I know it has been over a week since I have blogged, which is because we have been tremendously busy something everyone is happy about.
I went into the weekend exhausted after a week of work at the park and at the Blackstone River theater. Starting Friday out cranky because I was up early doing a one on one I knew it could only go up from there, I started dreading the weekend because it was packed with volunteering and ISP; however it turned out to be wonderful.
Friday afternoon Badger one headed to the Blackstone River Theater for painting and pizza. Immediately after work we took off for Providence College to work a Relay for Life event. I have never worked an event like this before and normally it would have been wonderful but because of my tired state it was long. The separate events on the track were nice to watch. We handed out beads for people who were tracking their laps and I finished off my night selling pizza to students, which made the last few hours entertaining and go by quickly.
Saturday morning Chris, Bob and I woke up feeling refreshed and ready for serving at the Pawtucket Soup Kitchen. Arriving at 9 a.m. we met the kitchen cooks and staff and soon knew this was the place for us. They were funny, skilled and laid back about the work. Flipping pancakes, shoveling potatoes and turning sausages were my main jobs, then the boys and I jumped in the line and had the opportunity to serve the people in need. I had no idea how wonderful it would feel serving people food. I felt like I was directly helping a cause in need by handing food to a hungry person.
After a few hours of chores and napping a few of us headed to the Blackstone Theater to work a show. Matt and Shannon Heaton were the headliners along with another duo. Tonight was much more eventful than the first time we worked a show. First of all it was a completely packed house; people were standing in the back. We worked concessions, did set-up and cleaned the hall. Listening to the performers I had goosebumps from Shannon’s voice. She sounded similar to Alisson Krauss but with the tiniest Irish accent. The entire day was wonderful including our relaxation time after work at the theater.
Sunday evening we spent three hours at the Gamm theater in Pawtucket painting and taking down bleachers. By the time I got home bed had never sounded so amazing!
