Preparing To Enter? What Do You Do (Or Not)?

[LaPetiteSoeur]

[quote name='Aya Sophia' timestamp='1318364450' post='2319793']
Props for the Abbey lunch which will no doubt include some fabulous Trappist beer on tap ! ! !

Only item left on my prep list is completion of dental work (perhaps to incl oral surgery - eek) Anybody's guess when this will be done
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I can't believe I missed what order you're entering! Where are you going? And when?

[Aya Sophia]

Ohhhh - Carmel - don't have a date yet bcs of mouth problem but am still hoping (against hope?) for next month, Nov. Have appt w/specialist this Thu which may clarify how long it will take to fix the problem - once I know this then we can set a date. In God's time . . . .

[brandelynmarie]

Oh my goodness! Next month?! How wonderful! Please continue to let us know what's going on...for those of us who are still in [i]exile[/i].

[Feankie]

Praying for a smooth visit to the dentist and any dental work you might have to have done. I love my new dentist, but still have tons of anxiety when I'm actually in the chair. Many rosary's have been said while I'm in the chair - very calming. At least I've gotten over having to have nitrous oxide

What great news about entering in November! Again, I'll keep you in prayer as things move forward.

[TeresaBenedicta]

Hm.

At this stage... no real plans. Just a smooth transition. Funny how that works.

[Aya Sophia]

merci for prayers - much apprec'd

[Queen'sDaughter]

I am preparing for entrance by taking every opportunity I have to travel and to visit family. Since I am discerning with a cloistered order, these opportunities have become very precious to me.

[i<3LSOP]

[quote name='Aya Sophia' timestamp='1318003930' post='2317459']
[i]Rejoice in thy hot showers while ye may! Again, I say, rejoice![/i]
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Yes! I went to Queen of Peace, a nursing home run by the Little Sisters of the Poor to volunteer and go on retreat and since I have curls and ringlets I have to take a shower every day... or else my hair gets really dry. Therefore, we stayed in the guesthouse and I turn on one of the little showers... but forgot to feel the water before I went in. I step in and I almost screamed because it was so cold... so I turned it on hotter... and it was still cold. It was funny though because when I stepped out of the little booth thing dripping wet with a towel wrapped around me and sister who was putting more towels in the bathroom said... "Hmm, you look cold... well my habit and veil keep me warm!" and she laughed and rubbed my arm as if trying to get the blood circulating and a girl who was on retreat was combing her hair in front of the mirror and said, "That might be how your college dorm shower is..." I was comforted.