It seems more complicated than it really is

New Responsibilities Brought with July... 

• Health insurance 
• Local doctor 
• Used car, affectionately pre-dubbed Sally by the Alveys 
• Car insurance 
• Loan consolidation possibilities 
• Teaching/social work job 

On top of...

• Grocery buying and cooking 
• Internet, electric, gas, rent bills 
• Gardening 
• Quilting 
• Reading 
• Cleaning 
• Keeping Slippy alive (a task not for the faint of heart nor for those unwilling to grab a fish with one's bare hands) 

Exhortations to my plethora of younger friends: once you're in the middle of it, it's not that bad! If you can keep track of your keys or phone more than I, you're better suited to be an adult.

Transfiguration

Listen to this sermon. While you're doing dishes or cleaning or being crafty or getting ready for bed or just waking up or eating.

Leaving bread crumbs

A friend at work told me she found a quote I wrote on a jenga piece at Paynes. It was my "graduating senior word of advice" and it read something like, "Be ambitious. You're too valuable not to offer yourself to others." She said she liked it. :]

The times, they are a-changin'

Two years ago, I had no friends who were engaged or who had just gotten married. Today, I did a count. The girls I live with did not appreciate my counting -- but I thought the statistics were interesting. Denny Wongosari's marriage sparked the numbering: He's married? When did he get engaged?!

I have 35 friends who are engaged and an even 50 who recently tied the knot. Five now have babies on the way. What the what!

I am enamored by the life changes of the 20's. This is nothing new. I was also enamored when everyone was getting their licenses: "Isn't it cool that everyone can DRIVE? That guy can fail his bio test, but he's allowed to operate heavy machinery. Isn't that crazy?! WE'RE GROWING UP SO FAST!" For some reason, no one seemed to share my big-picture fascination. My "grown up" soul still had to get rides from friends everywhere, so... thank goodness for friends who let you ramble about how big they've gotten. Am I right?

Take TWO?!

I'm flying to Colorado in a few weeks to visit Mike. I couldn't be more thankful that this sort of thing is possible. :]

I think next-steps are falling into place :D

Title of Today: "It's Summer and I've Got One Foot In Childhood and One In Adulthood"

Left foot: Kayla and I are JAMMING to this song. It's 90 degrees outside and we're waiting for a THUNDERSTORM!

Right foot: My second interview for the alternative school is tomorrow. I'm not so nervous about acquiring the job as I am the logistics. What if I ask, "How long is my contract? What is my pay?" and they say, "You must stay for 10 years. We will pay you nothing.