The semester is almost over. eeek. I'm so relieved and so scared at the same time! But, finally I am allowing myself to be excited for the summer. If all the paperwork goes through I'll be doing my internship with the YMCA in Roanoke this summer... which is nice because they are being way flexible! So, finally i am allowing myself to be excited. I've been praying that doors will either be wide open or slammed closed and that one definitely seems to be open. but, alas, BRBH called me today to set up an interview next week. blah, i hated closing that door because its what i originally wanted to do. but, there must be a reason... right? and hopefully if i am suppose to work there i will have the opportunity to get plugged in somewhere there after i've graduated. maybe? haha i say that about everywhere that interests me. :) oh life. i feel like a grown-up. Monday was scary even though it wasn't even like a real interview - i felt like my whole summer and life was riding on monday's meeting. stressful. sheesh, but it worked out really well & emily was there to bring me back to reality. [in a good sense - when i was freaking out haha so thanks girl!!]
anyways, mrs. cole said something in social work yesterday that definitely got my attention. I want to record it here so that i may never ever forget it.
"Your spouse is either your biggest supporter or your biggest stressor."
i just feel like more people need to spend time thinking about that before they commit to marriage. really, you are committing to spending the REST OF YOUR LIFE with this individual - please make sure that they will thoroughly support you in everything always. it is a red flag if you don't have their support just during your dating relationship... that is not going to change with a ring. that means they support your dreams, your education, your decisions, your other [healthy!] relationships and they help you change in the areas you need to change. i'm saying this just as much for myself... like i should strive NOW to become as supportive as possible and to develop supportive habits so that once i am married i do not become a stressor... just some thoughts. ;)
i've been working on a "budget analysis" project this semester. so i've been saving my receipts from everything and i divided them all up by months and areas and put them into an excel file last night. [yay for me using excel successfully!! haha] total wake up call. like i wasn't surprised at where my money goes, but, i am definitely going to have to get more control before next year when I'm out on my own and have real bills.
anyway, i'm out like a fat kid in dodgeball. (hahaha best laugh of the weekend)
love to all my fans :)
