Craig and I went to a coalition July 21-24th all
expenses paid through scholarships, which was a really nice experience. I was pretty quiet from the beginning but
started to open up a little bit toward the end.
I wasn't my best this past weekend due to an infection in my ear. I couldn't believe that it was happening to
me. First infection in my belly button
and now in my ear.
The food was good at the Stowehof Inn (that's where we stayed at) except the first night we arrived they made hamburgers and they were all raw in the center of the burger.
There were some so-called queenies who thinks they know it all. They were pretty stuck up on themselves that I didn't want to have any association with them. And the smokers were terrible there even-though they stayed in one area you could still smell the smoke. Some people were pretty rude but whatever.
We had a couples support group which I enjoyed. I took a fancy with Mike Clark, who made me feel very comfortable, ran the gay/heterosexual couples group. Not only they were groups of gay/heterosexual couples but also where one partner had HIV and the other was Negative. We had discussions on how we met and threw
back and forth our thoughts on certain topics.
They all made sure to give Craig extra attention due to his
mobility and be aware that he is walking around with a walker. There were times that I didn’t feel like
doing anything because of my ear and it was nice that Craig could be able to
get the help while I stayed in my room. They
gave him the help that he needed which was very helpful.
Last night we had a lovely dinner. We both had some chicken veggies and scoop of mash potatoes. We had dessert as well that I think was brownies and ambrosia. Afterwards, we went up to our room for a short while and then went upstairs where some of the people were performing as well as raffle.
Overall, we did enjoy ourselves and plan on going back to the retreat next year.
