Back Again

Well, here I am at school again. Many of my friends live on my side of the hall, so there has been much yelling and laughing and a general good time. Don't worry, we'll study... until we get senioritis! =)

I talked w/ my will-be supervisor for my internship today and we set up an appoinment to meet on Tuesday. SO EXCITED! My friend Shelby, who works at this program, called later this evening to talk about it. I will be working with her team which consists of her and a retirement-age guy (didn't get his name). Her team partner has been in the social work field for a long time and loves to train young people to do social work right! So he's really excited that I get to intern there, as is Shelby. And he's a Christian, so that's cool too. I've worked with Shelby for class projects and we kinda co-led the Social Action Committee; she started it, I was president the semester she was gone to D.C. for a semester "abroad", and then I helped her once she got back. So we've worked together quite a bit, and it usually goes pretty well. I just hope and pray that this internship goes well and that I learn a lot! It sounds like I will.

The week/end before I came down to school my family spent in Idaho and Washington. I enjoyed seeing my extended family again; I only see them once or twice a year. I got to see my new little cousin, Preston, who is about 5 months old and quite active- he wouldn't stay still. Wanting to stand, wanting to sit... JUST BE CUTE AND SIT HERE!!! Haha.
My immediate family then went over to Seattle area to see friends there. I spent a couple days with Katy, which was tons of fun. We had some good H2H's, and I really learned a lot about myself through these conversations. It was good to see everyone at HL- I love my church family!

Because of some of these conversations with Katy, as well as a couple I've had here at school, I desire to make some changes in my life. I hope that this year will be a time of encouragement, a time of growth, a time of fun, a time of learning, a time to make opinions my own, a time of a stronger relationship with God. Though this summer was boring in many ways, I can see how it worked out for good. I did a lot more thinking about me, and who I want to become. I have come back to school a different person, one with different priorities and goals. I definitely don't have things figured out yet; on the contrary, I have many questions, and I am certain more will arise through my studies! But my attitude toward these questions have changed. My attitude in general has changed. Hopefully for the better!