mile hike. and ended at a couple of craft stores. Besides being tried and worn out it was worth it. Now I need to jet because out volunteers showed up to our house to chill and bake cake.

Broken hair bands, chocolate,and webs

   Thing have been crazy as always here... people coming in and out of course. Mixed in with childcare and searching for activities. Tomorrow is gonna be a crazy day filled with packing, baking, and working. I am getting up early packing my clothes for a 20 mile hike and the night before down South. Then I'm baking cookies! Yup after cookies I am going to work and leaving from work with a bunch of volunteers and we are going to another volunteer house spending the night getting up early and making a day hike in Cumberland Falls.
    But for today I prepared two Lasagna, one turkey one beef, made some garlic bread, garlic cheese bread, and some frozen veggies. I also made a cake too. My cooking skills were great (with the amazing help of my roommate of course). For devotion we played charades and made a fool of ourselves, but it was nice too. Work earlier was tough, but enjoyable. There was a lot of childcare and small activities, but I work a semi day/ night shift tomorrow. Hopefully I'll sleep in a bit make my cookies and enjoy my hike on Saturday. Happy weekend!