Sunday Lovin': Volume 5

Another Sunday is here! and I am loving it :)

Woke up and went to church. Ate at Longhorn Steakhouse (I AM SO FULL!), took a nap, watched VCU kick some Kansas butt, had a Skype sesh with Kyle, and next on the list...baking cookies! Yum! We'll see how they turn out, considering I am lacking some ingredients that aren't available here. But I can improvise...right?!

What am I loving recently? Here's your answer:

• Selling 7 memberships: On Friday I sold 7 memberships in 2 hours! IT. WAS. AWESOME. We have a goal to beat last month's numbers for new members and that helped our numbers immensely! We were getting a little worried that we wouldn't quite make the cut because the month is soon ending. But there we were on Friday gaining 7 new members. AWESOME!
  

Here's the lovely interns/volunteers that work at the clubhouse with me. We are all about the same age which is a lot of fun! We went to a variety/music show last night. I guess, it was kind of a celebration of a great month at the clubhouse. It was a lot of fun!

• Butler: Love, love, love watching Butler play and win! I have especially been impressed with Brad Stevens and what a class act he is. It makes me want to be a coach someday. Other than Butler, I am generally enjoying letting basketball take up some of my time here. It keeps me from getting too bored on weekends and has really taught me a lot about the game. I played (I use this term lightly....) in high school. But never really understood the game. Heck, the first day I went to basketball practice my sophomore year I had to learn what pivoting was. Yikes! So watching so much basketball has allowed me to learn more and really appreciate the strategy and intricacies of the game. I am loving it! :)

Go Dawgs!!

• Stickers on my mirror from mom: After a month and half of being here I have finally decorated my room a bit. I put up some photos of friends and family that I brought along and my mom sent me some awesome removable stickers for the walls and mirrors. It makes my room feel more like "mine" and also reminds me of my mom every time I look in the mirror in the morning! Love you, momma! Also, she sent brand new socks in my care package, too. New socks are honestly one of my favorite things. Not sure why. But I LOVE putting new socks on. Ahhh. I am going to go put a pair on right now!
  

Awesome Stickers on my mirror in my bathroom! lovely!

• Skype: Dear Skype, I will NEVER stop singing your praises. First, some recognition needs to go to whoever invented the internet, because Skype wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for the internet. I love you, Skype! So thanks for existing :)
  

• "Let's GO!": Every morning my host dad drives me half-way to work (to the metro stop) and every morning after we eat breakfast he goes upstairs to collect his stuff. On his way down, he yells "Let's Go!" in his best English accent. I love it. And it puts an instant smile on my face which makes me ready to face my day. I really love the time that I get to drive with him because we get to chat a bit, sometimes just listen to music. But it's a good time just to be together. He has been through a lot in his life and is such a kind, caring, and wonderful person. I am thankful for such a WONDERFUL host family! :)

My host dad with my host sister (left) and cousin (right)

That's what I am loving these days! I am excited for another good week. Can you believe that April starts this week?! What? Where is this time going. I am looking forward to some great events coming up in April and hoping to get stuff planned and organized before my internship is done.

As always, thanks for reading about my adventures here in Peru :) I appreciate everyone's support, prayers and love! Miss you all. Much love.

Lovely sunset outside my window last week!

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
--Eleanor Roosevelt

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