Lemonade

I found out on Wednesday afternoon that I was expected in another state on Thursday morning to give a briefing.  This caused a huge scramble as we all tried to find a flight, hotel and rental car for the seven or so hours I would be on the ground.  It wound up working out and I was in the air an hour after I found out I was supposed to be leaving.  I just wore one outfit the whole time which seemed like a good idea at the time.  It turned out it wasn’t.

I was sleeping at the hotel in just a pair of boxers and a t-shirt when the fire alarm went off super early in the morning.  It was one of those industrial fire alarms where there is a blinking light and an ear-piercing sound in each room and all down every hallway.  I only had a pair of boots to wear and I didn’t feel like putting my work clothes back on, so I walked out in boxers, boots and an undershirt.  It was cold enough outside that I was kind of miserable for a while but at least I made it out of a building that was supposedly on fire.  It turns out it was a kitchen fire on the ground floor and the whole building was in peril, but at that moment all I wanted was more sleep and a full set of clothing to wear outside.

Despite that, the briefing went well and I made it back home safely.

On Saturday, we went to the waterpark near here and had an absolute blast!  It has been rated one of the top waterparks in the work time and time again and I think I would second that rating.  We all wore SPF 50 sunscreen because the last time we went in the sun, we all got fried.  I think it might have been expired or something to that effect because we all applied multiple times throughout the day on the beach and all of us got at least a little burned.

After a late night, we woke up late and went to the local homeless shelter to cook food and serve it to the residents.  It turns out cooking and service food when you aren’t eating anything is kind of rough on the will power.  I had to make some incredibly good looking turkey salad on croissants with lettuce and tomatoes and it smelled phenomenal.  On Friday of this coming week, our fast will be over and we’re going to throw a celebration with food and friends at midnight.  We’re watching a movie and making delicious food (to be consumed in small portions for our shrunken stomachs).  I’m thinking we should watch Kung Fu Panda; I really love that movie.