I'm not unemployed anymore - I actually have a very fabulous job as a preschool teacher with the University of Michigan child care centers. But I'm still posting, albeit a little more irregularly, and I don't want to ignore the personal progress I've made since starting this blog by renaming it.

Blog inspiration: I read 48 States in 48 Days by Paul Jury in the summer of 2011. It was fabulous...although he planned way less for his roadtrip than I would have. And at the same time, my lovely Anna was constantly reminding me that our lives were awesome, despite the fact that we didn't have job prospects, new cars, boyfriends/husbands, houses, etc., like so many people we knew. So, in an effort to appreciate my life and the crazy uncertainty that it is, I started writing this blog about the little adventures I have. (And by "writing a blog," I mean "making a list" because I make lists, not narratives.) Even if there isn't a BIG adventure that happens every day, I try to find at least one thing to list :)

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Paging Mr. Wesley (Nov 13)

  • I worked with Lynn in Men's Furnishings today and we had a good day. Nothing was rushed, there weren't that many people working and we got a lot done (everything on our list!). And when we were leaving, she said she really enjoyed working with me today (we realized that we both like solving puzzles). It was cute, especially because I got a weird first impression of her and wasn't sure I liked her or that she liked me.
  • Ate lunch at the U of M Wesley Foundation. It was fantastic for many reasons. Mandy told me about it, but I decided to go (and followed through with it) on my own. I could have backed out at any time but I went anyways. I was proud of myself for trying something new by myself. When I got there, I just watched the 15-20 people who were gathered interact, because they clearly knew each other. (Some of the people reminded me of Jason and Justin and I was reminded of 1. how awesome my friends are and how much I miss them and 2. how fantastic my church is.) Then I met Dave and we chatted as we waited for the food to be ready. After that, I met Bob, the Chaplain of this chapter of Wesley (kind of in charge, kind of not). He was really interested in me, and knows my dad, so we chatted all through lunch. Afterwards, Mandy and I talked for a little while and impressed people with our Cup Game skills. Then we got to clean up the kitchen! (Yes, I said "got to".) It was fun with Dave, Alec, Mandy, Ashish and me all working together and it looked so pretty when it was done. Check off fun and fulfillment for the day.
  • Today was also great because I got to wear a new outfit:


  • I got to Skype with Lauren today :) I love doing that.
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