Saturday, June 20, 2009

Last day at Crownsville:-(











Yesterday was my last day working at CRAH before I move back to California. I worked my last day in the Stucco department. Cassie, Brenda and I were fixing a control joint on the west side of the building, and we re-P.A.B.'d an area. It was an amazing day. After devoting almost a year and a half of my life to this project, it was so hard to say goodbye to the many friends I have made there. These friends have become like family to me, and I will miss them very much! Boy did they give me a send off- I felt so loved. I must have started crying at least 5 times. A few special things that happened: At lunchtime they surprised me with a goodbye cake. It had the texture of stucco, and said "Thank you Kelseroo, we'll miss you." Caithlin made me a scrapbook with a bunch of pictures of me and friends inside, and a bunch of friends signed the inside and wrote some very touching messages. After dinner we played "stink ball", which is a game Luke made up- it is basically volleyball using a string line between two porta potties- haha, gross, I know:-) Then we played real volleyball in the field, and some of the girls surprise attacked me with silly string! (I will get you back for that, girls:-) My car was drawn on with lipstick and toilet papered (they even left real lip/kiss marks on the windshield!) Here are some awesome pictures from the day. Thank you so much to all my CRAH peeps- you know who you are:-) Gaaah, I'm getting emotional again! I LOVE YOU GUYS! Oh, and if anyone figures out who actually did the toilet papering, let me know;-)

Congregation goodbye party










Last Saturday my congregation threw me a goodbye party. It was at the park, and we had tons of food and volleyball! Woohoo! Here are a few pics from the day. Thank you, Monocacy cong, I will miss you very much! And a special thank you to Tami and Ursula for putting it together:-) And thank you Kim an Julie for coming all the way from the eastern shore!

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Floating Finish





Monday I was floating finish for stucco. It can be a bit tedious- since it is the last layer it has to be perfect. I love this part of stucco- it is my favorite! Kellyn and I worked with Andrew DeHer and worked on several panels. I can't believe the stucco work is almost done! It has been a long and laborious process, but it looks so beautiful in the end! The assembly hall is looking wonderful, especially when you think about all the volunteers who have given their time, strength, and money to make it happen. Of course none of it could be done without Jehovah! Anyway, here are a few pics!
Kellyn was trying a new videography technique- she calls it "sideways." (hehe)