I think that ghosts like the cooler weather.

Happy autumnal equinox everyone!  Now I can listen to this song on heavy rotation:



I had a really nice weekend as I suspected.  Drinks, brunch, and the Junction Music Festival all happened.  I had to stand out in the rain to see my pal Nigel's band play, but a rain jacket and umbrella made it OK.  I'm in the market to splurge on a pair of Hunter rainboots because I've been coveting them for years now, and I wish I'd done it already because my feet got soaked in my Chucks.


This morning brought the end of an era somewhat for me.  For a year now, I've been going to meetings with my Kenya group once a month on a Sunday morning and today was the very last.  It was very bittersweet.  It was great seeing everyone again, and it was nice to celebrate such an amazing experience, but it's weird to think that that part of my life is over, and that we won't meet again for awhile (unless we plan a reunion... which I'm sure we will).  Endings in life are weird things in that they are often quiet in practice, but have a big impact on your heart.

Speaking of Kenya, I cannot believe the news from there.  I went to an upscale mall in Nairobi on our last day in Kenya, but not that one that the shooting happened at, although I was in the same area of the city.  When awful things like this happen in the world, I always feel horrible and confused at how hateful and violent humans can be, but it's especially disheartening when it happens to a place that I just visited about a month ago.  Travel definitely connects us to other places in the world, and you end up wanting the best for those places, and when senseless tragedy strikes, it's pretty dark.

Anyway, that was my weekend.  Next week will be busy.  I'm heading off to supervise my school's students leaders at a camp from Wednesday to Friday, so it's kind of like a vacation from work, but I'll still be working.   But really, supervising a bunch of nice kids isn't much work.