CSSM is over :(

‘You put the pre-rinse in here, you get to wash-up in here, and then you post-rinse in here and you can dry up with these!’ Oh yes, the words to the now immortal ‘wash-up song’ will forever remain in my head with the ‘unique’ wash up system that was in place… I didn’t realise how much I love industrial dish washers until today at family week when I was on duty and didn’t scald my hands in the post rinse!
Anyway, wash up aside, CSSM is over :( I had an incredible 2 weeks - I fell in love with Greystones, beach services, the sofa in the shark team room and even the early morning meetings! Not to mention the incredible team that I had the privilege of practically living with for 2 weeks.
Orla left us on Wednesday for a short while to go do another camp in her home town, I miss her already! It was strange going from having 2 leaders for our small group to leading it solo, but I guess it did help me to grow more and push the boundaries of what I thought I could do. I probably said this in my previous blog, but I loved my small group, we had some really good discussions. I loved how open and honest the girls were able to be with us - vulnerability is a hard thing for anyone.
There are so many memories I am taking away from my first CSSM (yes - my FIRST cssm… by no means my last!) Ferris the architect, happy pears, Rebecca, Rachel and cups of tea, shanaynay… there are just so many that I get SO TENSE thinking about them all!!!
I must not neglect to say a huge thank you to the families that put us up during the past 2 weeks (or should that be ‘put up with us’?!). After a week on the floor at Glaslough a bed was hugely appreciated, as were the conversations, banter and cups of tea from you all. thank you, thank you, thank you!
I know there is so much more that I could talk about regarding CSSM, but I am wrecked, and I promised that this blog would be short so I will sign off and try to blog again when I’m not struggling so much with writers block (a very strange occurrence, I usually have lots and lots to say!).
Susie.