And yet, I still have no time to relax. Tomorrow I start orientation! I feel like I've been here forever and finally I will be able to get into a routine. I think that is what I'm most excited about - gotta love schedules :)
There was so much stuff I wanted to blog about tonight but I didn't get everything I needed done today. I did a ton of shopping for the majority of the rest of the decorations so I thought I would finally be ready to take pictures and let you all see my beautiful apartment. But the stuff I bought was basically all stuff that needs to be hung and I amazingly have concrete walls (slight sarcasm). Any suggestions on how to hang things on a concrete wall...please let me know!!
So hmmm...some updates on life? I'm still really busy with work. Yesterday was returning students check-in so that means another 8am to 5pm day of sitting in the lobby handing out keys. As I'm sitting here thinking about the past week or so it all relates to work haha. Its a good thing that I like my job and the people I work with :)
Oh! Many of you that are reading this are probably my friends on facebook (hi everyone lol) so you know this news. Well I was told a few weeks ago that scholarships for school were given based on GMAT score only. I was 40 points away from a $20,000 scholarship. The minute I found that out, I signed up to take the GMAT for a second time. I procrastinated big time on studying and crammed the last two days. Probably not the smartest thing - and to be honest, I didn't really expect much. I took the test on Thursday. I nearly jumped for joy when my score came up on the screen. I got the score I needed and got the scholarship!! Thanks to everyone who congratulated me :)
I am so excited that I have found a wonderful church. I still miss Genesis so I stay connected by listening to the podcasts (if you have iTunes, you should subscribe to them! Pastor Brian is awesome!) but I wanted to find a place that I feel comfortable at here in Orlando too. I started going to Discovery Church last weekend and I love it. I'm looking forward to continuing my journey there and learning more about myself and the path God wants me on. Thankfully, I have connected with an amazing woman that I know I will learn so much from this year. I'm not sure if she reads this blog, but if you are reading....Your advice is priceless to me. I feel blessed to have you in my life as a mentor because you are such a strong Christian woman that I really look up too.
On a completely different note - I read my horoscope every day. Usually just for fun, but lately the horoscopes seem to be more relevant than usually. One caught my eye so I wanted to share it with all of you:
When you are riding the tides of life today, be very mindful of the
undercurrents - because they are what will actually lead you to your
destination. There's not much you can do to change the direction
you're traveling in, so just relax and enjoy the ride. Its full of
surprises, as well as twists and turns that will leave you feeling
exhilarated, albeit a tad bit confused. But "confused" is just
another word for "excited" if you look at things with a positive
attitude.
The funny thing is two pieces of advice in this horoscope have been given to me before so this really hit home for me. Confusion is an emotion that I have become familiar with lately but after reading this horoscope and reading the advice I had already been told, I am excited about everything now. I am in this exact moment for a reason. I have amazing people in my life and great things are happening to me. I could easily see things in a negative light but I choose to see everything positively. Along with that goes accepting and letting go of past emotions and looking only into the future. I am ready for what He has in store for me.
Well its time to iron my clothes for tomorrow and finally get to bed. Be thinking about me tomorrow on my first day of graduate school!
