So much has happened this week!
I interviewed for a camp counselor position at Camp Wayne last Wednesday, something that I have thought about doing for four years now. It was conveniently held on my school campus, and four hours later, I was offered a job on the spot. Woohoo! I have postponed homelessness and unemployment for another two months! I watched the instructional video they sent me home with, and now I am super excited because they have a Color War at the end of Camp like in Molly Saves the Day. I will be there with a smile and a can of worms.
Then, I went to the beach on Sunday, excited to wear my sunshine yellow sundress, and found some really cool holey rocks. Jenette said porous, but I did not concur. They were just holey. The boys immediately ran to the water as soon as we got there, and like the littlest bunny in Robin Hood, I yelled, "Hey guys, wait for me!" and ran into the not-so-terribly cold and surprisingly clear Pacific ocean. We eventually made it past the ocean floor pot holes and went out nearly past the surfers. When the other boys wimped out (yeah, you did) only Jacob and I were left.
"Wouldn't it be cool if a whole pod of dolphins came by right now? I asked.
Jacob laughed.
"I've seen it happen before," I insisted. We dove under another wave and kept bobbing along happily for about 45 seconds. Then, a fin came out of the water. A dolphin!
"Hello friend!" I shouted. I began tapping the water to encourage him that I was a friendly human, but then realized that there could be a shark if there was a dolphin and splashing like that was not one of my best ideas. The dolphin did not come closer, but his friend, dolphin Number 2 did! Then there was a wave, and Jacob and I saw the silhouette of an entire other dolphin through the water. Then more came and came until we were in the water with about seven dolphins. Or porpoises. Whichever, they were fantastic and close enough to see their eyeballs. It was one of those perfect moments in life where I just feel so thankful to live in and see the places I have been. All I could manage to say with those happy creatures around me was "Oh! Wonderful!" I kept repeating it, because it didn't need any more words. It just was perfectly wonderful.
Today, or well, yesterday, because I am up late again, I went roller skating. I didn't fall, which should be enough of a triumph, but that wasn't the best part. When I was waiting for more people of our group to arrive, an adorable four or five year old Chinese girl who could hardly reach her arms up to the ticket window translated for her parents so they could all go skating together. She was so excited, her light up tennis shoes were flashing more than a strobe light at a rave as she jumped around. I saw her and her mom and dad later on, each clutching the wall and slowly plodding their way around the rink in a single file line. I smiled at the and cheered the little girl on, who then look at me, smiled and ventured to slide two steps without the wall.
When I stopped to take a break about half an hour later, I found that same little girl flirting with a boy about her about. He tried to escape the girl cooties, but fell right on his bum while making his escape. She tip toed over to him, grabbed his wrist, pulled him up, and didn't let go. I watched as that determined little girl dragged her new boyfriend around the entry area. Eventually he gave up, and the two skated, no stepped on wheels, hand in hand for another ten minutes. She was definitely my character of the day.
Lots of other things have happened this week, like I finished a book called What-the-Dickens, walked in the rain, got an A on my Jazz midterm and certified in CPR, and I had the chance to dance in front of the chair of the CSULB Dance Department, but these three were my favorite.
This week, in preparation for camp, I am having a trial-run of seven days with no candy. Including chocolate. I will let you know if I am still alive at the end.
