Everyone left the house at 6:50 this morning. Yea, 6:50. Yea we're crazy, but for good reason. We decided to make the five-minute drive down to the beach to watch the sunrise. We walked the beach-Taryn taking pictures and the rest of us searching the sand for shells. Although it was unfortunately too cloudy to actually see the sunrise, we made the best of the experience. We came back with more shells than we can reasonably pack and if the South Carolina gods will bless us with some good weather, we want to go again later this week.
We returned to the food bank today to our good friend…Chris (not Lee-we have confirmed his name!) His positive, go-with-the-flow personality and good-hearted nature kept us in a good mood as we sorted through food and piled boxes again. That, and the fact that none of yesterday's furry friends came back to see us today! HALLELUJAH! We have become so efficient that Chris had to "give us a break" (he kicked us out) for 20 minutes so that he could catch up loading food for us to sort. Our job could have become monotonous, doing the same thing over and over again for 3 hours, but it flew by thanks to our trusty new favorite radio station that blasts the random mix of 80's/country/pop jams, shooting green been hoops and dodging each other's Butt Paste baskets. We finished volunteering tired and hungry, just as it should be.
After eating lunch, we spent an hour at Riverfront Park enjoying probably the only small amount of sunshine we will get all week. Riverfront Park is a Naval Memorial, which is respectfully highlighted with the sounds of Katy Perry's Firework playing on the speakers in the background. The group dispersed over the park grounds to chat, nap, and prepare for the "controlled chaos" that would be the second half of our day.
Each night, we go around the room and each MABer reflects on their day, sharing their highs and lows with the group. Last night, in particular, many of us discussed similar struggles we encountered at WINGS yesterday and tried to come up with ideas for how to make the rest of the week a more positive and impactful experience. Today, we put those thoughts into action and most everyone's experience improved. The kids were thrilled to have us back.
The group decided to continue the long-standing MAB Charleston tradition of taking a "family picture" on the beach. We figured today was our best chance to get it. So we braved the cold and heavy wind to attempt a cute, coordinated picture in jeans and white t-shirts. We somewhat succeeded with a semi-flattering group picture plus another nice shot of everyone doing the infamous "Sami squat."
Pray for some good weather and another awesome day of MAB #CharlestonCrew style.
Anna and Katie
We returned to the food bank today to our good friend…Chris (not Lee-we have confirmed his name!) His positive, go-with-the-flow personality and good-hearted nature kept us in a good mood as we sorted through food and piled boxes again. That, and the fact that none of yesterday's furry friends came back to see us today! HALLELUJAH! We have become so efficient that Chris had to "give us a break" (he kicked us out) for 20 minutes so that he could catch up loading food for us to sort. Our job could have become monotonous, doing the same thing over and over again for 3 hours, but it flew by thanks to our trusty new favorite radio station that blasts the random mix of 80's/country/pop jams, shooting green been hoops and dodging each other's Butt Paste baskets. We finished volunteering tired and hungry, just as it should be.
After eating lunch, we spent an hour at Riverfront Park enjoying probably the only small amount of sunshine we will get all week. Riverfront Park is a Naval Memorial, which is respectfully highlighted with the sounds of Katy Perry's Firework playing on the speakers in the background. The group dispersed over the park grounds to chat, nap, and prepare for the "controlled chaos" that would be the second half of our day.
Each night, we go around the room and each MABer reflects on their day, sharing their highs and lows with the group. Last night, in particular, many of us discussed similar struggles we encountered at WINGS yesterday and tried to come up with ideas for how to make the rest of the week a more positive and impactful experience. Today, we put those thoughts into action and most everyone's experience improved. The kids were thrilled to have us back.
The group decided to continue the long-standing MAB Charleston tradition of taking a "family picture" on the beach. We figured today was our best chance to get it. So we braved the cold and heavy wind to attempt a cute, coordinated picture in jeans and white t-shirts. We somewhat succeeded with a semi-flattering group picture plus another nice shot of everyone doing the infamous "Sami squat."
Today concluded with our second trip to Wal-Mart to stock up on our fourth bag of "cuties" and the always-necessary Cosmic Brownies. Kanesha broke down and bought herself some Blue Bell ice cream, so we call the trip a success.
Pray for some good weather and another awesome day of MAB #CharlestonCrew style.
Anna and Katie
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