Thursday….Hard Days Work with a Southern Association Welcome

Today, like most other days, was hot and rainy. It is a very strange combination of weather we have experienced. Almost every day this week, it starts out warm, then rains, and then gets warm, and then we get some lightening and thunder and this continues all day. It’s nice because the rain cools it down, but otherwise, it is just interesting.

So Thursday became a very special day because instead of being served pre-made sandwiches that were a little soggy, chips and a brownie, we got to go out to eat! Even better is we got to go to Sonic – so dessert was also included! It was very nice and very much needed. The power of leaving the worksite for just a little while is unbelievable. We all came back from lunch rejuvenated and ready to finish the day. On top of getting to go out to eat for lunch, we also took a little time to try and find some of the devastated areas. Although we didn’t find much, there were still some houses demolished or not lived in with big red X’s on the front. The coolest part was we saw a drawbridge for the shrimp boats to pass by and were lucky enough to get stopped by the draw bridge and got some great pictures.









After finishing off another day of painting – which by the way we consider ourselves to be experts at and will be offering our services for a small fee - we traveled back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.

Thursday’s dinner was hosted at the Mobile Area Association of REALTORS® office in the historic district of Mobile. It is a beautiful building!! The highlight of the building is their board room; kitchen and classroom have French doors with plantation shutters that open up to a huge brick patio for entertaining. It had built in brick seating, flowers, cast iron chairs and tables and even a portable fire pit! We learned they do most of the parties in house and they should because it is a beautiful place! The food was great. Roast beef, mashed potatoes with onions, bacon and cheese, green beans and rolls. For dessert was an ice cream sandwich cake topped with whipped cream, caramel and harden chocolate (makes you hungery, right?). Dinner was followed by some history of their association and some knowledge of how a hurricane hits and the importance of knowing where it comes from.

After dinner a few of us wanted to continue the night and it was suggested we go to a local bar, Bo Jangles. It turned out to be a very local bar with a great atmosphere. Some of the volunteers (Judee and Todd) joined us for some pool and drinks. There were many laughs, snorts and stories shared – many of which we vowed never to repeat, but know that an unforgettable, great night was had! After about an hour, we decided we should call it a night because we had another early day.









That was it for Thursday. Only one more day until the end of our work! It is exciting and sad all at the same time. Check back for how our last day went!