Tuesday December 28, 2010, Jr and I were off so we only planned to go take family pictures and take De'Shawn to Classic skating ( $2 every Tuesday after 4pm, so take your kiddies). That was all we had on our agenda for that day. When we were getting ready to go take our family pictures, I recieved a text message from Barbara ( Jr's aunty) stating that her and her beautiful family were going to feed the homeless around four and if we wanted to come with. I told Jr about it and he agreed to go help. So we had to change our schcdule just a little bit that day.
We got ready and went to take our family pictures and went to eat lunch before we headed out to aunty Barbara's house. When we got to Barb's house it was 3:00pm and we had to be at the shelter at 4:45pm so we had a lot of time to play the Wii ( Let's dance) while we waited for uncle Tia and his kids and Chynna.
When we were driving to the homeless shelter I was really irritated and annoyed with my boys and really didn't want to go anymore. I kept telling Jr to turn the car around and take me home, but he like totally ignored and mute me out completely. I was pissed! Till, when we got to downtown Salt Lake City was when it hit me bad, I wasn't so mad like before. All I seen were people sleeping on sidewalks, holding up signs seeking for food and help, handicaps pushing their own wheelchairs with bags all around it. I was so speechless staring out my window. I wanted to cry, but I just couldn't.
When we were looking for a parking, I seen a group of people running towards the shelter to stand in line to be fed. Honestly, I've never seen anything like that in my life. I mean, of course I seen random people standing on the side of the roads holding up signs and what not, but never have I seen people especially handicaps sleeping up and down a street in this kind of weather, random people running as fast as they could just to stand in a line waiting to be fed. There was so many people trying to get in, but there wasn't enough space and food to feed everyone. Ugh, my heart literally broke into pieces.
When I walked in the shelter, the first thing that I seen were many sad faces staring at me. The looks on these peoples faces broke my heart to pieces. Right than and there I felt my emotions coming and I knew I wouldn't have any control over it. I started crying. Tears rolling down my face nonstop, like literally. I was trying so hard to hold my tears in, but I couldn't. I literally cried when I enter the shelter till we left.
There was this one girl there LoL... her name was Leilua, but everyone there were calling her Roxie. When I was crying she kept yelling out, E teiene, why you crying? Are you crying because we're homeless? Than she goes, tiene I'm not homeless I live in Rose Park I just came back from eating at Olive Garden and I fed everyone in here. LOL... I couldn't help but just smiled. She was trying to give me her victoria love spell body spray ( my favorite), but of course I wouldn't take it because that ain't me. I knew she was putting up a front maybe because she was embarrassed or ashame because she didn't want us to know that she was one of them ( homeless), but we weren't stupid. We knew what was up, but didn't treat her any different, yah know?!?!!. Leilua was such a character that day. I swear I would cry and laugh cry and laugh because this girl LoL.. We talked like we knew eachother for thee longest time LoL... The best part was when she was gone trynna get at uncle Tia Lmbo...
This right here be the ONE & ONLY Leilua A.K.A Roxie:)
AND THAN.... It was prayer time....
The homeless people were praying for everyone except for themselves.
Right when the guy ( I totally forgot his name) said AMEN, I kid you not, all I seen were people rushing to the lunch line and started making their food. Keep in mind they were suppose to get called up by name or I believe by rows. The menu that day was frozen pizza, frozen sandwitches, and I think a roll with chicken soup ( I might be wrong). OMG, when I found out that the food was frozen even more I cried. Like seriously, I know they homeless people and will do anything for food, but that doesn't mean treat them like animals. There was no microwaves to warm anything up I swear I seen a stove, but I guess they didn't want us using it. All kinds of bad. Ugh, so messed up I swear. These poor people ate everything like it was fresh out of the oven. Not to mention, they were only allowed to get one pizza or one sandwitch. They weren't allowed to have both.
This is one of the many experiences I will forever cherish in my heart. I'm so glad my husband ignored and muted me out that day because honestly if he would of listened to me and turned the car around I wouldn't be blogging about his event right now, right? LoL... This whole experience made me realize what Life is really all about and to be thankful for everything I have and not want/ live in someone else's life.
To not take anything for granted especially God and family. To not complain about the littlest/ stupidest things that really don't count in life. To be honest, I do complain a lot about everything. Whether I have it or want to get it, I'm forever complaining about it. I complain about my job, about my family, about my car, about the things I want, but can't have because we have so much bills that need to be paid and what not, dude when it comes down to it I'm forever complaining about EVERYTHING.
I've never noticed it till now. So sad, yeah?!! It took this experience for me to realize that while I'm complaing about my life there are many people out there that don't have jobs and are dying to get one, people out there in this world that don't have roofs over there heads, living under trees and shacks, people out there that are walking and pushing their wheelchairs to get from A to B. And I'm over here just complaining about my life... Like seriously, am I that selfish? Man this is a lifetime lesson learned. I will forever remind myself to live my life to the fullest and chrish every little thing that I have because LIFE is PRECIOUS... 2010 was a rough year for me and I'm forever thankful I ended it by giving and helping others. I can't wait for the next feeding:)
My humble husband and crazy son helping...So proud of them:)
Aunty Barb and some of the kids helping out. So cute them..
Rita and Charlie fighting over who was going to pass out the lunch trays LoL
These three were thee bestest helpers ever & helping me by getting me tissues every 2mins and telling me everything was going to be okay. I love them too much...
We ended the night at Classic Skating for the kids... Here are some pictures enjoy...:)
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