August 4, 2008

Today was great!

I got some sun and got stuff done.
I went to the wave pool today. Surf n' Swim or Wet n' Wild. There are so many names for it, either way, it is fun to go to. There weren't that many people there today, the sun was HOT (i'm burnt a bit), and the water was relaxing. I love to get that glow from the sun (and Son!). Something very unexpected happened there today. An old man almost drowned! I was just sitting there enjoying the waves when all of the sudden I heard whistles and lifeguards yelling that we had to get out of the pool. So, we all got out and watched them pull a man out of the water. He was about in his 50's, and he wasn't moving. Face was a bit purple, and everyone was in shock. I stood by and watched as well. I began to hear screams from his wife, and I located where she was and saw her children (/grandchildren?) next her her. The little didn't know what to do. She was like breathing hard, kind of crying, and holding herself as if she needed to go to the bathroom. The mother was gone, freakin out about her husband (i would to), and so I went over to the little girl to let her know that everything was going to be okay. I took her to the bathroom and prayed with her. She started feeling better. I don't think she knew for sure what was going on. By the time we got back to the scene, papa was barely moving and coughing. Thankfully he had come back to life. I don't know where he went for a while -he was gone. I prayed for him. I prayed that Jesus would give him life again.
The ambulence came. The police, too. And the man was rolled off the scene to the hospital. Oh, man, what an experience! During all of this, my mom was on her way to come pick me up. I was far from my phone, and she was calling me to come outside. With no answer from my phone she strolled inside and found all this happening. It relieved her to find that I was okay. Even before all of the happened, when I first got there, Channel 5 news rolls up in their van. "Interesting," I thought. We figured they were there to catch the summer fun. Well, they ended up getting alot more than that. They stayed long enough to report the "Wave Pool incident." Scary it was. I heard tried jumping in and hit his head and went uncounscious. I am not sure what happened after that until I saw him being dragged up to shore.
Well, we left after that and I went home and changed. Then, we went to the book store, again. This time it was to "sell" all my books. All my books from college. I had loaded them up in the car earlier that day, with the help of mom. Three loads it was. They are gone now, traded them for $20. It was probably about 50 books, most being text books for sociology and communications studies for college. Now, I have more money and space. yay!
The back room is looking good. We are cleaning it out and getting rid of EVERYTHING. Including the 20 years worth of journals and school work. Yeah, that needs to go. Minimizing all we have, and simplifying, too. It feels very nice. :)
So, now we are making paella for dinner, and off to San Antonio I go on Wednesday! to stay with gma for about a month. I have no idea what I am going to do after that: none, zip, nada. Of course there are always options, but anything could happen in one month! I may end up getting a job some hwere, with some people, in some place, with some thing. It is kind of exciting, becuase who knows what could come? What have I got to loose??
We will see! and until then, chao!

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