Week 38

Day 259: Apr 26, 2015

It was a beautiful day out today. Right after breakfast I headed outside and walked down Ten Mile and around and down the Monkey Bear Falls trail. It was a nice and beautiful walk. The Ten Mile trail is smooth and basically like a sidewalk while the Monkey Bear trail is more like a hiking trail. I really like doing the loop because of the difference. Plus, it makes walking back more interesting than walking on the same trail.

Day 260: Apr 27, 2015

I spent all morning and some of the afternoon outside today. We found a bean bag game under one of the lodges about a week ago so I decided to paint it. They started out as a boring blue-gray color but I painted a river on one and a pine tree on the other. They are more on the abstract side and have fun designs included on them. I think they turned out pretty cool.

On a completely different subject, I am finding that I am “churched out”. I am dreading going to vespers tonight. It seems like a waste of time. I find I am paying less and less attention. I mean, yesterday, I drew during the whole service and lately, I get bored knitting during the service. I think I may take tonight off and see if I feel any better about vespers tomorrow. At least I still like the repeating services. I like the services that we have in the mornings during breakfast. I like Prayer Around the Cross on Fridays and Holden Evening Prayer on Saturdays. It makes Mondays and Wednesdays hard to sit through. At least we have staff meetings on Wednesday to make me go. I just don't know right now.

Day 261: Apr 28, 2015

I had a shorter day at the coffee cart today. There was a planned power outage at ten that was going to go for an hour. Since I close at eleven it didn't make sense to hang around so I closed up early and took a nap. We had fire safety and prevention training sessions in the afternoon so I knew that I would not be able to take an afternoon nap. The sessions included using fire extinguishers (on real fire), spraying the fire hose, and a tour of where equipment is stored. They were fun sessions which was good since I was practically falling asleep. I am now fully prepared to respond to a fire in the village, God forbid I ever need to use said skills though.

Day 262: Apr 29, 2015

There was another power outage today. They were preparing to put the generators back in for the summer so they had the power off from 10 to 2. This meant that I got to close early again. Today, though, I had to count money so I didn't get to take a mid-day siesta :(.

Day 263: Apr 30, 2015

Tonight was pretty awesome. After dinner, Alex, Leah, and I sat on our porch for a little while and then headed up the hill to another chalet for a happy hour. Today was the last day before prohibition starts so a bunch of people gathered, drank, and laughed. I drank tea but we made up a drink that we call pomelemonadka. Because we thought it sounded like a Russian gymnastics coach we decided to add coach to the beginning. It is made with lemonade, vodka, pomegranate seeds, and grenadine. As an added “bonus” some people added a hint of lemoncello. Apparently, it was really good and you couldn't taste the alcohol. We decided that if you couldn't say the name anymore you were cut off. The test worked pretty well. All in all, we had some great conversation and lots of laughs. I am glad I went even though I knew I would be the only one not drinking but we are not in college and people know their limits.

Day 264: May 1, 2015

Happy May Day! It was so exciting, I had 8-10 remediation guys come in this morning! Some were returning from last year and some were new. It is good to see the old guys but pretty great to see that the new guys have found me. I am still inside so the guys have to go more out of their way and have to know where I am. Last year, I lost about half of my costumers when I moved inside. So, who knows where I will be this year. People have been asking, though, when I will move outside. My answer? When it is warm enough. It isn't a concrete answer but is the closest I can get to an accurate answer. I am excited to head outside, though.

Day 265: May 2, 2015

Quote that I read today that I think fits for anyone in my position of trying to figure out what we want to do next: Show up every day looking to make the most of it. Learn from the best, seek to be the best, and once you are on your way, teach others to be the best. I think it is a good quote for anyone, actually. Otherwise, it was a regular day at the village.