Student organizations & Thank You's

I've been going to the meetings of the Invisible Children organization on campus all year, since we are collaborating on my weekend program. This entire time, I haven't seen their advisor once. Occasionally I've wanted to step in and say something - as an advisor - but I've tried to restrain myself. I didn't want to fall into the role of an advisor. But I've slowly had the suspicion that one day, they would ask me to be their advisor - and I didn't know what I would say.
And here's the funny part: I voiced that suspicion to a colleague and just a few hours later, at an Invisible Children Meeting, they asked me if I would consider being their advisor. And I didn't know what to say. It wouldn't be until next year. And it's not that I don't want to - I'd love to - but I also have a lot of other things on my plate and I'm already advising an Area Council and our Global Council and I'd love to maybe advise RHA or NRHH again next year because I miss working with those student groups.

Talking about RHA, I've been getting a little more involved with them as well. They're thinking about hosting a regional conference next Fall and are right now in the middle of preparing their bid. And since I have some experience in bidding for conferences from undergrad, I offered my help. And now I'm going to weekly bid team meetings and I love it. I've missed being involved with RHA. And I love conferences! But I worry about stepping on the toes of the RHA advisors. And I wonder how much that will take over my life if they get the bid - or "when" they get the bid (they don't like it when I say "if"). ;)

It's weird though - I've been feeling oddly appreciated lately and I'm just not used to it. :) Invisible Children told me that they appreciate all I do and that's why they want me to be their advisor. RHA members have thanked me for helping out with preparing the bid. Recently I sent out e-mails to all the students, who had a great GPA last semester or who improved their GPA, to congratulate them; I also sent out e-mails to those who didn't do so well and offered help. And I've gotten quite a few e-mails back thanking me for caring.

I never know what to do with thank-you's. I appreciate them and they make me feel good :) - but I guess I just don't know what to say. And I feel a little weird because shouldn't it be "normal" that I care - not just because I'm a Hall Director but because I'm a human being and we should all care about each other.