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December 30, 2004
highs and lows
It’s been a crazy, nutty world I live in. If I were to describe the past eight weeks it would be one of extreme highs and extreme lows… and not much in between. There are days when all will be going amazingly and days when I want to curl up in a hole and cry my eyes out. It is strange how that all comes together, and I find myself wishing for middle of the road emotions.
Take for instance this week: I’ve been going to school during the day and working at night every day, had a big test on client consultations. Yesterday was my only day off so far, and it was good, but then I end up not being at home at all on my night off. I hung out with Nancy and Mara. So, it’s been one of those weeks when I’m constantly on the go.
On top of that, I’ve been sick… and, well, most of my friends got to go to this conference in Missouri, and I’ve been bummed out about all that I am missing out on. Today is especially one of those days when I did school, and work, and I feel worse today than any other day so far. I’ve made about thirty or so phone calls trying to talk to girls here in town and girls down in Missouri, and no one has answered, and I’ve only gotten calls back at strange times. It’s just one of those lonely discouraging days. Boo for that.
And yet… this has been one of the best weeks for me. I do actually like my job… I like to be around older people and we have a LOT of senior citizens that come into Village Inn. I’ve always been close to my grandparents and it is fun to have grandparent-like people around.
AND… school is awesome. We started haircutting class yesterday. I got my shears and clippers, and all that jazz. And today, I did my first haircuts. I’m a s SAP and had to excuse myself to cry just a little in the bathroom about these historic events in my life, but oh well. Us Friley girls are criers, we always have been and we always will be… and I like that. And you know what? I’m actually good at cutting, well, at least what we did today. It is coming naturally to me, and I love it.
And, this week is the end of a significant year in my relationship with God. I think there are some amazing things that I have learned about Him, and about myself. It has been a very freeing time, and I have spent some time reflecting on it this week, which has been great.
I guess that’s pretty much it for now… sorry I get so windy sometimes, and if you’ve been on my site recently, sorry about the comment spam. I need to do something about that.
Posted by Angelina at December 30, 2004 09:32 PM