Has she fallen off the face of the planet? Has she finally gotten a life?
Neither...I just have no more internet at my house so this blog has been greatly underused in the last month or two. I figure its about time for an update....and although my life is largely uninteresting...I suppose I do have a few big updates.
1) In case you weren't aware...I'm leaving Spokane in a little over a month. If that doesn't really mean anything to you...then disregard further information. If that means that you want to see me before I leave....I also want to see you. Let's make it happen. If you live in Boston...I'll see you soon. If you live on the East Coast, I will finally be within your time zone and that makes me happy. If you have never been to Boston, start planning your trips because I love visitors.
2) My job at the House of Charity has finally come to a close (with the exception of a few days here and there to make a few extra bucks before I leave). This means that I now have an exponentially more expansive amount of time to do whatever the heck I want. Today that includes drinking REALLY strong Chai tea at an indie coffee shop next to David Pendergraft (of Gonzaga Basketball fame)...and attempting to both look cool and not spill my drink all over myself in front of my biggest sports crush ever.
3) I need to sell all of my furniture and household goods over the next month. If you think you need something, ask me...I might have it. And I will sell it to you for next to nothing because I just need to get rid of everything. Also, I have furniture (most notably a twin mattress and bed frame, a dresser, a desk, and a couch) that needs a new home. Tell others...I'd rather my friends end up with it instead of Craigslist creepers.
4) I managed to receive a notable scholarship to Boston University this past week, which literally can only be described as a gift from God because it was somewhat accidental that I got it....ok. Completely accidental. Here is what happened. I got my financial aid award (the final version) from the school and it included a letter saying I had been awarded a $10,000.00 scholarship in the name of a lady that had died and gifted a large amount of money to the school. I was hesitant, because it didn't appear on my financial award sheet.... I sent the financial aid lady an e-mail asking about it and whether it might be an unfortunate mistake. She responded the next week that indeed I hadn't been awarded that scholarship and that it was a mistake. I dabbled with the idea of lodging a formal complaint...and instead responded with a very friendly e-mail saying that I'd appreciate being considered for future funds that may come available. Took the high road on that one and it ended up working greatly in my favor. She e-mailed me back about 2 hours later with an adjusted financial aid package that included a $10,000.00 scholarship that she had dug up somewhere. There is next to no movement on the scholarship waitlist, and I know that I would not have received a scholarship had this mistake not taken place and had she not felt guilty for promising money that wasn't mine. I have felt so sure that Boston is the next step for me and have prayed all along that money would not be an issue and that I would feel a certainty of some kind that I was making the right move. Between finding an amazing living situation from all the way across the country in a very short period of time, to getting this random and undeserved scholarship, to finding the cheapest plane ticket known to man, to having zero hesitation in my mind and pretty amazing support from my family (who I might add is NOT excited for me to leave)...I feel really excited about this next step. I feel a great sense of purpose in this all, as I have never felt something fall in line quite like this has.....I think this could be incredible.
5) I have also been offered an internship at Greater Boston Legal Services, which is above and beyond what I could have hoped for in an internship. I will be working alongside lawyers and law interns who are providing pro-bono services to the poor in Boston. Specifically I will be working in the Welfare Unit. My role will be to help provide access to resources that are outside the scope of the legal work that is being done by the rest of the team. I also have all my classes in line and Fridays off....this is shaping up to be a good semester.
6) I got the chicken pox when I was 7. It was horrible...and ruined my summer. My parents took me to a low-income clinic that went out of business. I have no records that I had the chicken pox. I have to have record that I had the chicken pox to attend grad school in the State of Massachusetts. Therefore, I have been injected with a live virus vaccine this morning and am actively crossing my fingers that I don't end up getting the chicken pox to cap off my summer experience. As much fun as that would be....
7) My Uncle Fred passed away a few weeks ago and my mom is currently in Georgia attending his funeral and spending time with my extended family and my sister and her kids. Please pray for my family to heal some broken hearts, especially for my mom and my Grandma and Fred's wife Jan. She was a real trooper in the midst of his illness and has the most beautiful heart of just about anyone I know. She is sad...rightfully so....and could certainly use prayers.
8) I spent this last weekend at Priest Lake with two of my co-workers and was reminded just how beautiful the Pacific Northwest is. I'm not sure I'll ever find anyplace that offers as much as this area offers. Sure the East Coast is great and all, but this is prime time.
9) I'm pretty much out of updates and I've only hit #9...told you my life was boring.
Hope you all are enjoying your summer and I apologize again for the HUGE lapse in updates. I'll have internet again in a month...and until then, I'll support some local coffee shops and support my caffeine addiction at the same time.
