Hello all you beautiful people! Sorry for the lack of posting these past couple of days, my weekend was a whirlwind of activities and, coupled with being sick and upcoming midterms, I haven’t had much time to collect my thoughts and write them down in a coherent fashion.
Anyways, here’s a recap!
On Friday, Kyle and I drove back to our hometown for the Eagle Scout ceremony for Kyle’s little brother, Adam. We stopped at a local shopping center to grab some much needed coffee for Kyle and a delicious red orange smoothie for me. If you have a Blenders in the Grass near you, you really need to try it!
The drive went by relatively quickly for me since I slept for half of it, and before I knew it, we were pulling up to Kyle’s driveway. He hadn’t told his mom that we were coming up that day and she started crying when she saw him (which of course sets me off crying as well, damn hormones). One thing I really love about Kyle is how family-oriented he is and how close he is to his brother, parents, and grandma. You’ll never find a guy that does more for his friends or family without hesitation or complaining and who never asks for anything in return. He’s a saint.
The ceremony took place on Saturday and I headed over a few hours early to help set up and take some pictures. It’s hard to believe that Adam is only 15, he’s so big!
I had no idea how huge of a deal reaching Eagle Scout status is, and was shocked to learn that only 2/100 boy scouts ever achieve it. It’s equally incredible that Adam is getting his when he’s only 15 years old! Most of the time, boys don’t reach Eagle status till 17 or 18, and he was also president of his middle school, president of his freshman high school class, is the vice president of his sophomore class, and has never gotten anything less than straight As. You can bet that all of us were extremely proud of Adam’s accomplishments.
The whole shebang was pretty huge and there were over 150 people who had RSVP’d to the event.
I started tear-session numero dos when Adam suprised Kyle by giving him the mentorship award, which the new Eagle Scout gives to the person in his life that he looks up to the most and considers his biggest role model. It was such a tender moment between the two of them and I couldn’t help but sniffle!
After the ceremony was over, we feasted on delicious pulled-pork sandwiches, baked beans, salad, fruit, and cake. There were tons of leftovers, so Kyle and I were sent home with a mountain of food. No complaints there!
Overall, it was a fantastic way to spend the weekend and I feel so blessed to have been able to be a part of such a special occasion!
Other than that, my time has been spent studying like a madwoman for my upcoming Physics midterm this Thursday and a few more that aren’t till next week.
Wish me luck!
