Quote of the Week

"When you come to the end of all the light you know, & it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: Either you will be give something solid to stand on, or your will be taught to fly."

~Edward Teller

Congrats Rachel & Derek!

My cute friend Rachel had her sweet little girl, Elizabeth "Ellie" Grace on June 28, 2008. Congratulations Rachel! I know you'll be a great mom!

All Moved In

It's about 1:30 in the morning, & I can't sleep. I figured now would be a good time to update my blog, since I've obviously been neglecting it as of late.

I made the move up to Logan on the 1st of this month. I cried like a baby the whole way up here. You would think all would be well since it's not like I haven't done this before. However, the first time I actually wanted to do it. This time, I'm doing it because it's what I feel like I'm supposed to be doing right now. I have learned not to ignore promptings I receive, because things usually work out better if I pay attention. Following through on the promptings is the hard part. I have decided that if something is hard, it probably means it's right. Funny how that works. It probably wouldn't be called growth and progress if it didn't hurt a little.

The apartment I'm living in has five bedrooms. At the moment, there's only one other girl living here. I've only spoken to her for a total of probably 5 minutes. However, I can tell you that we more than likely don't have much in common. I learned this much when I was putting my things away in the kitchen & discovered her stash of alcohol (bourbon & whisky for those of you who are wondering) and shot glasses. Another clue was the homemade calendar on our fridge with its copious use of the "F" word and various other choice expressions. (Lindsay, you would have appreciated her usage of a**, since I know that's one of your favorites!) She seems nice enough though. As long as she's not having drunken orgies every weekend, I'm fine with a little alcohol here & there. Whatever.

The apartment itself was completely disgusting. Like it probably hasn't been cleaned in 5 years. I spent almost 5 hours (apparently 1 hour per year of non-cleaning) yesterday scrubbing and cleaning. I don't know how people can live like that. I was afraid I'd get some funky disease just by walking on the kitchen floor. I am a little obsessive-compulsive about these things though. I can't help the fact that I'm way sensitive to my environment. :)

Other than cleaning, I've been spending most of my time getting caught up on school. I've also been looking for a job as a waitress. I've never had a job like that where I don't have tons of responsibility. I figured it could be fun. Plus, I'll probably make more money doing that than anything else here in Logan. I have an interview at the Olive Garden tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes.

So there's my ornery-because-I-can't-sleep update. Hopefully things will get better & I'll end up loving it like I did the last time I lived up here. No worries - I'll keep you posted! :)