MY NEW HOME

On Wednesday, April 4^th I moved into a really nice townhouse off of Georgia and Arcola Avenues that is owned by Housing Unlimited, Inc. (HUI) and is considered supported living.  I am still a part of St. Luke’s House and continue to work with a Residential Counselor (RC) from the Bethington cluster.  Most recently I had been living in general housing with the Peppertree cluster at a place near Bel Pre and Layhill Roads.  At my new place there is a telephone in my room. I also hold on to my own medication and don’t have staff coming for med monitoring every day.  Also, now that I am my own rep payee it is my responsibility to write my own rent checks monthly.  The transportation is very close to my house and I only have to take two buses to get to and from work and Southport.  However, I only have to take one bus to get from work to Southport.  In conclusion, the increased independence has been a really good thing for me and every move has been easier.

Kris L.

Not Again!!!

For the second straight year the University of Maryland Terrapins men’s lacrosse team came up one game shy of winning the Division 1 National Championship.  In the 2011 title game the University of Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Terrapins 9-7 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, MD.  This year it was the Loyola (MD) Greyhounds who dashed the Terrapins title hopes by the score of 9-3 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on Memorial Day.  Just two days earlier the Terrapins had advanced to Championship Monday by defeating the Duke University Blue Devils by the score of 16-10.  This was also the second straight year that the Terrapins entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament unseeded.  After taking a 3-2 lead with 10:40 to go in the first half the Terrapins were held scoreless for the remainder of the game.  The drought lasted for the final 4:20 of the second quarter and final 30 minutes of the second half.  Meanwhile, the Greyhounds would go on a 7-0 run that put the game out of reach.  The Terrapins finish the year with a 12-6 record and still haven’t brought a national title to College Park since 1975.  In conclusion, this was the Greyhounds first Division 1 title in any sport.

Kris L.