To Infinity and Beyond!

I have officially 3 days until my departure from AmeriCorps NCCC. It's pretty difficult to fathom. I haven't realized that I won't have to wear a uniform to work anymore (well, a lame one at least), or that I won't have to make my bed everyday for fear of room inspections. And, worst of all, it hasn't hit me that I may never see any members of Blue 6 ever again. Of course we plan to have reunions and visit each other, but in reality, that often goes no farther than a plan.

Luckily, we are all attempting to soak in the last bits of each other while we still can. Last Wednesday we ended our 5 day road trip from New Orleans to Sacramento with a few stops on the way. We went and saw Billy the Kid's gravesite, visited the magnificent Grand Canyon (I do not know that guy in the picture, but I wanted to capture his stance), and threw in a little Hoover Dam, Las Vegas, and Big Tree State Park in the end. We definitely chose the more exciting route on the way back. Good move team.

Since we've been back, there have been several meetings with packing and cleaning squeezed in the middle. Yesterday, we had a "celebration of service" which consisted of picking up trash around an elementary school. I wouldn't exactly call that a celebration... But we had a delicious lunch and a pool party after, so it wasn't too painful. Oh and today was the Hard Corps 5k run that I participated in. I did relatively well despite the heat radiating from the concrete jungle we ran around, aka McClellan Air Base.

Now, all we have are a couple meetings, final room inspections, an awards banquet, and a graduation ceremony. At 2:30 on Wednesday, I'll be heading back to the mitten to continue on with my life. I wonder how that's going to turn out...

I plan to jot down my final thoughts the day I get home (hopefully I remember), so stay tuned.

<3 anne