I’m in the middle of a family vacation in Orlando, but I haven’t blogged in, like, a month. So I thought I’d fix that. And maybe say something about where life is hopefully going next.
My sister came home from Japan (she was studying abroad) in the beginning of August, so I’ve been hanging out with her and watching Food Network obsessively and maybe a little bit of VH1 as well (don’t judge me). It’s nice to have her home. We’re all driving up to Minnesota to move her in at St. Olaf College on Labor Day weekend for her senior year of college. While we’re there, we’ll probably be staying with Martha’s family, because they’re from Minneapolis and we love them.
But before Minnesota, my teammate Joe is going to be seeing his sister in New Jersey for a few days, and I’m hoping to be able to take a road trip east and see him. On the way, I’m also hoping to stop in Hershey and stay with my friend and one-time college roommate, Meg, before she flies out to Scotland to get her master’s degree at St. Andrews.
After we get back from Minnesota, I’ll be home for a week or so, and then Kim, my little sister from my sorority, is getting married on the 18th of September, so off I’ll go to Williamsburg, VA, for the wedding. This will be the week of mid-South driving. My friend Liana is living in Richmond, so I’m going down a day early and staying with her and her dog Grace for the night. After the wedding, I’m driving down to Durham/Chapel Hill, NC, to see Alex and Charlotte, and Charlotte’s new husband Lee, and Lee and Charlotte’s new cocker spaniel Heather. After I’ve stuffed my face with Korean barbecue from a taco truck in Durham, I’m heading to Columbia, SC, and to the residence of Leize Marie Baschon, fellow Racer and food lover. To end the trek, I’ll head back north through DC and see Juliana, my college roommate, and Jenny, one of my good friends whose blog I posted back in October, and maybe a few other friendly faces from our nation’s capital.
Basically, I’m planning on travelling through the end of September. After that, I’m hoping and praying to find a temporary position near Pittsburgh so I don’t drown in student loan debt, and can maybe find a car. And then, come spring 2011, the next big step happens.
For the past two years, I’ve felt strongly that God wants me in Colorado. I’ve never been to Colorado. I only have everyone’s word that it’s amazing. Next spring, Liana and I are planning a move to Denver. Neither of us know anyone there. I have no idea what I’ll do when I get out there. I’m a little worried that I’ll lose my nerve to move, or that I won’t be able to find a job at home, and will drain my bank account before I get out west. But when something is on your mind for two years, you can’t ignore it. And I’m convinced that this one is from God. He’s going to be faithful; I just need to pull my weight and not freak out or lose sleep over life.
