Free for the Weekend!

A Quick Shout-Out:
I have to start off by saying how wonderful it is to receive care packages!  Thanks, Madre, for all the necklace, shampoo, chocolate, and spices!  :)

There's Something about First Grade Teachers:
A certain first grade teacher, whom we will refer to as Mrs. H, decided to treat my ENTIRE team to dinner and a movie on Firday night.  She has a cousin who works at the theater in town, and was able to get us in for free!  The funniest part, however, was her plan to hook one of us up with one of her two sons.  It was hilarious.  As soon as we got there, she welcomed us, introduced us to her two boys (who are in their early thirites) and then conveniently disappeared for about 20 minutes to go pick up the pizzas.  The boys offered to get it (a bit overwhelmed by the 7 girls randomly appeared in their kitchen), but she insisted that they stay and visit with us.  Dinner was wonderful, and funny.  Mrs. H is one of those incredibly positive, genuine, funny older ladies.  And her two sons were quite a pair.  When it came time for the movies, she once again conveniently skipped out.  Her sons were to be our companions.  We saw The King's Speech, which was actually a heck of a lot funnier than I'd expected it to be.  I honestly don't think I could compare that movie to any other than I've seen before...maybe to Chocolat with Johnny Depp, but that might be stretching it.

Now let's skip to Saturday:
Saturday was beautiful!!!  The sun was shining so warm that I actually fell asleep out on the grass for a while.  My team played softball, I learned some Spanish by listening to a few lessons on my ipod, I played a little guitar, I got a few mosquito bites, and overall, I enjoyed the great outdoors.  Now, I have to be honest...there's a reason (besides the gorgeous weather) that we spent most of the day outside.

The reason was a little infectious issue known as Scabies.  Ewe.  Yeah.  So, apparently one of the other teams on campus started noticing a rash on their wrists, etc.  And then, I think I've mentioned this, there was the fact that some of the students at the school I've been working with exposed us to scabies.  Eitherway, scabies became an issue.  So, it was decided that our entire dorm building should be bombed.  Yup. From beginning to end, it was a five hour process.  Food, dinnerware, and toothbrushes had to be stored in our airtight mini-fridges to protect them from the harsh chemicals.   

Needless to say, my entire team will be going to the clinic tomorrow after school to get a prescription cream as a preventative measure.  Then we will be washing all of our bedding and clothing in hot water.  At least it's not lice, or bed bugs. 

Trying to Feel Pretty:
So, when something like a scabies outbreak occurs, it is pretty easy to feel gross and scuzzy.  Thus, I bought my first ever tube of lipstick.  Six of us girls decided to go out to dinner downtown and we were gonna look sharp!  It turns out, we found a Lebinese place, complete with tapestries on the ceiling, mats to sit on (instead of a table and chairs) and DELICIOUS food.  Oh yeah...and a belly dancer.  Hah!  The highlight of the night was definitely getting a free lesson with my teammate, Ali, from the belly dancer in the middle of the restaurant!  It only seemed right to end the day with dancing, given that us girls had begun the day with an hour of Zumba at the gym down the street.

I Almost Forgot!:
I have to admit a guilty little secret: I finally gave in and bought the Twilight book.  I was vehement about not being one of the millions of Twilight girls, but curiosity finally got the best of me.  My team made a pitstop for me at Walmart and I sheepishly bought the first in the Saga.  (FYI:  I like it.  I was up until 12:30 - while my roommates were out at the bar - reading my juicy teenage novel in my p.j.'s.  It's moments like those that I feel super cool.) 

Eitherway, just as we were pulling back into the parking lot, I got a text from a friend about meeting the next morning at 8:30.  What?!  Oh yeah... I had agreed to doing an ISP (Independent Service Project) on Sunday.  Oops.  Good thing she texted me. 

Everything turned out fine, and I can now say I am an expert at weeding flowers.  I worked for 5 hours straight at digging grasses, and who knows what else out of 15 rosebeds at the Rose Gardens.  Yeah.  I think I'm pretty good at that now.  Actually, it was a pretty nice day, and I can't really complain about spending it outside in a park in downtown Sacramento.