So I realized it's nearly May and I haven't blogged since March, pretty slack I'd say. I'm trying to think what's happened since then.
Well my eye is all better now thanks to my amazing Doctor Odyn. It's definitely a funny story that most of the students at Marist College seem to enjoy. I have become the infamous NET Team member who got super glue in her eye. Funny that :)
But since then, we have had Easter. What a wicked few days they were. we kicked off on Holy Thursday with an evening Mass, where Ruth and Odyn played the music and Mateo and I took part in acting out the Gospel. We had Adoration outside of the church surrounded by fairy lights and massive candles after Mass. Then Holy Friday rolled around and we had Mass at 3pm, where the echoing drum beat as the cross was carried in by two of the youth and several readers read the Gospel. Easter Saturday was a pretty relaxed day where we chilled out as a team together and celebrated Odyn's 20th birthday. We surprised him with a roast dinner that Ruth and I prepared as well as a massive hunt for all his birthday presents around the house, church and school grounds; we claimed that the 'Super-ninjas' from a inter-galactic universe had stole all the 'preciousnessnesses' (his presents) from our earthly dwelling place, but somehow left a trail of clues behind to find them, at the end of the trail, the 'super-ninjas' had left an ice cream cake behind for him. How nice of them. Then later we had the Easter Vigil Mass, where people were being baptized and welcomed into the church. Easter Sunday was a blast. We started off with Mass at our Parish, then headed out to a little town, maybe more of a hamlet, about an hour away called Anakie and played music for their Easter Mass, Mateo and I arranged a billion chocolate eggs outside for all the little kids to find. Then we went to one of the Parishioners house for an amazing lunch of roast pork and beef with an assortment of a million amazing veggies. After that we went and hung out at the Dam with a family where they sent us home with a beautiful home made cheesecake. After that we went to our contact person, Loy, house for an amazing roast dinner with pork and duck. lets just say that we were extremely spoilt on Easter. Easter Monday was ridiculous! Another very generous family offered to take us out Knee-boarding and tubing on the dam. That was awesome, we spent about 5 hours out riding the tube and knee-board. What a blessed few days
Then We got back down to business with all the youth groups and stuff going on.
Just over a week ago we attended the Year 12 Marist retreat and got to hang out with the youth. What an awesome time. Not only did I get to see the beach after 3 months of being inland but we also got to know the youth a lot better and the teachers were amazing. The day after we got back we went into Marist College and spent the day being totally over-whelmed by how popular we are, and this continues. We've had an increase of kids coming to both Impact and Awaken, two of our older youth groups.
A few days ago, I had the most epic privilege of skyping Girls Group back home in New Zealand. It as totally amazing talking to the most amazing holy women that I could know.
So yeah, this is life :)
