Heartland

I spent a long weekend at Heartland Baha'i School. I assisted with the 0-2 class, as well as with the sorting, packaging and delivery of the morning and afternoon snacks to all of the children's classes. It was a lot of fun! I got to know a bunch of people a lot better... kids and adults. There weren't as many people there as have gone in the past, so I was "forced" to talk to people that I've never really sat down and conversed with before. It was great. I hung with the "old guys" the first few days, which was a lot of fun, as we laughed like crazy over stories. I learned a bit more about the history of the Baha'i Faith in the suburbs in the '70s, which was really cool. I have to remember to ask my dad to tell me more about Baha'is who've lived in this area.

One thing that I think I'd do differently at future Heartlands, though, is to have more meals with the whole group. The cafeteria food at the university where Heartland has been held for the past few summers is horrible, so we either ate food that we brought along or went out for meals. By Sunday, we actually had our act together enough to have our lunch prepared ahead of time, so we brought it into the cafeteria and dined with the masses which was really nice. I'm kind of a loner when it comes to eating... I'm not big on having people watch me eat, but it was nice to be part of the whole, to talk with people and to have more time to spend with everyone.

My Windows to the World

Today is Day 1 of 2 of "The Great Window Installation", so the family room (which is where the computers are) is a bit crowded at the moment. We had to move everything at least three feet away from the windows so that the workers could easily take the old windows out and put the new ones in, so a lot of stuff is being stored in here since we're not replacing the sliding glass door. I took "before" pictures of most of the windows and plan to take "after" ones when they're all done. The ones that are in so far look AWESOME! My bedroom has a really different feel now. No more green paint!