I made Syrup today.... sorta

Hello to those very few that may read this.

Today, I made my first ever homemade syrup. Was it syrup, no, but it was as close as i could get. I mixed brown sugar, vanilla extract and water. Super watery and doesn't taste like any syrup I have had before. So.. I put more brown sugar in it. And then some more... So it wasn't syrup, but it was sweet and tasted passable. This was my challenge at the Denver Rescue mission today.

Betty and I were in the kitchen and the first thing the cook Rick asked us was. "Do you know how to make Syrup" Both Betty and I looked at each other and said no. He was unfazed and said, "Well try this..." He then proceeded to show us but stressed that we shouldn't put too much vanilla in the mix. Since we were serving pancakes, we had to have syrup. The mix wasn't nearly as sticky as real syrup but there were no complaints about it. There were requests for more, but it wasnt because it was good, it was because the syrup was like water and absorbed into the pancakes almost instantly. Some didn't even see the "syrup" there and i wasn't one to argue, it didn't look like it.

I have been vollunteering on and off the since January. February I only volunteered once because I took a trip to San Jose to see my friends Katherine and Christiana and their awesome kids Emma and Adonis. I got to see Arthur and Walter, and even met Andrew our new teammate. Nice guy and lots of energy. A workhorse too. Went to the House of Prime Rib as well. It is something like a tradition and I just love San Francisco.

Kinda all over the place today. I am loving volunteering still and hope to do it constantly for as long as I can. A friend Keri went with once but we had to go during afternoon shift. It was pretty cool. Will keep asking others to go if they want, but never forcing it upon them. I want to expand and see what else i can do.


Also been feeling down as i haven't found someone to share more of myself with. Have tried a few different things, but nothing has worked. Talked to a friend and I think he has the right. He says that I am thinking to big. That I'm thinking about the end without finding out about the start and the little things. I am going to listen to this advice and start small. Maybe this will help.

I am going to also join a bike club, cut back from WoW and other games just so I can get healthy and meet people. I love the game, but maybe it's time to focus on other things. Also some of the others are getting into Rift, which is the same game but with another skin. Fun, but another time sink. We shall see.