WORSHIP

Yesterday was my day off and I went to church.

It was the first time since February I'd gone to actually church and it was the coolest feeling standing with thousands of people with the praise band rocking and everyone singing. Being surrounded by a community of believers. Even if I didn't know anyone we were all there worshiping together. I wish I could have that more often.

FULL MOON TEXAS FANS

I am sitting outside the Staff Room at a picnic table watching a full moon appear from the clouds. About half the staff is crammed into the Staff Room eating Captain Crunch or Cinnamon Toast Crunch. I'm normally in the mood to hang out and visit but at the moment I'd much rather be out here by myself listening to the sprinklers going.

I'm sorta too restless to go to bed and would LOVE to go sleep out tonight but the weather is iffy.

I'd love to go sleep at the top of Sheep's but that's a good hour+ vertical climb in the dark isn't smart to do with someone else nevertheless by yourself. So Mother, I am going to sleep in my own bed tonight where I can't break a leg or be eaten by bears.

Zachary Ragle is now standing here bugging me. He's from Texas actually from Ohio but is a Texas Longhorn's fan so we're not friends no matter what he says.


bed?

GRAND SLAM TROUGHING

Thursday was my birthday and tradition on the Ranch is the Birthday Person gets thrown in the horses' water trough. Typically it's only once and then you shower and you're fine. For some unknown reason the boys decided it would be fun to through me twice. So on Thursday I was troughed twice, took three showers, and wore five different outfits.
The last time I changed clothes I had no clean dry underwear so I pulled a pair out of the dryer which hadn't dried yet and dried it with a blow dryer.

Yesterday Hannah, Jordan, and I spent the day in Denver hanging out and taking naps on Hannah's mom's bed. And then met up with six other staff girls for the Rockies game. It was such a fun game. The game was sold out and at one point the whole entire Coors Field was doing the wave. It was awesome.
Also Rockies won in the bottom of the ninth 18 to 17. It was ridiculous. With home run after home run with a couple Grand Slams mixed in there.
And then there were fireworks afterwards for the 4th. Everyone was saying how the fireworks show was going to be amazing. But I guess I'm spoiled with Chicago/Evanston fireworks because they were cool but not nearly has awesome as at home.
Also the last song that they played with the fireworks was Joyful Joyful which was cool but odd.

I'm not tired and cranky. and I woke up to a strange girl in Mary Ellen's bed. Turns out it's an old staff girl here for the weekend but still not what I wanted to wake up to.