Written on 2-21-15.
We are up at the cabin home. Surprise! I say surprise because I am writing, and this is one of the few places where I make the time to write. The reason for this trip is the Up With People program. Let me explain.
Belinda saw an e-mail a few weeks ago asking for families to host participants in their homes. We thought it was a fantastic idea, so we turned in the proper paperwork. Fast forward to today, and we are currently hosting Pricela (pronounced Priscilla) from Tucson, and Sally from Belgium. We have one day called Host Day, today, where we can take our ladies wherever and do whatever, so the cabin home was the perfect ticket. I just finished serving up eggs and veggies, and they are contentedly eating.
Pricela is 26 years old. Sally is 19. Pricela is thoughtful and passionate, wise beyond her years. Sally is exuberant and bright, a funny storyteller with a fantastic, slight Flemish accent. They are both extremely polite, helpful, hardworking, and just plain fun to hang with. We are honored to have them visiting with us, and we are happy to offer our home since we are empty nesting now.
In order to meet them for the first time at San Juan College, the program set up “fairy tale codes.” Our code was “the golden goose,” so Belinda and I bought two pastel yellow craft eggs from Hobby Lobby to help them find us. On one egg, we wrote, “Welcome to our empty nest.” On the other, we wrote, “Welcome li’l gosling.” They found us immediately, and after hugs and introductions, we were on our way.
Honestly, we haven’t gotten to see them much. I make eggs and grilled veggies for them every morning before 7:00. Sally comes out earlier and eats the eggs, but not the veggies. Pricela comes out later, makes some coffee and moves really quickly, but she barely makes it out the door on time juggling all of her stuff in hand. I am impressed with how rapidly she can eat her breakfast, make a coffee, clean up, and be on her way, but I have always been a slow mover in the mornings, so I am easily impressed with something like that. Belinda takes them over to Ginny Jones’s house, and then we don’t see them again until dinnertime. One night, they were asked to stay until 8:00 or 8:30, so we didn’t see them until 9:00. Another night, Belinda took them to Navajo Prep for a cultural type fair, so they did not get home until later. We are staying up later than we normally would visiting, but it’s sooooo worth it. It’s as if we have literally invited the world into our home, albeit a small part of our world, and it has brightened our lives. Hopefully, we have brightened their lives as well.
We are up at the cabin home. Surprise! I say surprise because I am writing, and this is one of the few places where I make the time to write. The reason for this trip is the Up With People program. Let me explain.
Belinda saw an e-mail a few weeks ago asking for families to host participants in their homes. We thought it was a fantastic idea, so we turned in the proper paperwork. Fast forward to today, and we are currently hosting Pricela (pronounced Priscilla) from Tucson, and Sally from Belgium. We have one day called Host Day, today, where we can take our ladies wherever and do whatever, so the cabin home was the perfect ticket. I just finished serving up eggs and veggies, and they are contentedly eating.
Pricela is 26 years old. Sally is 19. Pricela is thoughtful and passionate, wise beyond her years. Sally is exuberant and bright, a funny storyteller with a fantastic, slight Flemish accent. They are both extremely polite, helpful, hardworking, and just plain fun to hang with. We are honored to have them visiting with us, and we are happy to offer our home since we are empty nesting now.
In order to meet them for the first time at San Juan College, the program set up “fairy tale codes.” Our code was “the golden goose,” so Belinda and I bought two pastel yellow craft eggs from Hobby Lobby to help them find us. On one egg, we wrote, “Welcome to our empty nest.” On the other, we wrote, “Welcome li’l gosling.” They found us immediately, and after hugs and introductions, we were on our way.
Honestly, we haven’t gotten to see them much. I make eggs and grilled veggies for them every morning before 7:00. Sally comes out earlier and eats the eggs, but not the veggies. Pricela comes out later, makes some coffee and moves really quickly, but she barely makes it out the door on time juggling all of her stuff in hand. I am impressed with how rapidly she can eat her breakfast, make a coffee, clean up, and be on her way, but I have always been a slow mover in the mornings, so I am easily impressed with something like that. Belinda takes them over to Ginny Jones’s house, and then we don’t see them again until dinnertime. One night, they were asked to stay until 8:00 or 8:30, so we didn’t see them until 9:00. Another night, Belinda took them to Navajo Prep for a cultural type fair, so they did not get home until later. We are staying up later than we normally would visiting, but it’s sooooo worth it. It’s as if we have literally invited the world into our home, albeit a small part of our world, and it has brightened our lives. Hopefully, we have brightened their lives as well.
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