Tinis and Tapas 2011

The spartanburg Girls Home is holding their annual 'Tinis and Tapas' on February 26th 2011. Foster and Ruth Gray Chapman, along with the Ellen Hines Smith Girls’ Home will host an exciting evening of friends, fun, food, and did, martinis. It's called Tinis and Tapas to benefit the great work being done at the Ellen Hines Smith Girls’ Home.  The theme for this year’s event will center around the most famous (and dangerous) secret agent for British Intelligence, 007 James Bond. A few of Bond's personal traits have become famous, including his preference for martinis…. "shaken, not stirred," thus, this year’s event is titled, Tinis and Tapas 2011 - Shaken, Not Stirred!  When I looked at this first, I thought to myself "great! I can help out the girls home by buying a ticket and going!" Then, however, I noticed that it had to do with martinis, and unfortunately wont be able to attend. BUT, if any of my fellow readers over the age of 21 would like to attend, it would be a great time of fellowship and rewarding of the Ellen Heins Smith Girls Home.

          In case you would like to attend and find out more information about this event, here is some more information. For the fourth consecutive year guests will feast on tapas from many local restaurants and local community members will sponsor eight different martini stations which will be sampled by guests throughout the evening.  The martini stations sponsors have lots of fun competing with one another and enjoy decorating their stations around the theme of their martini.  The event is well attended by many in Spartanburg who love to support a great cause – especially when lots of fun is involved.  There will also be a silent aution. Tickets are $75 in advance but this included martinis and food, and supports a good cause. If you would like to attend, let me know and I can get tickets for you!

     On the other hand, my next activity with the girls is on February 5th 2011 and I meet with Chamlee on the 3ed of February! thats all for now!

Every dog has it's day?

So. The activity I did on Saturday was a complete disaster. I don't think it could have gone worse if I wanted it too. First of all, the original plan was to have a movie night. When I got to the girls home, no one wanted to watch a movie. There was three of four new girls, and when I introduced myself, they hardly said 'hey' or even a little 'hi'. So I though to myself "whatever, bad start, it can't get any worse" But I think i jinxed myself, because it did. After that incident, I walked into the TV room in cottage two. There were three girls in the room. Two on the computer with headphones in, and one watching TV. I tried talking to the young woman watching TV, but she was too interested in Sponge Bob Square Pants. I tried talking to the girls on the computer, but they were too busy watching fights on YouTube. Needless to say, watching a movie was not in their concern. So i walked back into cottage one, and ended up sitting by myself for a while, thinking of how to make a come back. Nothing came to mind, until finally a couple of girls come in. We talked on and off, small talk until it was time for the girls to eat. The leader that day came to me and told me that the girls really wanted to go to the mall that night, and did not feel like watching a movie and having a movie night, and that I should come back another time maybe. This kind of hurt my feelings, but helped some of the girls get ready to go to the mall. When they we're all ready to leave, so was I. However, I was there for two hours, and did the best that I could do. Oh well, I guess, every dog has it's day. 

Oh blogspot, how i've missed you not.



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Well hello again! It's been two short weeks sense I've visited you! However, on December 18th I did one of my monthly activity's with the girls at the EHSGH. We made gingerbread houses, watched madea Christmas movie, and played the game of Life. I was there for about four hours and had a great time, however, you could tell a tremendous difference in the girls. I was warned that Christmas time and Thanksgiving could be emotional seasons for the girls. When I walked in the room, I could tell that the girls we're, sad. I could hence tension, I immediately noticed that something was different. The reasoning is that some of the girls could go home during the holidays, leaving about 10 behind. But this did not stop us from having a good time! I pre-made the gingerbread houses with a hot glue gun at home, so the houses would not fall down, and then bought icing from Food Lion for the girls to decorate it with. The girls for in groups of about ten, and all worked together really well. Overall, it was a good time! After we got done decorating the houses, we watched Madea...based around Christmas time. The girls seemed to really enjoy the movie. I- on the other hand hated that movie because it was confusing and I could not follow it! Partly because I came in during the middle of the movie after socializing with some of the girls who were not watching the movie. I have another monthly date this Saturday at the girls home. We are having a movie night and a pizza party! Well, I'll let you know how it went! No exciting stories for now, but more are sure to come!