I always like the start of a new month. A new thirty days. (Or thirty one. Or twenty nine. But let's not get technical here...) A new beginning, middle and end. A new breath of fresh air. New lists to be made. New plans to made. (And then, new plans to be scratched out and changed again). A new month to be scribbled at the top of each journal page. It was not until last Sunday morning, when I wrote "1st of June" in my journal and let out that sigh of relief, that I realized how long this last month was. That I realized how desperately I needed something new. Now don't get me wrong, a lot of great things happened during the (what I'm now calling) Longest May of My Life. Some of these things include (but are not limited to):
Attending Campamento de Crecimiento (aka Growth Camp, aka Vida Joven Managua Leader Weekend)
Celebrated Young Life's last club of the year with "A Night at the Oscars"
Parents and brother came to visit for some surfing and beach relaxation
And got to spend Mother's Day celebrating this babe of a mom!
On Tuesdays, continued to help out with a local Vida Joven (Young Life) club at a Nica university
Moved into my very own place...
...and welcomed my new roommate to her new home in Nicaragua!
Then started to do super grown up things like make fresh orange juice
Continued to have some amazing Cabin Time meetings on Fridays after school with some freshmen girls from the American Nicaraguan School
Had a pre-celebration birthday scavenger hunt for my dear friend and teammate, Jen (complete with rhyming clues, embarrassing bike ride decor and challenges to complete at each location)
And celebrated this sweetness turning a year old
So yes, all of these (and many more) super fun and exciting things made for a lot of laughs and smiles - but all being crammed within a thirty-one day time span was enough to make my head spin. So I welcome you, month of June - with your own up and downs and twists and turns and business and relaxation and going and coming and just living life.
