~sigh~ There is nothing like talking to my mom to make everything fall back into place. So nice to have my parents back from their European adventures. Suddenly, it's ok to have a bad day again, I know that someone believes in me and knows that, above all, I always try to have my heart in the right place...yet she isn't afraid to correct me. It ( Read more... )

Patience is not my forte, which makes this waiting for a call thing so much more difficult! Gah...what a week.

What a wonderful start to the day...Lexis came up to Seattle! Seeing Lex or Andrew always makes me feel like my perspective is actually complete...something about knowing someone for so long and understanding each others' context and personalities, inside and out, that makes them feel like family (well, Andrew IS family...but that is beside the ( Read more... )

So, I got an email and call from an Americorps organization that I'm actually interested in...and guess what?! Sounds like they're interested in me as well! If I took the position, I'd have the opportunity to work with refugee youth and their families, doing things like creating diversity celebratory events, multi-cultural cooking classes, ( Read more... )

FINALLY!!! After five years, three majors, and two trips abroad, I'M DONE!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This time next week, I will be finishing up my departmental graduations and getting my cap and gown for the Saturday commencement ( Read more... )

In the style of my last update, I'm going with the random comments. Seemed to work just fine! So...let's see. Ed and I decided that we want to get a Golden Retriver and a Pyr, and/or maybe a Golden Pyr cross? I saw the latter of these while on the bike trip and it was ADORABLE! It had the body and the bark of a Pyr but with a Golden's coloring ( Read more... )

You Have a Choleric Temperament
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I love running! I never thought I would say that, but I have found the most awesome areas during my runs lately. So much fun! A few of the gals are also running with me on off days, which is fun as well. We seem to run a few miles, then find a nice place to sit in the sunshine along the river, usually watching white water rafters, and just hang ( Read more... )

So happy! Just got back from the most amazing bike trip ever. :-) Oh my gosh...don't know where to begin! Our class took the train south for a couple hours to a town in Southern Bohemia where we rented bikes. We then went about 35 miles per day, spending the night at this adorable, fairy-tale village, complete with particularly old cobblestone ( Read more... )

Quick update...for starters, the music here is so funnily strange. Elton John and Celine Dion continue their reign, and the entire continent seems to be obsessed with "Listen to Your Heart." Hehe! so...gorgeous day here in Praha...finally! Going to wander the Castle District with a few people from our building. Having such a good time with the ( Read more... )