We finally saw the sun today. Oh what a difference that big ball of fire can make! Here's the lovely view of the skyline we saw while crossing the bridge to Whole Foods:
The past couple of weeks have been fuller than any we've had in a long time. Our job total between the two of us hit six this past week, so that keeps us busy. Eric continues to coordinate programs part-time for the United Methodist Outdoor Retreat Ministries and to serve as the communications person at Glenview UMC, and he recently decided to take on a few shifts at a week at the Blind Faith Cafe, where he worked for our first year back in Chicago. I spend my mornings at Starbucks and my afternoons with fourth graders at a neighborhood charter school and I have recently taken on a very part-time position with the United Methodist Hispanic/Latino Ministry Center. All these jobs have been going well, but we do a lot of running around the city.
Our final ski retreat last weekend went pretty well. Coordinating over 100 people can be a bit hectic at times, but we always enjoy getting to know the youth and adults over the three days and, of course, we love the snowboarding!
Here are some girls making snowflakes to go along with our theme, "When Lots of Flakes Get Together":
Trent and Jeanne helped out again, which was lots of fun. The 12-yr-old girls though Trent was the coolest--one even said in the end-of-event evaluation that he is her BFFL. Trent was *amped* about his popularity. Who wouldn't be?
Upon returning home Sunday, we all took looooong naps.
Just before the retreat, I had a lovely lunch with Abby, who was passing through town with her rock star hubby. We both remembered our cameras this time, but no one was willing to take a picture of us (people in the city always seem to be in such a hurry!), so we took one of ourselves!
It was so great to catch up!
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