I also helped paint some wooden shelves (or whatever those things were), but we were rushing to finish them because we had to pack up and leave so I, along with Taylor, Lauren, Kaitlin, and Doreen, ended up getting paint all over ourselves as we tried to rush paint. And of course, this was the paint that doesn't like to come off easily. I still have paint blotches on my skin at the moment, hours later.
Here's a couple pics of me hard at work on my flowers (stole these pics from Nic).
We hit some rain on the way home again. When it rains here, it absolutely pours! It's so crazy how much water they get here in such a short amount of time! It started raining on our way back in from the school and this was how deep the water was when we stopped at Price Smart (the Honduran version of Costco).
So tonight was our last night with the team. It was really bittersweet. I got to help set up and put on the final send off dinner for them. Judy, Kathy, Dale, Carolyn, and I set up the tables and place markers and stuff and we hosted the entire evening. For supper we had enchiladas, which were AMAZING, and tacos, which are nothing like the tacos back home. Elisa had warned me about this though so I was prepared for it. They're basically like chicken wrapped in a tortilla and deep fried. They were really good though. I have yet to have any nachos here yet, which I'm disappointed about considering my constant nacho cravings this past year at school. I miss being able to order nachos from El Caminos at 1am </3
The flat things are the enchiladas, which you fill with ground beef and potatoes, a mixture of tomatoes, peppers, and onions, and cheese. You also put this red sauce on it which is so good. I was worried that it was going to be spicy, so I only put a little bit on, but thankfully it wasn't. The tube thing at the top of the plate is the taco. And then I also had plantains.
After we ate, Judy, Kathy, Dale, Carolyn, Victor, and I sang a song to the team to the tune of the song "I's the B'y", in which we brought up different highlights from the week. We wanted Dale to wear the blue wig that Pastor Brent had for the Fun Day, but unfortunately it wasn't at the house, so we found a different wig instead and it was absolutely hilarious on him! So then we decided that we each needed to have something goofy to wear. I had on giant sunglasses that wouldn't stay on my nose, Carolyn had a pig nose, Kathy had a giant bow on her head, Judy had a clown wig attached to her bun, Victor had an old man mask and blond wig, and Dale had the brown wig (he looked like the young adult version of Dexter from the TV show "Dexter").
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| His hair looked like this :P |
It was really funny and everyone was laughing. After the song, we gave out awards to everyone to commemorate their actions over the week (for example, Doreen got the Sponsor Queen award since she sponsored 4 new kids this week and Nic got the Techi award since he helped with computer stuff and set up the new router). Everyone really enjoyed their awards. Overall, it was a really great evening. It was sad though, because this was our last night with the team. I'm not ready to say goodbye to them yet :(
Before I go, you'll never guess what happened! Remember that pine cone that I said would come into play again? Well, I happened to looked over at my bedside table and I was surprised to find an odd shape sitting there! The pine cone opened! I didn't know they did that! When they're still on the tree, yes, I can see that, but when it's not? Never saw that coming!
I've decided to name him Chris Pine... You know... cause he's a PINE cone? :P ...yeah, that was lame... Well I decided to give him to Nic cause technically I did give it to him at the zoo but he'd put it in my bag for safe keeping. He said yes when I asked him if he still wanted it so I'm hoping that he actually does keep it and doesn't throw it away cause I think it's really cool looking. If he hadn't said yes, I would have totally kept it myself. So Nic, if you're reading this, you'd better keep it! ;P
That's all for tonight. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow because that means the team is leaving, but unfortunately they have to go :( It's going to be tough saying goodbye to my new friends. I never like having to say goodbye. Especially since I don't know when I'm going to see any of them again. I know I'm going to see Pastor Brent in June because he's coming up to the Sault to speak at our church on Father's Day, but as for Doreen and Nic, I don't know and that makes me really sad. I'm hoping that we'll continue to keep in touch after they leave, especially Nic. I've really become close with him this past week and I don't want to lose him.
I think that's been one of my biggest fears in life, losing the people that I care about. I know that this especially came to light a few weeks ago when I left Master's. Since I'm not going back next year, I'm afraid that all of my friends there are going to forget about me, that I'll never talk to them or see them again. I know it's a silly fear, but I can't help it. It was talked about this week about being filled with the fruits of the Spirit and I really believe that God has filled me with the fruit of love. I just have this heart that's bursting with love for people. And when those people are my friends, my heart just swells even more for them. The downside to that is that it makes my heart hurt that much more when I lose them. I think that also ties in with my fear of rejection. I don't want to be rejected by the people that I care about. It's a blessing and a curse to have a heart this full of love. I have so much to give but at the same time, there's that much more to be rejected... Ok, wow, that got deep fast. Well, I guess now you have a bit of insight into the mind of Cass. I tend to over think things... a lot. Sorry. Oh, I also tend to say sorry a lot... Ok, I'm just gonna end this for the night before I ramble on any more. Until tomorrow, take care, sweet dreams, and hasta mañana!
~ Cass Haines ~
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