Well, it’s finally come … my last weekend of groovy sister reserves. I have much to tie up at home in Portland as I close up shop at work and my apartment, so I won’t be coming back to Seattle again until my Reception to the Novitiate on August 26. Then I’ll be staying here at my weekend groovy sister pad for a week and a half before I head to the Congregation Novitiate in New Jersey. But this is my last time here as a Candidate. Crazy how fast the year has gone!
I’m also on vacation now until August 7th. I’ve been helping my replacement at work settle in for the past week and a half. The plan was to train him, but we were hit with a crazy busy project. Today we had a mad 4 hour “cram” session before I left. I’ll be thinking of him the next two & a half weeks as he learns by trial & error.
When I head back to the office, I’ll only have 9 days left as a bureaucrat! Hard to believe.
The main plan for my vacation once I’m back in Portland on Sunday is to get serious about sorting through all my stuff. I’m trying to take this as an opportunity to simplify, so while I am planning to ship a bit to New Jersey and store another bit at a friends, I have lots to sort through and give away. No more time for procrastination! I’ll be breaking up the time with a weekend trip to Vegas with some girlfriends and a trip to California to visit family.
But for now, it’s groovy sister reserves. And bed. I am tired after the past few weeks at work.
4 comments:
oooh, ooooh, oooh, where in California. I'd drive a mile to see you. More actually! Drink lots of water while clearing out... gives you the break you need every once in a while.
Southern California - My brother lives in Costa Mesa (Orange County). My sister is moving to Ventura County.
You're in Northern California, right?
Enjoy the freedom the cleaning out brings you! Bring a roll of quaters to NJ...you have to pay for things like grocery carts there!!
I just got back from San Fran, so have lots of catching up to do, but in the meantime .... I'll be thinking about you on this "last" visit --- it was kinda odd for me in that after I was accepted into the community I ended up not visiting between March & entrance in August (after a year of monthly visits). But safe travels, fun vacation, and blessings as you continue along!
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