An Ode To Evelyn

Rainstorms are my fav!

Chris and Tara

On Saturday, we were going to have someone from the boys work site over for dinner, but she bailed. The boys took Andrews friend Billy up to Stone Mountain on an adventure and we sat around with no one over for dinner.

Chris and Tara were going to come over to bring us the accent pillows for our couch that they just gave us. So we decided to invite them to eat with us. Chelsea texted Tara and she (Tara) said that she was going to ask us over for dessert. So that worked out well. They came over and then we went to their house. We roasted Peeps over their new fire pit and stayed for like 3 hours.

I just love them so much. They are so generous to us and so much fun to be around. Plus their love and commitment to the families in our program is amazing and really inspiring. Basically, we all want to be them when we grow up.

potholes be gone!

Today we were sitting on the couch watching Pride and Prejudice, and we saw a dump truck drive by. We asked each other if maybe the gigantic pothole on the corner of the Long st. loop was going to be filled in. Then a little steam roller thing drove past. Then we finished Pride and Prejudice. And then.... we ran outside and saw the glory that is new blacktop filling the old hole-y road that Kelly has to drive the van on every day! We took pictures. The work crew laughed. It is good.

I wish we had a before picture of the pot hole. It didn't really even qualify as a pot hole. More like a ditch through the road.

Also, we received a care package from a MY alum. It had cookies and candy and beautiful things.

Also, we went to the UPS place and I picked up my book! A Conspiracy Of Kings! Oh Megan Whalen Turner, I love you so. I have started reading it. Joy.

Also, We have a mission group at the after school program this week and then it is Spring Break and I will be in Delaware with Chelsea.

Dear God,

Sabbath was a good idea.

Love Kimberly

The end.

soy

Did you know that Burts Bees chapstick has soybean oil in it? Wonderful lotion from Trader Joes also has soy in it...

Is there any justice in the world for people with allergies?

Spanish

This week I started learning Spanish. In the loosest possible sense of the phrase.

Elia, the mom of my student Emily, agreed to have me over a few times a week and practice Spanish and English together. Her English is WAY better than my Spanish, but we managed to communicate pretty well anyway. It was awkward, scary, and really really fun.

Voy

Vas

Va

Vamos

Van

Van

Yeah, that's the present tense of the verb Ir, to go. Haha.

me with Brenda and Alondra

us being incredibly cute

sorry

I have not blogged much recently. I really should.

Life in Atlanta is good. I have been a little sick with a cold lately, but not as bad as in the fall.

We have had an ungodly amount of snow and cold weather for Atlanta. I don't like it. It has snowed three times.

Last week was weird at the after school program because we missed a day for snow and then I watched the 2nd grade, so I only had two days of Kindergarten. I took some adorable pictures of my kids on Thursday though. I am convinced that they are the cutest things in the world.

At Family Life I am currently working on a new program for Seniors that guarantees them a box of food on the same day every month, even if they get food stamps. Right now I am in the middle of looking up all the files of Seniors who have received aid form FL in the past and copying the front page of their files so that we can call them in the near future to tell them about the program. I am pretty excited about it. We have also been doing the usual donation sorting and food pantry jobs.

Building relationships with people is hard.

I am a little discouraged right now because I am realizing that we are halfway through the year and I don't really have any significant relationships with adults in my neighborhood. I have a few super shallow relationships with adults, and fairly good relationships with some of the kids. I have significant relationships with adults at Family Life. But thats mostly it. I feel like I haven't tried as hard as maybe I could have. Also I wish I had studied Spanish in high school and college and was fluent. I am thinking about asking one of the moms to teach me Spanish. I guess I am realizing that building relationships here is just as hard as at home, and I was never that good at it there either. I do feel like I have learned a lot about it this year though.

Anyway, theres a little update! If you read this blog, I love you.

sexism sucks hardcore

Today I legitimately wanted to flip someone off. Like not in fun, in serious. Men who yell at women on the street piss me off.

Rachael and I were walking up Ponce De Leon on our way to Trader Joes (typical sabbath activity) and we walked past a man who immediately started yelling things like, "Oooh baby you're so pretty!" And making kissing sounds.. Almost turned around and gave him the finger.

So Rachael and I agreed that men are pigs and we should kill them all.

The end.

Just kidding, I know not all men are like that. I really do like men in general. And in specific.