Red Sox and the Zoo

This weekend was very busy. Friday night, I drove down to Oakland to see the Red Sox play the A's. We went there and back in one night so it was a little tiring but a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the Red Sox lost that night, and then the next two games also. I didn't go to the Saturday game but I did get to go on Sunday and because the A's beat them all three games, a bunch of Oakland fans had brooms out because of the sweep. It was still fun to go down there though even if the Red Sox didn't win.

On Saturday, I went to the zoo which was a lot of fun. The weather was pretty good, a little overcast but it didn't rain and it wasn't too hot. Because it gets so hot in Sacramento, the summer's aren't the best time to go to the zoo because the animals don't come out but Saturday was good weather. Today, I enjoyed Memorial day by going into work in the morning and then napping and watching movies the rest of the day. It was nice to have a down day after such a busy and fun weekend.

Bad News

Today, I went to the dentist because the back right side of my mouth had been bothering me for a few days. Manny recommended the dentist to me and he was very nice, except he told me that I needed to have a root canal. He hoped that I would have it tomorrow but because I'm going down to Oakland for the Red Sox game, I had it scheduled for next Tuesday. I have a feeling it will be a rough day.

Plans

It's official, I will be spending next year volunteering at Clean and Sober again. A lot went into this decision and after a lot of thinking and going back and forth, I have decided that volunteering a second year is the best decision for me right now. It was hard to decide to stay out here again, away from my family and friends for a second year but it's the right place for me to be to continue to grow and learn.

Bike Ride

Today, I went out for a bike ride with the intention of finding a spot along the river to lay out on. I had planned on biking for a while and had an idea of where I would stop but...it didn't happen. The one place I had planned on stopping wasn't that nice so I turned around and was going to stop at a place I had seen earlier but I couldn't get there. It was across the river and after biking in circles, without realizing it at first, I gave up. It was a little too warm, over 100, to be biking around in circles so I ended up going home. Despite being a little sweaty, I felt good having biked ~20 miles! We'll see how good I feel tomorrow however when I try sitting down. Also, today my Mom graduated from grad school, Congratulations!

Visitors!

This past weekend, Erin came to visit! Erin is another Mercy Volunteer who Meghan and I met during orientation. Ironically, Erin also went to Villanova and graduated the same year but we had never met until volunteering. She got in Thursday night and left Sunday morning but it was a lot of fun having her here. She got to see where Meghan and I both work on Friday and meet the JVs that we hang out with. We went to Joe's crab shack on Friday night and then to an outside concert (for about 5 minutes) then to the JV house. Saturday, we went to McKinley Park for a while and then to a cookout at the JV house. Then she left Sunday morning, which was sad but it was great having her here.

The rest of May is also looking very busy. Meghan has a lot of visitors coming, including her parents, sister and friend and then I go home at the end of May. It should be a lot of fun and I'm looking forward to meeting new people.

and done.

So the raw diet lasted for about two days. Last night, I went to a dinner where they had restaurants all around the area serving foods. As soon as I walked in, the diet was over. I just like food too much to only eat raw stuff. I may consider being a partial rawist but all that means is that I'll be eating more fruits and vegetables and less of the other stuff...basically just healthier. Maybe one day in the future I'll try again but I don't anticipate it happening soon.