The Last Day

Today was heartbreaking for some, but for my little and I, it was the beginning to hopefully many more years of being "sisters!"

We started out by going outside to play on the playground with her other school friends. We also chalked pictures of horses and wrote our names with a variety of colors. She knew it was going to be a fiesta and wanted to do so many things! We went in and out of the cafeteria at least ten times! We ate lots of food (one of her favorite foods is pizza) and drink milkshakes. We also talked with the woman from BBBS, and my little said her favorite things about mentoring are painting, going outside, drawing, and reading our journals. During the last fifteen to twenty minutes, we joined in on the big game of kickball! As always, she really enjoyed it and was always running around and smiling.

She forgot her journal today, but fortunately I remembered to bring mine! I reflected on my favorite moments of the last year and shared with her how I feel this summer and next year will be. I meet with her parents in about a week and half, and Dawn said this could also be our first "meeting" as being part of the community. This is going to be an amazing experience, but also a huge responsibility on my part. It will be a commitment every week and also something I will have to save up for; St. Charles is somewhat of a long drive from Winona. I have factored all of this in already and there should be no problems! I am also really excited for this summer as I meet with her through the end of May. Once the summer actually begins, we will write letters or emails back and forth, which I hope she will like to do!

I am most looking forward to learning more about my little outside of school. What is her family like? What does she really like to do? How can we become better friends, and what is my role in her life?

This blog will hopefully be continued as I begin this new experience...!

Thank you, Stace!