Transitions . . .

So I've decided as much as I did not want to jump on the blogging band wagon, it was simply a more efficient means of communication. I feel very special that so many people have been emailing me asking how I've been doing and sending their prayers my way! I really appreciate all the love and support every one of you has given me.

Moving 500 miles from home is hard. Things I miss most from home--1) Sunday breakfasts prepared by Daddy. 2) Movie nights with Mommy. 3) Poker tournaments with the gang. 4) My pillow top mattress! 5) Daily Mass at the Newman Center. 6) Regina's smile. 7) The prayer meeting. 8) The proximity to Atlantic City. 9) Quiet. 10) AND Wawa!

Although I have attempted very hard to make my small suite my home away from home my mother is right when she says it will never be home. However, things are going really well despite these voids in my days. I am really beginning to know my way around Dayton and have ventured out on my own a couple times without getting lost! I have gone on two days of service so far which have offered me the chance to see neighboring areas of Dayton. One of these places is Yellow Springs, a small hippie town where on a Friday morning you can surprisingly see many people just out for a walk. I also did a day of service with a group of mentally challenged adults. We helped run a BBQ/picnic. . . We played many games like Corn Hole (I'll be talking about this later . . . ), and had great conversations. My favorite was an elderly man who approached me and said, "Hi, I'm doctor looovvee, I NEVER lost a patient." HA! He was great!

In addition to these days I have spent much time on campus getting ready for the first year students to move in. Move in day was hectic but I have to say Dayton has it down pretty good when it comes to moving in thousands of students in an eight hour period! You'd be impressed! That first day Brother Tom, who goes by BT, and I went around to all 18 floor meetings to introduce ourselves and say a little about campus ministry at the University of Dayton. It was, to say the least, an exhausting night!

I really felt like a part of the team last week, I volunteered to prepare a prayer for a dinner we were invited to where there would be about 200 people. This means I got to pray on a microphone, they wanted to tell me this to make sure I really wanted to do it. . . oh they have so much to learn, a microphone just excites me more!! They were all very "impressed" with my prayer and said that it was "perfect." This made my day!!! I really felt like I contributed to something here.

Oh, just thought of another thing I truly miss from home . . . The washer and dryer!!! It cost me $4 over the weekend to do my stupid laundry . . . ugh!

So, things are really going very well! Again thank you all for your love and support!