I left for town a little after 9:00 this morning. I stopped and got a case of CO peaches – one of my favorites! Filled the car with gas and then went to pick up the cake and cupcakes.
They had the cupcakes in a cart already and a lady pushed them out and another lady brought out the cake. They took them to my car and loaded me up. That was easy!
Stopped by the Detention Center on my way home and dropped off the cupcakes. There was a table in the lobby and I loaded up the table with the 13 dozen cupcakes, one dozen gluten-free cupcakes and two dozen sugar-free cookies.
Came home and started loading my car up with the things I need for tomorrow. I brought the cake inside so it wouldn’t melt in the heat of the day. Tomorrow I will put it in the car along with the ice cream cups and iced tea. I will stop and get several bags of ice and then go to the Old School and get everything unloaded and set up. A few friends are coming early so we should be all set up and ready to go by noon.
Had a moment of panic today about how much food I ordered. Man I would hate to not have enough but I don’t want way too much either. People do not RSVP these days. I have run Love in Action on intuition and I picked a number based on that. I will trust that is good enough.
A friend dropped by this afternoon for a brief chat. I got us into a sticky, icky mess and we needed to chat. She was most gracious and helped me see another point of view.
I need to learn to stick to what direction my intuition leads me and not try to solve others issues. That gets me into messes every time. That isn’t what I am being called to do right now. I am to share and bear witness. That is enough! Reminder to self. That is enough!
Got two notes already from our Pen Pals thanking us for the cupcakes. It is sweet of the Detainees to take the time to let us know they appreciate our efforts.
I will free up lots of brain space after the event tomorrow. It has taken up space for the last month. After my doctor’s appointment in Wichita Tuesday, I don’t have much on my calendar for the rest of the month. I have to go to Topeka for an ultrasound one day the following week but other than that the month is full of empty space. I do have a new project I want to attempt to get up and running for Love in Action. We shall see if I can pull that off. They seem to take way longer than I think they should if I can even get permission to proceed.
Trusting I will get a good night’s sleep tonight. Last time I did an event I didn’t sleep at all the night before and was running on empty during the whole event. I got through it but don’t remember much of it. Somehow some way, I need to make my peace with sleep and figure out how to find it when I need it.
Excited to meet some donors tomorrow. I know of a few that are coming that I haven’t met before. It is a good thing to connect personally with them and to be able to thank them for their support. I still am amazed perfect strangers trust me with their funds.
Grateful the cupcakes were delivered and enjoyed by the Detainees, grateful the car is loaded and ready to go, and grateful for all that show up tomorrow.