I am having a super weekend :) I really earned my Activities Director spurs this weekend when I successfully coordinated a family birthday party, Mexican train dominoes game, and the campfire Friday night.
To see the clubhouse filled with a family celebrating a mother's 90th birthday was enough to touch even my stony heart. The fact it was a fellow worker and friend who was celebrating his mother's momentous birthday was just icing on the cake for me. One thing I wanted to do when I took this job was be a part of the team who helps make the Top of the Hill RV Resort the kind of place beautiful lifetime memories are made. I could tell by the happy faces of those celebrating Friday night, such memories were being made during that birthday party.
I'm also glad the Friday night Mexican Train Dominoes game is now a regularly scheduled event on our Activities Calendar, and was then able to move it over to the Vistas Banquet Hall. I know the folks who play that game really enjoy it. It is nice to know they can now continue playing every Friday night, no matter what else may be going on in the Clubhouse.
And last, but certainly not least, the weather allowed us to have a campfire, complete with hot dogs and marshmallows. The Cowboy Campfire is one of my favorite activities. Due to weather conditions, I cannot always light the campfire, so those Friday nights when I am able to do so make it even more special to me. I saw a package of huge campfire marshmallows when I was in Walmart the other day, and thought to myself, "Heck those are specially for campfires, so I have to grab a package!" I am glad I did because those big boys were a hit at the campfire. I had one myself I am proud to say I carefully toasted to perfection. The outside was a beautiful light crispy tan, and the inside was a gooey delight.
Saturday night was a Soup's On! Potluck dinner. After that busy Friday night it was nice to just relax and enjoy the company of great folks, and some really delicious soup. I took a pot of my Hearty Ground Beef Soup made with browned and crumbled ground beef, V8 Vegetable Juice, and mixed canned vegetables. I made a big pot of it, and can safely say it was a hit since there was just enough left for Larry and I to have today for dinner.
Successfully coordinating all these activities was really good for me. There is nothing like the feeling of a well done job to make a person feel stronger, and better about their own self. When you love your job as much as I do mine, that is an even better feeling. I am so very glad that I did accept that job offer, and have become a part of the team who is helping make this beautiful place where I live and work, all that it can be.
I admit I'm not doing as much writing as I once did, but that's not really a bad thing because what's happening right now is that I am really living the story. Some may instinctively understand what I mean by that. If you don't understand, it stems from the fact that there are moments when I am doing my job, and living my life, that I feel as if I am in the middle of some really great story. Yeah, okay I admit when the fire swept through here in 2011 it was a hardcore "Disaster Movie!" moment. Thankfully, nobody was hurt, and the buildings we lost have been replaced.
The story is continuing, with what I can tell are going to be great chapters in the future. I will be making notes, keeping a journal, and doing what writing I can while those great chapters unfold. Most of all, I will be totally experiencing the story as it continues to unfold. All stories, be they fiction, non fiction, or a little of both, are in some way shape or form, a product of what the writer has experienced. So whether it is a quiet moment while hiking that inspires such stories as Nature's Loophole and A Solitary Beauty, or a moment that inspires a blog entry like this one, I am going to continue drawing my inspiration from this very real story of my life here at the Top of the Hill RV Resort.
