Day Two at CLI

Saturday 5.27.09

Woke up at seven to a quick double knock at the door. I didn't think I'd wake up so easily but I guess I slept lightly last night. We all met in the "lobby" of the hotel which is just the courtyard and then made our way to the "villa" as I now recall it was so named. Here we had our morning prayer, todays theme being water and it's importance. The prayer space room was decorated with ocean table cloth like material and had a disk recording of the ocean playing. Quite relaxing.
Breakfast was pancakes, homefries and bacon with orange juice. The water theme followed us into the cafe where our tables were draped with sea scenery table cloths, our placemats decorated in little fishy stickers accompanied by Finding Nemo napkins! In the center of the table was a bowl of water filled with six rubber fishies, fishies who happened to have the ability to squirt water at people. This morning was a wet one.
To add to the moisture we had a water balloon toss for warm up.
I actually did the hero dance today lmao I did not like it but I stand out more not doing it.
Our AM workshop was about what it is to be a deciple. I think I can do it, I want to. I've talked to God alot these past two days. I can't wait to see where I'm taken in the next few.
We had a quick break and all I did was sit. Awesome.
Lunch consisted of salad and sandwiches; ham, roast beef or turkey. I picked the dead cow as Father Dave said. He loves dead things. We had cake for dessert because it was some girl named Rachels birthday. I had tea, I miss coffee.
My roomates name is Courtney Sine and the yellowey/white stained teeth girl in my group (with the amazing Father David) name is Audrey and I decided that if it wasn't for her teeth she would be really pretty.
PM workshop was about communication, we played a game like telephone and my team totally owned, thanks to my skill at the end.
Break I sat in my room, texted mom and arthur, drew a little and pooped. I meant to read but I just didn't get to it, an hour and a half isn't enough, yet it's too much for a class at school. Time is funny.
After break we had a clean up/cool down/headcount time where we just chilled at the villa and learned a bit about who we have to plan the rest of this week before scurrying off to a delicious Mexican dinner of fejitas complete with La Bamba and sombreros followed by a nummy dessert of jello with whipped cream.
After dinner we were put to work with plans for the rest of the night and tomorrow. My lovely group 6 was assigned morning prayer. We had to organize it according to tomorrows theme of "light" and prayer style of "creation" we did okay but not nearly as well as those groups whose works we saw and expirienced tonight.
The liturgy was beautiful. It was dark with light only from candles and small blue lamps, to give that effect of todays water theme. It was a very serene setting, I could have slept in my contentness. I learned one thing that touched me so, it made me cry a little. Jesus loves me and you and everyone more than we will or even could ever know. Take the closest relationship you've ever had, how much love there was between you and know that that's is just a FRACTION of how much Jesus loves you. And he will never not love you, no matter what. Just do one thing? Love him back.
From mass we moved on to our "town meeting" where we addressed our pleases and issues so far. The main complaints were of the shower and lights out, none of which was really resolved but I don't care for them either way haha. The one I did enjoy though was a complaint of how the water in the shower stops momentarily whenever a toilet is flushed. The solution; shout "FIRE IN THE HOLE" every time you flush if someone is in the shower. This was suggested by team member Chad.

Next was the social, theme being CLI Olympics 2009. We had a "swimming" race, hula hoop race, "egg" race and a ball&straw race. My team came in second.

And last, night prayer. Tonight was Marion, in which we celebrate the virgin Mary and all she's done for us. We each held a cup of water, and in it we put all our thanks for what we are greatful for. All I concentrated on was my family and all they provide me with from love to food, and the greatest friend I've found after all the hurt I've been through. Arthur Guerra, I would be lost without you, just as I'd be lost without a family. I hope to always have you by my side.
Night!

Audrey