... and finding time to do it has been the challenge the past couple months. School has definitely been kicking me hard. There are moments I keep asking myself "why did I decide I wanted to get my masters?". But, I am pressing on because theoretically I am at the half way mark, but really.... I only have a couple more classes to take after the spring, and will either graduate next December or... if the cards are oh so in my favor.... in Summer, allowing me to walk in May. That would definitely be nice. We shall see. I am very glad I chose Hope over going into a program at Poly and really value the Christian education I am also getting. Makes me wish I had that through high school.
Work being so understaffed has definitely been taking a great portion of my time. I am thankful to be working when I know so many people who are not working. I hit my one-year mark with Verizon on December 6th., and well.... I pretty much committed through 2013, since they are paying for my Grad Program (well a nice chunk of it). The quotas at work have been astronomically high, and us Sales Reps are definitely looking around saying "we won't even be able to buy ourselves two-buck chuck with this?". It has been slow in the store compared to the numbers a year ago, but we are hoping for the mad rush in the next couple of weeks.
With these two areas of my life taking much of my time, and since being back from New York have not had much time to focus on anything else I am not part of choir this year for Christmas. I finally had to shorten my commitments to get through this season, and that was the area that was the first to go. The youth group is going well though and the growth we are seeing in numbers is awesome, I think the only struggle is maturity of the kids. We don't have as many older students, and so we have a lot of moments we are taking away cell phones in worship, or reminding them about being respectful during small groups... and it is something I know will pass. We had a great little fall retreat and it was a great time to get some of our core kids to a place they could be without distractions and to truly focus on their relationships with Jesus.
It is also hard to believe that Mexico is just under 7 months away. I can't wait to go back and be in that mode. Mexico is one of the things that warms my heart because I love the coming together as a church community (with many other churches) and going to an area with a need and fulfilling the need. The gratitude and hospitality that people have is very overwhelming, and something that touches every single person who goes down there.
Tidbits: Now, that I have hit my one year mark, I can officially begin seeking a position in another store, or area with Verizon. I like my job a lot, and I still very much love New York and the culture, and I really just have this relationship with it there that I don't have anywhere else. We shall see what God does in His timing. I am looking for either my position or a position with HR, since that is the overall goal. Another tidbit is I am approaching 10 years since graduating high school and moving up to the central coast and wow, time flies. I got the invite and info for my high school reunion and I have really been on the fence about attending... and more likely than not won't be going. It is not that I can't get the time off, it is more of not wanting to make the time. I spent 4 years with people who made decisions to either like me or not. Some were very cruel to me, and I understand it was forever ago, but even if people change it is not like I know them now so I am paying to be in a room full of strangers. Facebook has also been a prominent way to keep up with the 60 people I graduated with (and no, I am not friends with all of them), so I know how people are doing. Some people and I are cordial and whatnot, but no real effort is made to reconnect beyond that and I make the time for those who are important to me and I have been making an effort to keep those few relationships. I am blessed the past few years to reconnect and have good friendships with those who graduated before me... but... not sure if for $75 bucks I wanna sit in a room, fake it (which I don't do well), and the amounts of wine I will need to drink to survive that night-- I can almost see a reply of Romey and Michelle's High School reunion.... modernized.
That' about it. My life is never too interesting, but just enough to make for a good story here and there. This season is such a busy time. I was part of our church's annual "Drive Thru Nativity" and we saw over 1,100 people come through and hopefully they were each blessed. The roommates and I will be going to the Christmas show for the Melodrama this week and having our Ugly Sweater Christmas Party this week, so we are excited about that. Be blessed this season and be praying for: school and work life balance as well as my family-- God knows the details.
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