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 :)

Friday, July 20, 2012

Our Thoughts Are Prayers (July 20)

  • Abby and I met Paul in Mundeok today to get cupcakes at a place that Paul claimed was amazing. We walked up to it - and it was a hair salon. Some time between last week (when Paul went last) and today, it changed it's service from cupcakes to hair-cutting. Um, what? Oh Korea.
  • I had the most amazing sandwich tonight - a Chicken Breast Focaccia Sandwich to be exact. The name doesn't do it justice. For someone who hasn't had a real American sandwich in almost 6 months, this was heaven. But not just that - it was so fantastic. Everything was homemade, the tomatoes were great, the sauce was yummy, the bread was slathered in olive oil or butter or something and the chicken was perfect. AMAZING.
  • Tonight I met a guy from South Africa and after we finished talking and I was saying, "Nice to meet you" he leaned in for a hug and said, "I'm from South Africa and we hug everyone." I loved it! Can't wait to visit because I love hugs.
  • Sometimes I can't believe that I don't know more alcoholics. Do all people my age drink as much as the people I know do? Did other generations do this in their 20s? Goodness.
  • Pastor Richie approached me with a fabulous opportunity tonight. It was basically an answered prayer, so quotes for today:
"All good things to those who wait."
"Much effort, much prosperity."
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
  • Finally, prayers of comfort for the people and families of people involved in the Dark Knight shooting. I can't believe that happened - literally, my brain can't comprehend it. They were going to a movie. A movie I saw on Thursday. A movie the world has been excited about. A MOVIE for Christ's sake. Not a rally or a protest or anything. Seriously, what is happening :(
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