Yesterday (August 8) was my nephew’s 4th birthday, so my day was blessed from morning to evening: We woke up really early, went to ceremony at 7:00 A.M., and ate breakfast at 7:30 A.M. in order to get in the vans and head out to Pechanga. The drive took about an hour and a half, but because I rode the “party bus”, we had a nice time jamming out to music and enjoying our ride over there. Once again, it was a hot day, but we were honored to see the 2300 year-old Great Oak that stands on that reservation. I felt like I got to see two wonderful trees this summer, and although that may seem like an unusual object to be so happy about, but back where I live, the only trees we have are the normal “lollipop” trees. So, seeing the different formations of trees are so cool! We left Pechanga and headed out to Dr. Rega’s house at around 1:00 P.M. for a pool party. Normally I do not get in a pool (I have a fear of pools…and water guns, sprinklers, etc.), but yesterday, my mind was calm and somehow, I gained the strength to get into a pool and have fun with everyone. I scared Brittany a couple of times, which was so funny!! Later that night, we had a workshop with Deron Marquez to talk about Tribal Government, and Adelina Padilla joined us. That was a nice way to end the night, because I got to learn about Tribal Government and the schedule, which I didn’t know before.
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