On August 10th, my assembly had an initiation for our candidate, Lily. My station is Charity, so I had a long part not only for the opening, but I also had the Pot of Gold speech. I was quite nervous waiting for the color stations to be done with their parts, because this is the first time I had performed a part like this. But it went well, and we had refreshments after the meeting, which included a giant cake that said “Welcome Lily” in big frosting letters. I am excited for when we have our next initiation.

Maribel 

Manassas Assembly #13

My favorite thing that I look forward to every summer is looking for bugs. I have a high interest in them, and summer is just warm enough for them to crawl out. I always take pictures of the ones I find to be the most interesting, and sometimes I even hold them. Thankfully, I have only been bitten once. I also try to identify the species by comparing my pictures to information I find online. Although I’m sad this summer is coming to a close, that just means there will be more opportunities for fun next year.

Maribel

Manassas Assembly

On August 7^th, my fellow assembly girls and myself went to the Manassas Battlefield trail to pick up trash. We walked for about an hour and a half cleaning the path while admiring the forest scenery. I admired some butterflies and grasshoppers that would pop out occasionally. After our walk, we stopped for some refreshments and snacks and even got to take pictures with people dressed like civil war soldiers before we got in our cars. They had replicas of old muskets and canteens. We had a blast, and we are excited for other events Eliza has planned for her term.

Maribel – Manassas Assembly #14

Being a protem for another assembly is a great honor and it is very entertaining. I get to see how different Assemblies act and how they perform ritual. I also get to see familiar and new faces, like when I was a protem for the Springfield initiation. I was able to meet the new ladies who I would help make Rainbow Girls and spend time with the Springfield girls. I would recommend serving as protem for other girls so they can also have a fun, social experience and see what the other Assemblies in our order are like.

Maribel – Manassas Assembly #13