- About 3-4 weeks ago now, Chris was here visiting. We had a great time! It was so nice to have him here. Not to mention taking off the whole week from work was nice. I really enjoyed showing him around Wrangell and showing him bits of my life here. Wish he could have stayed longer than a week though.
- Right after Chris left I started helping out with a lifeguarding course being offered at the pool where I work. I'm a Lifeguard Instructor, so I volunteered to help out with the classes. It was very time consuming and I had a few very long days. But, it was a great experience to be able to teach the classes. There were two other instructors there with me but they had never taught a class before. I'm not really one to talk though since I've only taught one (at camp). Now, with this experience, I'd feel more comfortable doing it again, even if it were by myself. I think I'd be able to get through it. These lifeguarding classes just ended last week.
- This past week I've been battling a sickness. Just a chest cold, but it was really not fun. I've still got a nasty cough and a snot machine in my nose. Other than that, I think I'm getting better. I had to cancel zumba last week because of it. I would have taken some sick days at work but there were some high school qualifying tests going on at the school and I needed to be there to proctor some tests. Also what really sucked was spending $22 for some DayQuil and NyQuil. $22!!!
- Easter day! This morning Heather and I provided music in church. We played music for the whole service, hymn and the liturgy. It was a blast! I played the guitar (Ryan's guitar) and Heather played an African hand drum. I uploaded some videos from the service to YouTube. Here are some....
After church today, Brittany and I went over to Ryan and Heather's place for an Easter lunch/dinner. It was super yummy. Ryan made a ham and we had sweet potatoes, salad, rolls, and, of course, mandarin salad! That was my contribution. And for a dessert, we had some strawberry shortcake.
While the ham was cooking the four of us went for a little walk down the shoreline at a place called Pat's Landing. It was really beautiful. It was a clear sky with the sun shining. I was a little upset Ryan and Heather hadn't shown me this place earlier! Anyways, I decided to put my feet in the water for a little bit. I was very cold but it seemed just like Lake Superior to me! Also, I decided to take a little taste of the salty ocean water. I took a little sip out of my hand and boy, it was salty and gross. No, I did not drink it either. I spit it out. My first taste of ocean water! Walking back along the shore line, the tide was coming in and was closing in on us. But we made it safely back to the car.
- One final story. Here is my own little Easter miracle. I thought I had lost my cross necklace my father had given me for my graduation from NMU. I used to wear it nearly everyday, but when I moved here to Wrangell, I couldn't find where I had packed it. Once I initially looked for it and couldn't find it in my stuff here, I thought I had left it at my mom's house. But at Christmas time, I couldn't find it there either. So every now and then I would look for the necklace in my stuff here hoping to find it. BUT, the night before Easter, I was trying to pick out an outfit to wear to church and grabbed a necklace out of my jewelry box and the cross necklace was tangled up with that necklace! I was so happy to have found it! I couldn't believe it! It made my day :)
Pretty soon my mom will be here visiting Wrangell for the Stikine River Birding Festival! I suppose she's coming to see me also.... The birds are coming! Today I saw some robins, some eagles, a herring, some loons, and some other birds I wasn't sure were. I think some ducks. I can't wait to have her here!!! Hope this blog entry got you all caught up on my life and that you enjoyed it!
--Dulcey
