Hanging Out, Party, and Heart!
Wow, what a full day of activities! Sarah and Carmen hooked up with Taylor Gaul and her student Marta and hung out in Naperville for much of the day. They went to Mrs. Gaul’s book warehouse and then to the old Waubonsie Valley High School Gold Campus where Sarah attended her Freshman Year last year. Mrs. Gaul pulled some strings and they got to wander around the school! Carmen was amazed at how big the school was! After visiting the school, they went to 7-Eleven and got Slurpees! Carmen’s tongue is still orange! 🙂
After a nap and Kirk coming home from work early, we all went to the welcome party for all the students. We had burgers, hotdogs, chips, and all kinds of good food. It was interesting to see all the kids in person whose applications we had looked at. We got to meet many of the other host families. We also met the Nye Family who hosted Pablo, Carmen’s brother last year. They invited her to come over to eat dinner one night next week.
After the party, Carmen, Sarah, Taylor, Marta, and Miguel (another student) went to a girls basketball game where Waubonsie Valley High School took on Metea Valley High School (Sarah’s new school). Unfortunately,
Metea lost, but only by 3 points! 🙂 Carmen and Sarah had a great time.
While the girls were at the basketball game, Kirk and Angela went to Ribfest in Naperville and saw Heart in concert! What a GREAT show! It really brought back a TON of memories and made us feel younger again. It was really interesting to see Ann and Nancy Wilson on stage after all these years! Some of the songs they sang were over 30 years old! What a career these two have had. They are working on a new albom which will be out soon. The whole way back to the car, we were humming the tunes! 🙂
We are all VERY tired after such a long day! Enrique and Cayetana, if you are reading this, we are taking very good care of your daughter. She is so sweet and helpful, and we LOVE having her in our home! 🙂
