Hello world! I'm back. And hungover.
Don't worry - I'm sipping a bagel and eating a latte as we speak and I will feel better soon.
April is
National Rebuilding Month and yesterday was
National Rebuilding Day. The name of the organization I serve with
as an AmeriCorps member is called
Rebuilding Together. For the
blog post that explains who we are and what I do, click
here.
Our big push to get projects done takes place in April of each year, with our signature day ("National Rebuilding Day") falling on the
last Saturday of the month, which was yesterday. You may have heard of us under our former title: "Christmas in April."
This month's highlights include 14-hour work days, organizing 40+ high school students from Lansing, Michigan,
being interviewed on the news about my organization,
and a photoshoot with Reader's Digest.
Yes! Reader's Digest! That's another thing I haven't had time to tell y'all. In the July issue, which will come out mid-June(ish), I will
be featured as one of a few recent college grads whose life perspective has been greatly effected by attending college in the midst of
an economic recession. Think they'll mention Red Pointe Shoe?
Oh yes, and on top of all the exciting things that have been happening in Lizyland, there is one that tops all others: the birth of
my beautiful nephew, Captain James Theodore Kurtz. I'm the aunt of someone named "Captain Jack?" Is this real life? Why is the universe so
awesome?
My brother, Sergeant Matthew Kurtz, holding
his firstborn, Captain James Kurtz
With National Rebuilding Month over, I will get to fly to El Paso to meet that handsome devil some time in the next few weeks. The thought
of getting to hold the Captain, see Riley, hug Nikki, and pester my brother stirs enough excitement and antici..wait for it...pation in
me to bring me to tears.
Captain Jack and his older brother, Riley, are actually Star Wars characters.
So that's that. I drank more than a few bloody Mary's last night to celebrate the end of a glorious month. I will likely be napping
all of May.
Wake me up when September ends, or whatever.
It's a little ridiculous that my brother
had a part in creating a kid that looks this good.