Some Girl Time

Whew! I've had quite the busy weekend so far.

Friday I worked at the pharmacy all day and tried to schedule my driving test for next weekend (all time slots were taken--ANGRY BLACK CLOUD), and Mike left for up north until Monday afternoon. Kate and Maureen spent Friday night at my place so that we could get up early on Saturday and go to their parents house for a belated birthday party! Kate did my hair and it looks fabulous--I'll have picture later. The birthday party was a ton of fun and the food was great (and FREE!). Today we got up early again to make it back home to Kalamazoo.

Thursday my friends Beth and Christina from the Mountain came to visit me!! I haven't seen Beth since Spring Break and I hadn't seen Christina since last summer. We stayed up until three in the morning talking and spent all of Thursday catching up, shopping, and eating Qdoba. :) It was great fun and I can't wait to see them again.

Tonight Jillian and Chris are spending the night--and I have to get packing!!

This past week has been really rough. There's just so much to do and the stress is starting to bring me down--not to mention I keep thinking about what's about to happen as if it were some horrible negative thing (and not the one thing I've been waiting so long to have). This weekend was really good for me though. I needed a break from the usual to remind me what was important, and to prove to myself that although it will be difficult, I can do this. I've dealt with far worse before, and I believe now that in the end this new change will be extremely good for me. There will be times when I'll be sad or cry, but my life is unfolding and starting to bloom--I'm happy to be on the right track with so many goals and surrounded by people who truly care.

My girlfriends have been great. Beth and Christina let me get all my worries and frustrations off my chest, and Kate and I reflected for hours on just how much has happened in the past three years. So many circumstances (some that have been horrible!) which have led us to this place and time and it's amazing sometimes how things work out just how they're supposed to. I'm leaving WMU with far more than I ever could've imagined when I first came. Great friends, my soulmate, a good educational foundation, and a sturdy maturity that has taken a while to develop completely. I've formed some truly rewarding relationships. I've found myself and discovered what I want to do with my life.

My last day of work at Sindecuse is this upcoming Wednesday, and I move a week from then. I'll be sad to go, but I'm happy to be pursuing all this. I know I'll do fine--I know somehow I'll find a way to thrive. :)