Sickness....

Hello Friends and Family,

Well I wasn't able to blog on Friday since we were on our retreat with Sister Julie. Now I wish I had plenty of good things to say about the retreat but I spent the vast amount of time within the four walls of my room because I became terribly sick only a few hours after we got to our retreat site. Also - I ended up sleeping 22/24 hours on saturday and have only ate one real meal since friday. Life here has been crazy. Good news - I'm fine now, just have sore stomach from the whole adventure!

I wish that I had a lot to say but the previous week was pretty normal. We did get to go to a prayer service with all of the religious and priests from the Georgetown area on Monday which was very good. I sat next to a Daughter of Charity at the dinner afterwords and we got to have a really great conversation.

The only other excitement that took place is we are now in our FOURTH month in Georgetown. I can't believe that I have been here so long already. Some days I feel like I've only been here for about a month!

I guess I leave this very pathetic short blog with some small advice a student gave me. Someone was troubling me and student said: Miss you always tell us to not let what other people say bother us... take the advice for yourself if you know you have done nothing wrong do not look so sad.

The student may have had no idea what was wrong or what was going on - but he gave me a good perspective on things. Sometimes things suck and sometimes its not your fault. You can either let that take you down and be sad - or you can smile move on and go on with the rest of your day. Life is too short to be taken seriously -

I will blog more soon with an adequate update - until then I ask for your prayers as I pray for you!

Oh one more thing. Yesterday was one of my friends birthday's - he is in Seminary and he is a very good friend of mine. I ask a favor to throw up some extra prayers for him as since I can't send him an actual gift I can at least ask favors of others that I know right?!? His name is Seth!

Thank you!

Love,

Ashely