hand written

Today at work was a bit overwhelming because my supervisor was gone. She left me a list of tasks to complete. I really didn't even know how to do a few of the tasks and was getting frustrated...and then I opened up a wish child's folder and found a hand written note thanking make-a-wish for his amazing trip. I read it and almost teared up. It kept me going and motivated me to figure out how to do the tasks I was unsure about.This is the note that he sent telling about his amazing experiences.

Tonight I went to Eclipse! The third movie in the Twilight Saga! It was amazing!!!!

My friend Ryan is flying in tomorrow night and I am so excited to see one of my friends!

the path..

I read the coolest quote yesterday.

"The path you're on looks different when you turn around."

Today was my second day at floc. I helped to arrange everything necessary for the summer tutoring program to begin tonight and then the best part yet - I got to tutor my little guy! It was so much fun. He was very responsive and loved to draw everything. We read Corduroy. I have not read that book forever, but still remember it being a favorite.

Off to plan wishes tomorrow :)

Ohhhh what a day

Today was the first day of my second internship. I began working at For Love of Children in Adams Morgan. I am doing administrative work and community outreach. The staff is very friendly, especially my supervisor, Elizabeth. I made phone calls to the parents who have children in the tutoring program reminding them that tomorrow starts the summer tutoring program. Then Elizabeth began training me on how to test children who want to receive the free tutoring service. I am not done with training, but they did let me sit in on a testing and observe. The boy just completed the 5th grade. After testing, we found he was only at a second grade level. It makes me really sad to think that we have a great education system in America, but thousands of students are behind. I will begin tutoring tomorrow night and I am very excited!

On another note....another metro accident had me stuck in the city for over 2 hours. Someone jumped in front of a train causing disruptions on the red line. I literally sat at Cleveland Park Metro stop for over a half an hour and then they updated us saying that we would be sharing the track and there were several trains ahead of us. I got off metro, took the bus and then walked the rest of the way home. This is what metro looked like.

Yes, there are thousands of people standing on the platform.

It is so hot and humid in this city. It is overcrowded with tourists. There are strollers everywhere in this city. Why would you bring your 3 year old to DC when it is 100 degrees? Seriously.

Old Town

Woke up and went to church, went to Chinatown, and then headed over to Rosslyn, Virginia to meet up with my friend Jordan. We decided to go to Old Town Alexandria and walk around and grab a bite to eat. We sat on the dock near the Potomac and watched the boats.

Later that night we went to the Pentagon Memorial. I had never been. It was really neat. Each person that was killed has their own bench with a reflecting pool beneath it. The Pentagon is the building in the back.

Rehoboth Beach!

Today I went to Rehoboth Beach with my friends, Stacy and April. Stacy's dad lives in the DC area and drove us.

We stopped in Annapolis for lunch and ate by the bay. Walked around to a few shops and got a delicious Carmel apple. It is a very colonial town with lots of history. And a naval port...lots of navy boys walking around :) Then we were beach bound! But, before we could get there, we had to go across the Bay Bridge, which is 3.2 miles long! It was so neat to drive over water for so long! Rehoboth Beach was beautiful! It was Okoboji x20! Tons of different shops, stores, places to eat, and best of all the beach! We had to try Thresman's World Famous Fries. They are fried 2x in peanut oil and then salted and topped with vinegar! No ketchup allowed! They were delicious. The Boardwalk was adorable and filled with tourists like ourselves. We laid out, got in the ocean, and walked along the beach.

It was an amazing day.

bananas

This post is dedicated to my dear friend, Danielle Cole who is studying abroad in Costa Rica.

I was packing a banana for a snack tomorrow to eat while I am at the beach (yes, I am going to the beach tomorrow! in Delaware..) and the label said it was from Costa Rica!
It made me think of you, Danielle! I am sure you are having lots of fun! I can't wait to hear all about your stories. Miss you.

i met my first wish child!

Today at work I met my first wish child! He was a cutie who just completed 3rd grade. His dream is to go to Atlantis (a resort) and go down the BIG water slide.

I also had to finalize everything for the little girl who wanted a pink computer. We got her everything you can possibly imagine you would need for a computer...and it is all in pink..even her printer. She will be so excited when her wish granting volunteers surprise her at the hospital on Saturday.Here is the front page of her packet of information we give her about her new computer. I designed this for her...in Spanish.

Laura (the other MAW intern) and I had to travel to a "junk yard" today to pick up a steering wheel for a boy who wants a bat mobile bed. His wish was to have his room redesigned in batman. His bed is going to be the bat mobile car, including an actual steering wheel with a key (his special requests)

Today I went grocery shopping and was hoping eggs would be on sale. I have yet to find a dozen eggs that are under $3.69. I will keep looking...

Have a good one!