Rollercoaster

This past week has had many ups and downs.

An up: Kathryn's over-night scouts adventure was enjoyed by all.

A down: she was sick for the duration (and most of this week as well.

An up: finishing my masterpiece of a lesson-plan document for next week's camps.

A down: spilling water on my computer, seemingly short-circuiting it before I had a chance to back-up the file.

An up: Kathryn's suggestion that I use rice to absorb the moisture, which let me extract the document the following morning.

A down: taking my computer to the repair place and paying to have it fixed.

An up: hanging out with Alyson and Clifton at one of our favorite restaurants.

A down: having our bikes stolen while we were eating. The thieves cut the locks and everything.

I could probably continue this list for a while, but I think the novelty is probably wearing off already. So you must now endure prose for the duration of this post.

As demonstrated above, this week has been up and down. Fortunately, the ups have by far outweighed the downs. This week Kathryn and I also celebrated our four-year wedding anniversary, which astounds me because time has passed so quickly. We took the opportunity to treat ourselves to a(nother) dinner out and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. The mountain of chocolate cake and cherry-covered cheese cake were particularly tasty.

In other news, camps start next Monday. I've been talking this up for a while now, but I remain as excited as ever. These kids are going to have fun whether they like it or not! Likewise, Kathryn will be helping with the library camp for the first few days of the week before leaving for four days to help with the annual scouts camp. We'll be busy, so I cannot promise to continue my blogging streak, but I will certainly try. And for those of you non-facebookers, I'm posting some photos as well--just in case you've forgotten what we look like.

Peace and love,

Cisco


This is us with Roma and Elsa at the 2011 Peace Corps Swearing-In service, representing Succotz training class 2010. It's the first time all four of us have been together in months.


From Tim and Erika's visit, here are Tim and I enjoying a friendly game of Settlers of Catan--if that's not an oxymoron, and it very well may be.


Also during Tim and Erika's trip, Kathryn and I posing during our sunset sail.


Kathryn and I on our canoe tour for her birthday. I got major brownie-points for that, especially when we saw the toucans.


This is our most recent photo, taken last night after our anniversary dinner. Don't we look lovely?