Well it seems like I am only blogging once a week. It is either because I am being lazy with it or because I just don't have anything to write about or no time to do it. It doesn't help that I was in Rhode Island this weekend.
I left for the great small state of Rhode Island on Thursday morning. I was staying at Mount St. Charles, the school the Brothers run in Woonsocket, RI and I wanted to get there earlier enough to unpack and settle in before the social Br. Roland had planned. It was just great seeing the Brothers there. It has been almost a year since I have been to Woonsocket, so it was nice just being back. As I walked through the school some of the students recognized me from last year. To be honest my look hasn't changed. I had a shaved head when I was there last year. Thursday evening after dinner I headed to the Provincial House to visit with my Provincial, one of the Brothers from my province who serves in Rome, and another Brother from my province that lives there. It was great catching up with them all. When we were all together we were joking with each other, which is usually fun.
Friday I really just hung out at the school, I spoke to just a couple of the classes and that was only in the morning time, and it was a great time. I had the kids laughing, but making points out to them. One of the Brothers wanted me to speak with one of the students that I met last year. We kept on making times to meet, but never actually able to meet. I felt bad. It was also a Pep Rally day for the school so students were able to dress down. However, no offense to the school, but the pep rally lacked pep. Probably the worst pep rally I have been too. However, the guy kind of running it was full of pep and showed a lot of charism. So the afternoon was free so I would walk around and came across the cheerleading squad practicing. There squad is co-ed. It turned into a really fun time joking around with the coaches and the students. After that though, I ended up going to have dinner with another Brother from the south who was up in Rhode Island, which was great. We were able to catch up. I wanted to get back to Mount St. Charles to catch the soccer game going on. I was able to make it and I went and stood by the cheerleaders where we were still cracking jokes, they wanted me to cheer with them, but I declined. I was really exhausted and ended up going back to the residence and went to bed.
Saturday I was suppose to meet up with my cousin from Louisiana in New Hampshire who was coming up to see the leaves changing colors. Unfortunately those plans fell through since she couldn't open her eye due to a burned cornea. I wanted her to get better. So I took the time and headed back to the Provincial House where I could let Br. Dan know of the change of plans. So I spent a good part of the day at the Provincial House walking along the property and meditating, they have such beautiful grounds there. It's nice and quiet and it is in the woods. Couldn't have asked for a better place. Soon new plans were made and I was heading to Cape Cod, Massachusetts to see what it looks like. I had never been there before. We were there for just a short while, but it was nice to see the Atlantic Ocean, but it was cold. It was just nice to be in the company with Brothers. We had a blast and we enjoyed making jokes and laughing. I didn't get back to the Mount till midnight and went straight to bed.
Today was the actual Jubilarian celebrations. It was super nice and was a great testimony of the Jubilarians life for me to see. They have set a great example on religious life. I got to sing with the choir, which I was thankful for. I also got to see some awesome people from Bishop Guertin High School. I always have the best time with them. I just wish I could see them more often and there positive spirits. After that was over made the trip back to Syracuse.
It was a great weekend, but I am glad to be back. I hate having my regular schedule messed up, now I get back to praying at my usual time.
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