So! I thought I'd do an ever-so-popular "My Week In Facebook Statuses (Statusi?)" + some Bridge highlights, because I seriously could never write about ALL of it. It's take too much time, and no one would ever read it, including myself.
Day Two:
8:30 AM: Krista just said that her friend "Aubrie" was coming for the day. Could it? No, it could possibly be...
8:31 AM: IT IS! IT'S MY AUBRIE, TOO! WE HAVE THE SAME AUBRIE! AND SHE'S COMING DOWN FOR THE DAY!!
(Most Excellent Lecture-- my favorite of the week-- on being emotional beings and how to not let our emotions overtake us. And waiting for Aubrie to come)
9:45 AM: You know, one thing I never thought I'd get from the Bridge was parenting tips. But I now know how to successfully get my child to stay out of the street. Too bad I don't have a child, BECAUSE I HAVE KNOWLEDGE.
10:15 AM: Whoa. Squeal fest. Guess who just got here? Yes, that would be our Criminal, Aubrie! Eeeeee!
(Creative Writing Class)
(Just kidding. That would be asking too much. It was "Emotional Writing." But whatever. Talking about how we all have different meanings for the same words, and so we have to be specific when expressing ourselves. Included driving to beautiful campground and "free-writing," where I pouted. Things were a lot different from my first time at the Bridge, and even though I hadn't thought I had many expectations, I was finding myself disappointed in many ways.)
Group Pool Class with the most excellent trainer Pete! Who is 70% crazy enthusiasm, 27% kindness, and 3% energy drink.
3:13 PM: I really want to take Pete home with me. I want like a Pocket Pete. Just pull him out when I need to encouragement.
5:17 PM: Trying to take a much needed nap, but the insanely loud washing machine across the hall from my bed sounds like a mermaid being strangled.
5:48 PM: Realizing I compared the insanely loud washing machine across the hall from my bed to "a mermaid being strangled." Yeah, that's why we let me FINISH my naps, because then I start spouting out that sort of morbid nonsense.
10:12 PM: Just had Skype date with Darren, CEO of the Bridge. My mind is a blur.
Day Three (Wednesday)
7:27 AM: You know, Michelle once compared me to Cinderella, because apparently I'm uber happy in the morning. I'm beginning to realize she was right.
8:12 AM: GOING TO SNOW CANYON. GOING TO SNOW CANYON. I FEEL LIKE A DOG ON THE WAY TO THE DOG PARK, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO SNOW CANYON!
9:30 AM: GOING TO DR. GRANGER'S. GOING TO DR. GRANGER'S. I THINK I'M GOING TO FLIP OUT BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DR. GRANGER'S!
Lecture at Dr. Granger's. She's sort of the coolest person ever. She just turned 70, but none of us believed it until we saw a "70" balloon wedged into her ceiling where she couldn't get it down. She's legit, she does all sorts of "singles" stuff-- and encouraged me to do the same, and she makes ridiculous art out of GOURDS. Yeah, gourds. The hallow cousins of pumpkins. So crazy legit.
11:11 AM: Remembering that yesterday while talking one-on-one, Dr. Granger said, "I don't mean to sound trite, but you go girl." Dang. If ever that expression was to sound legit, it would be coming from Dr. Granger's mouth.
11:15 AM: I want a pocket Dr. Granger, in addition to a pocket Pete.
Communication Lecture.
8:03 PM: Communication Class. What NOT to say to people expressing emotions to you: 3 PAGES. Acceptable things to say: 3. As in, 1, 2, 3. As in, "Wow!" "Yes." and "Um hmmm." Literally.
8:52 PM: Randomly had chance to use these communications skills in real-life setting. Hard to not use the "invalidating" things, but was able to validate her feelings, but express where I thought she was being too hard on herself. Think it really improved our relationship, if not her overall experience.
Day Four (Thursday)
8:02 AM: I think I finally feel totally chill with these ladies. And it's a wonderful feeling.
8:12 AM: GOING TO THE LAKE! Gonna kayak and paddle board and swim and all that jazz! So much jazzy goodness!
8:13 AM: Martie not coming to lake. Super, super bummed.
8:22 AM: Krista just embarked on a ten minute hilarious tirade on why Martie should come to lake, and the things we were willing to do-- and put up with-- if only she would come to the lake with us. Seeing as Martie was having tummy issues, this was both gut-busting funny and disgusting. I think I need a pocket Krista, too.
Sand Hollow uber awesome greatness.
10:28 AM: After kayaking out to the island out in Sand Hollow to explore, we find a pair of shorts on the beach. Seriously? Who leaves their shorts behind? I mean, how do you forget your shorts?
10:45 AM: Water. So cold. Must. Swim. To make point. Californians. Are hardcore.
11:12 AM: Kayaking out to cliff-jumping spot. Realized I forgot my shorts on the island. Karma.
12:04 PM: Drinking Gatorade after a week of sugar-deprivation: "Holy crap! It's like CANDY!" So I chugged the whole thing. People laughed. I'm serious about my sugar, people. I'm SERIOUS.
12:45 PM: After many, many pitiful attempts, I have finally managed to stand up on the paddleboard! And then I fell on my butt, and flipped back into the water. The cheering of everyone on the sand turned into uncontrollable laughter. I sucked water up my nose laughing, too.
12:50 PM: Paddleboard yoga may sound like the most pretentious thing ever, but really it's just an excuse to mess around and play gymnastics on giant surf boards.
1:00 PM: Krista, EmmaLeigh, and Whitney are now doing head-stands on the paddle boards. On the water. I'm pretty sure once you can do that, things stop mattering in life. You have nothing left to have ambition for.
2:12 PM: Em, Whit, Krista and I take a detour in the van to go get frozen yogurt. Oh, sugar. You truly are my dearest friend.
Campfire at the campsite down the road for our last activity together. Snatched another Gatorade.
5:34 PM: Martie's been wearing a weighted vest to try to get strong enough to scuba dive in Hawaii in two weeks. She thinks it's ugly, but I'm pretty sure her street cred just sky-rocketed.
7:08 PM: Today's Sugar Diary: Gatorade. Frozen Yogurt. Another Gatorade. S'MORES. Oh, S'MORES. I don't know what happened to the original Bridge menu, but S'mores were definitely not a part of the program last time. I'm quite alright with the deviation.
7:42 PM: Sugar Remorse: "If you could have one wish right now, what would it be?" Me: "Not to crave sugar." Sigh.
Day 5 (Friday)
8:45 AM: Sitting in bed, not wanting to get up, because it means we have to go home: BJ: "You know, I keep wanting to call you Joy, because you're so joyous." That's kind of the best compliment I've received. Thank you, BJ. I'll try to live up to being your Joy.
10:00 AM: Parting is such sweet sorrow. I'm excited to go home, because I grew a lot this week. But I'll miss you ladies a lot.
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