Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Check-in Time

Alright, alright we know it's been a while since I have last posted but thanks for checking up on me. We're closing up the school year right now in central Texas which also means I'm gearing up to move back home for the summer. First Pres. has decided to make my internship into a 9 month deal so I'm waiting around here until June 2nd when my cousin gets married in San Antonio and then head back to the Northwest for a Seattle summer (a.k.a. heaven on Earth). I know life will be different than when I was a student there but the people are the same so I know good times will be had. There is one definite mission trip to the Dominican Republic that I am going on with some First Pres. members from June 30-July 8th but besides that I'll just be lounging at home on Bainbridge Island and painting the town red in Seattle. Oh yeah, there's one more weekend trip to Chicago in the works for the Lollapalooza festival (that Pearl Jam will be headlining) but I'm sure you will be hearing about that later with pictures and everything.

So, since last entry in January I have been here in San Antonio with some short trips out of town to visit family. January 22nd was my 23rd birthday and the Griffice's gathered some of the coolest people in town to come to our house and celebrate with me. As a trio we also road tripped it up to Austin for some late night grub at Kirby Lane Cafe and a concert in town. Good times with great people.

February and March were spent looking for fearless applicants to consider our summer mission trip opportunity, DEX. Now I am happy to announce that we have two awesome freshmen going to Bolivia this summer! In mid-March the Well hooked up with another campus ministry to serve in Mississippi by working for an elderly couple who wanted to build a new house on their property but had to get rid of the afflicted house first. That's where we came in and leveled the moderate home to scraps for FEMA to haul away. It was a great road trip and eye-opening experience to how much people are still in need throughout the gulf area. In late March I headed even more south to my Tia Monica's ranch, El Canelo, where the American Heritage Gala was held for 600 guests including our large family. It was a re-energizing visit with my aunts, uncles, cousins and especially my mom who came down for the event. Too fun.

I thought that this Easter I would have to do without our annual family cascarones hunt but in good spirit the Griffices and family friends, the Richards, decided to oblige me and let their little ones hunt for the hollowed-out, confetti filled, colored eggs that I hid AND let their kids crack them on their heads just so I wouldn't have to give up my favorite Zarate Easter tradition. I thought it was a blast (and i think the kids liked it too). Thanks guys.
Last weekend I went up to Dallas for the second time since moving here to see my dad and his family. This trip it was just him, my stepmom, Ana, and stepsister, Lizette (no Alex, he was in Arizona that weekend). We went to the Latin Kings of Comedy show at the Nokia Center on Friday and then trecked it to Fort Worth on Saturday for a day at one of the best zoos I have ever seen.

Like I said, I'm winding down my time here in Texas and gearing up to head out in a couple of weeks. I'm preparing myself to see some old friends and to live at home again. I'll have eight weeks to pack in 9 months of lost time and I'm so ready to let the fun times begin. I love what I have learned in San Antonio and all of the great people that I have met here but I know that I need this time to recharge the batteries and come back roaring for a second intern year in the Alamo City. (Oh yeah, I've signed on to be the Univeristy Ministries full-time intern again). So, there's the news. Let me know how you are doing and I hope that we see each other sometime soon.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Great post, B. So glad you got to do your cascarones----not sure what our girls would do without them :-). Wonderful to see you at the Gala

April 28, 2007 2:12 PM  
Blogger Melissa said...

Sounds like fun times in Texas! Great to hear you'll be in Seattle for the summer. Would love to get to see you while you're here!

May 21, 2007 7:25 PM  
Blogger I'm Ashley said...

Bianca,
Hey-congrats on keeping up with another year of interning. Rock on. Playing any softball? I miss the Bandits. Hope you have a great summer, keep in touch!
Ashlee

June 10, 2007 12:49 AM  

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