my friend and cooking partner-in-crime, karis, made falafel from scratch. thia made potatoes and the amazingly delicious cake for another coworker's birthday. i made pita bread (turned out great and actually had pockets!) as well as baba ghanouj and tiziki sauce for the falafel. we drank wine, smoked cigars and generally enjoyed one another's company.
i was on a cabin shift this week. i had a mix of tomboys and cheerleaders. such an interesting dynamic. one side of the room was talking about how much they love justin bieber and which cheerleading team they want to be on next while the other half discussed mind control, warp speed and mystical animals.
wednesday evening. i took a nap in the afternoon which was a horrible idea because i wake up from naps really cranky. i stumbled over to work...got through dinner and shower time. at the end of showers, though, there was an exploding, overflowing toilet. i used to have an irrational fear of overflowing toilets and this brought back so much anxiety. luckily one of the other staff members was able to come and help. then, i taught line dancing which is normally the highlight of my week. it was definitely the low point...mainly because the students would not stop talking. we even had to have a minute of silence at the end of the class.
right when we were going to sleep, one of my girls had a bloody nose. while i was taking care of her, another girl discovered a broken window (probably from a bird flying into it) so i had to take care of the broken glass.
needless to say, it took me a long time to wind down after that evening. but, just as i was hunkering down, i was woken up by a girl who told me she was having trouble sleeping. she wanted me to read one more page of the story, which wasn't a big deal. she then disappeared though and came back with a leaf saying she'd brought me the book (not true, the book was at my bed). i realized she was sleep walking, so i read a paragraph and sent her back to bed. quite a comical way to end the night.
friday i went out with a bunch of coworkers and had a blast! we went to a karaoke place which is always entertaining. on saturday, i drove back to the desert with some friends for a service project. we picked up a lot of broken glass around the site. i went on an epic hike. then i came back and made dinner with robbie, my hiking buddy for the day. he made an amazing fruit salad and i made daal. mmm. delicious!
right now i have a no knead bread going and am playing with my bread machine. off for a bike ride!
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