Ah, those summer nights

I should be sleeping, but staying up late is what summers are for, right?

Some things I've been thinking about lately:

a. I should do better at summer reading. I think people expect me to be a huge reading nerd bc I majored in English, but I really have to buckle down and make time to read it seems. I do love it (although I still think I'm a slow-ish reader), but I'm usually a bum and do other random things instead...and a lot of my time recently has been filled with applications, organizing my room, and trying to see some friends before they go away for a long time. So it's acceptable I think. But soon, I shall re-embark on the MANY new and exciting (yet classic) book finds from yardsales that have been gathering dust on my newly set-up bookcases in my room.

b. What has happened to my heart? There are times when I am so up, and times when I am so down. There is just no in-between for me. I have always known that and seen that in my life, but I feel like recently I've been so sad inside for stupid, selfish reasons. I envy the lives of people I know, and I think that things "should have been different" for me...and it's a load of blah. I have been looking back on many things that I find in my room: trinkets, letters, yearbooks, etc. And realizing that there are times in my life that I have been so completely in love with the Lord that my heart just swells with joy and it comes out in the things that I write, say, and do. I don't know where I am exactly right now, but I know that I am not where I should be. I am crying out for Christ to be my all, but inside I am thinking "if only I had this...then everything would be okay.." But I will NEVER find myself in anything else but the One who redeemed my life from the pit of emptiness and death. So I pray that my heart will be renewed..."refresh my heart in Christ!"

c. I think any other problems I've been thinking about will always relay back to b, so I will go "this far and no further....we must draw the line here!" (if you can tell me what that's from you will get your name in my happy book)

d. I'm ready to be a teacher and have my own classroom and my own students, who will become what I secretly call my "babies" even though they're not that young. I am so excited to have my own room and decorate it and teach them.

Call to the Lord, and He will answer. This I believe.

The job search..

The days go on here in the life of Ab...

I graduated from Campbell University on May 9, 2009 with a Bachelor's Degree in English with Teacher Licensure, and a 3.921 GPA.

I moved home to HP, and now I'm hanging out with my family and some friends here for the summer. I'm looking to find a part time job until I start teaching in the Fall...and it looks like I might end up back at Food Lion, but at least I won't have to start anything new and it'll bring in some money to get me started on buying furniture/home supplies/rent for the fall...which brings me to...

I had an interview at Triton High, where I did my student teaching. I really enjoy the school--I've been very comfortable there, and I just keep coming back to knowing that it's where I want to begin teaching. I went to the Harnett Co. teacher job fair this past Monday, and it went pretty well...I enjoyed talking to the principal and assistant principals from Triton, and I got to see my cooperating teacher...love her! I also talked to a few other principals, but nothing else seemed promising...and I'm okay with that. Two days after the fair, I got an email from the Triton prinipal saying he would like for me to come back and talk to him about the open English position...I really have a hunch that he is going to hire me. I don't want to say for sure, but I'm almost certain. So, I'll be going back sometime in the next few weeks, and that'll be MISS LIND, to those freshman coming up next year! woo hoo!

I also had an interview at HPCA today, but they don't actually have a position open right now, just wanted to talk to me...so I'm gonna call it "good experience" in getting more interviews. yay.

Anyways, it's interesting beginning a new life outside of "college." I know I haven't exactly gone out on my own yet, but I think I will be doing that soon because I will have to figure out housing and costs along with good budgeting and saving methods. I really want to be a good steward of the money that I earn. I just don't want to go back and get in a rut...I'm afraid of what's to come of course...I don't want to be lonely, but I also don't want to feel like I'm still in college because most of my friends around there still are. So I'm praying for the Lord to send me a few really good close friends that I can rely on there to spend time with, and that I will be able to find roommates so that I can keep housing costs down.

So, the great news is that I might have a job soon, and the Lord is always good!

LoveLoveLove.

Abs

College minus class

College really is fun without the classes. Although I do admit to total nerdiness and love of learning, I love having time to hang out with people and truly enjoy conversation and quality time without worrying about the work I need to accomplish.

So, this week so far, I've done a lot due to the FACT that I am DONE with college:

Friday-Ben's 21st bday party with some amazing people
Saturday-Hung out in Raleigh with Kristin and Robyn (the beach trip washed away due to a rain forecast): brunch, $1.50 movie, long nap, dinner complete with amazing mashed taters, and good conversation
Sunday-Church at Grace PCA, an adventurous day with Diane at Raven rock complete with sweat, laughs, poetry, mountains, and strawberry picking! Then a huge taco dinner and a movie
Monday-AMAZING interview at Triton with the principal (not set in stone, but it looks like I have a job for the next school year!) then--fun day with Laurie turning in license paperwork and shopping in Smithfield (I met my husband haha) and eating shaved ice, then dinner with the boys and Diane--then a sleepover with Diane!
Tuesday-More adventures with Laurie at the board of ed. and Tubby's diner in Erwin, then hung out with the Crosses, and finally dinner with Kristin, Ruth, and Robyn...followed by SUNNI SKY'S!
To come:
Wednesday: Lunch at Dr. Peterman's with some lovely, intelligent senior girls, then ROAD TRIP with CeCe to go see Erin at Liberty U!
Thursday: Still at Liberty...then coming back
Friday: (planning in progress) but mostly packing up the dorm room
Saturday: GRADUATION FROM CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY: Abigail Grace Lind, BA in English Education, Summa Cum Laude!!!!! Saying goodbyes, hugs, tears, and a bonfire at the patty.
Sunday: church, then heading home for the summer to find some kind of job around HP...

Love to you.
Abs