This weekend was one of the most eventful I've had in a while. On Friday and Saturday, I had a retreat for a class I'm taking at St. Joe's. It's called JustFaith, and it centers primarily around achieving social justice, compassion, and the role of the church. I think that's what has always drawn me to Catholicism (other than the fact that I was raised with it): we're all called to do good, and love.

One of my social work professors said once that we are never to put ourselves above any client, because if our circumstances were just a little different, our roles could be completely reversed. It's so true, isn't it?

On Saturday night, Dre and I went to a masquerade ball. I dressed up as a butterfly, and he was a Black Widow spider. We learned how to waltz, and had lots of cheese and crackers to eat, so it made for a good time.

My birthday present to myself was to see "The Marriage of Bette and Boo" with Dre on Sunday. It was about a family's ups and downs (mostly downs) surrounding alcoholism, kids, marriages and gravy on the rug. Overall, I thought it was well done, and it felt good to see a play again.

So, Dre and I have decided that our destination in nine months is New Zealand. We want to spend up to a year there, working and traveling. We met with a friend of ours last week, and he gave us a lot of good info. We're thinking our "base" would be Christchurch, but that is TBA . . .

I'm in such a different place than I was a year ago, and it's good. I'm happy :)