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August events and some people I love
With hurricane thoughts putting a fine point on the level of attachment I've acquired to those who live, love, and labor here in Slidell, I feel like this is a good time to recap some recent events and put some faces with some names. This week is a time of transition in many ways. The AmeriCorps team who have been such a part of my life for the last seven weeks left for Denver at 5AM on Wednesday. Volunteer groups came and went. The geographical separation of the siamese twins known as Nash is now in the history books. New longterm staff have arrived, and we had an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate our offices on Friday... though they've been there for nearly a year. I discovered the joys of kayaking and biked from Mandeville to Abita Springs. The last of the mighty Drew University crew finally took their leave, we had a night of Karaoke at Kappy's that no one will soon forget, and Jayce's parents threw us an incredible feast at their house in Bay St. Louis. This is about half of what has gone on... but I'm getting tired just listing it all. So here are some pictures to fill things out a bit (as always, click to enlarge)...
Here they are, my AmeriBuddies, all dressed up for their team dinner at LeBlanc's Creole Kitchen, a small and wonderful family-owned restaurant just down the street. On the right, Libby, Meghan, and Kristin enjoy s'mores roasted by the team one evening behind the church.
This is Lauren, who rocks. I am very excited that she will be stationed for her next round in St. Bernard's parish doing mucking (hence the 3-times-too-big coveralls). Chalmette is right on the way to New Orleans from Slidell, so I will be springing her upon occasion for city-type adventures... and she will most likely be coming accross the lake to do her required off-site volunteer hours... which means we get bonus experienced help!!!
AmeriCorps' last night at the church appears to have been exhausting... =)
Goofing around at a bowling alley one evening: left are Jayce, AmeriCorps member from Bay St. Louis, Miss, and Caitlin, our assistant volunteer coordinator and one of the funniest people I know. Jayce was our expert on all things local and provided excellent Mississippi team getaways on several occasions... not to mention anonymously leaving me a "best of Harry Chapin" CD on the way out of town... on right, Caitlin and Nate of Nash fame.
"Drew Crew": A bunch of Caitlin's friends from Drew University came down for a couple of weeks and formed a formidable sub-unit of our local culture - siding specialists, family dinners, and questionable humor galore. I don't have pictures of the whole crew, but here's the inimitable Georgia in a quintessential pose, and on the right Meredith and Georgia sit with Jayce in the hall (this picture is for all of you who wonder if the church is a little like living in the dorms... wonder no more...)
Karaoke at Kappy's is a deadly serious event. While I don't have any pictures of the actual performing... here's my new friend Stephanie, the broadway actress who sang with me at the Neutral Ground coffee house show, dancing with local Karaoke star Jimmy, who was first described to me as "possibly the only openly gay man in Slidell", taken some time after his indescribable rendition of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On".
Our big challenge for this week was constructing homemade trusses. Luckily I had a great group that quickly became pickier than me about them, so I left them alone and occupied myself by cutting plywood gussets. Sean and Taylor from New York are pictured shooting elevations on the LaCombe site... included here largely because every week there are a couple of people I meet on the strength of whose encouragement alone I know I can hum along for another week or two... this week they were the guys.
This is Rock. I will definitely be doing a full Rock profile soon. Until then, I will simply tell you that the pose was his idea.
Pictures from the ribbon-cutting: On the left, the guy with the big scissors is the mayor...on the right, Craig and Rock, two of our contruction staff (and two of the biggest characters you could hope to meet) pose with volunteers Rebecca and Kristi, two of my truss team.
And what could be a better way to unwind from all that???
With hurricane thoughts putting a fine point on the level of attachment I've acquired to those who live, love, and labor here in Slidell, I feel like this is a good time to recap some recent events and put some faces with some names. This week is a time of transition in many ways. The AmeriCorps team who have been such a part of my life for the last seven weeks left for Denver at 5AM on Wednesday. Volunteer groups came and went. The geographical separation of the siamese twins known as Nash is now in the history books. New longterm staff have arrived, and we had an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to dedicate our offices on Friday... though they've been there for nearly a year. I discovered the joys of kayaking and biked from Mandeville to Abita Springs. The last of the mighty Drew University crew finally took their leave, we had a night of Karaoke at Kappy's that no one will soon forget, and Jayce's parents threw us an incredible feast at their house in Bay St. Louis. This is about half of what has gone on... but I'm getting tired just listing it all. So here are some pictures to fill things out a bit (as always, click to enlarge)...
Here they are, my AmeriBuddies, all dressed up for their team dinner at LeBlanc's Creole Kitchen, a small and wonderful family-owned restaurant just down the street. On the right, Libby, Meghan, and Kristin enjoy s'mores roasted by the team one evening behind the church.
This is Lauren, who rocks. I am very excited that she will be stationed for her next round in St. Bernard's parish doing mucking (hence the 3-times-too-big coveralls). Chalmette is right on the way to New Orleans from Slidell, so I will be springing her upon occasion for city-type adventures... and she will most likely be coming accross the lake to do her required off-site volunteer hours... which means we get bonus experienced help!!!
AmeriCorps' last night at the church appears to have been exhausting... =)
Goofing around at a bowling alley one evening: left are Jayce, AmeriCorps member from Bay St. Louis, Miss, and Caitlin, our assistant volunteer coordinator and one of the funniest people I know. Jayce was our expert on all things local and provided excellent Mississippi team getaways on several occasions... not to mention anonymously leaving me a "best of Harry Chapin" CD on the way out of town... on right, Caitlin and Nate of Nash fame.
"Drew Crew": A bunch of Caitlin's friends from Drew University came down for a couple of weeks and formed a formidable sub-unit of our local culture - siding specialists, family dinners, and questionable humor galore. I don't have pictures of the whole crew, but here's the inimitable Georgia in a quintessential pose, and on the right Meredith and Georgia sit with Jayce in the hall (this picture is for all of you who wonder if the church is a little like living in the dorms... wonder no more...)
Karaoke at Kappy's is a deadly serious event. While I don't have any pictures of the actual performing... here's my new friend Stephanie, the broadway actress who sang with me at the Neutral Ground coffee house show, dancing with local Karaoke star Jimmy, who was first described to me as "possibly the only openly gay man in Slidell", taken some time after his indescribable rendition of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On".
Our big challenge for this week was constructing homemade trusses. Luckily I had a great group that quickly became pickier than me about them, so I left them alone and occupied myself by cutting plywood gussets. Sean and Taylor from New York are pictured shooting elevations on the LaCombe site... included here largely because every week there are a couple of people I meet on the strength of whose encouragement alone I know I can hum along for another week or two... this week they were the guys.
This is Rock. I will definitely be doing a full Rock profile soon. Until then, I will simply tell you that the pose was his idea.
Pictures from the ribbon-cutting: On the left, the guy with the big scissors is the mayor...on the right, Craig and Rock, two of our contruction staff (and two of the biggest characters you could hope to meet) pose with volunteers Rebecca and Kristi, two of my truss team.
And what could be a better way to unwind from all that???
