Dinner

Wednesday, July 14th 2010

I feel so energized! Earlier today I was scrounging around for some Skittles, about to grab some caffeine from the vending machine or anything to pep myself up. The reason I have so much energy now-at 9:30pm- I just got home from serving dinner down at the mission. Another wonderful night!

I had to park my car 7 blocks away, but I was glad to get the exercise. When I arrived, I noticed there were more helpers there than last time so that was a slight relief. Not that I mind working extra hard, but we try to serve so many so fast that it gets kind of stressful if we are shorthanded.

I wrapped plastic forks in napkins while my buddy Shawna had a little frosting fight with a guy named Stan. She came over to tell me she thinks he's cute and might ask him out. I said, "I figured you thought he was cute." :)

Then she and I started having a conversation about social intelligence which sort of caught me off guard, but I was interested. Then we were distracted and off to get ready to serve!

I was lucky to be on the veggies and rolls and we served about 75 people (half of what we had last time). Some people were friendly, some were not, some were talkative, and some said nothing. One man told us we are all beautiful and I told him that he is as well. The music was playing loudly in the kitchen and it was awesome.

After we were done serving all the cupcakes we had, cleaning up and putting things away, I said my goodbyes and hopes to see the other volunteers all again next time.

The 7 block walk was the best way to unwind for the day. It was 80 degrees, still very light out and a peaceful feeling overwhelmed me. One of the men who was there for dinner was sitting on the sidewalk. He smiled and nodded to me. I smiled while saying "Good evening" and headed home.

Peace :)