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June 25, 2005
Interviews, Round Two
I drove up to St. Paul this past Thursday, where I had two interviews on Friday. The first one was with the lady who had called me when I was at the Pink House. Either I didn't do as terribly as I had originally thought, or she's desperate for an assistant. The face-to-face conversation went much better.
The second one was with the Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus for the position of legislative assistant. This job would entail doing all of the leg work for a particular state senator. I would write his press releases, schedule his town hall meetings, print up his talking points, and make sure he's not late for anything. I got the feeling from this interview that it is a matter of time before I am offered the job.
In the mean time, I applied for a position with ISU.
Upon arriving home this evening, I checked my e-mail to find one from the Nussle campaign (Des Moines office), where I interviewed the Tuesday before last. I am in the process of scheduling an interview for the afternoon of July 5th. Thus, I'm thinking about heading to Ames for the 4th. The fun in Ames does a great job of taking some of the stress out of the interview process!
I want to thank everyone for their prayers. After my interviews in Minnesota, I began to feel that if God wants me in Minnesota, then it will be good. Ames would be great, but God knows best. I'm just going to wait and see how things play out and pray that the choice is clear when the time comes to make a decision.
Finally, if anyone is planning a trip to Chicago during the month of July, I would be game! And to all of you already there -- I went to Saturday night church tonight, and one of the verses made me think of you! "You shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life." Philippians 2:15-16
Posted by Megan at 09:08 PM | Comments (2)
June 20, 2005
Waiting, Hoping, Praying
I don't think I've ever gone two whole weeks without blogging before. Hopefully people still check this.
I just have been very unsure regarding what to write about. The week before last consisted of sending out resume after resume. I received an e-mail from a state Senator in Minnesota wanting me to be his legislative assistant... and I hadn't sent him a resume.
Last Monday, a guy from Congressman Nussle's gubernatorial campaign called to set up an interview. Their office is in Urbandale, IA. I could live in Ames and commute. I was ecstatic. On Tuesday, I made the drive, and had a pretty decent interview. The bad news: they are hiring field staff. Field staff are assigned to a county that encompasses a targeted precinct and are in charge of the campaign for that county. I would love the job. My only fear is being stuck in some remote northeastern county where I can count the population on my small appendages, hours away from civilization.
The good news is that I went to Ames after the interview. While I was sitting in the Pink House "computer room" (or so I shall dub it), my cell rang.
"Hi, Megan. This is _____, Senator Coleman's Financial Director. (I did send a resume to Coleman's office (MN.)) I'm looking for a financial assistant. Is this a good time?"
Always a good time for a job offer. I didn't realize I was about to undergo a rigorous interview.
"So you want to stay here in Minnesota then?"
Evidently Pat can hear her question, because he begins gesturing wildly, pointing to the floor in a manner than I assume meant STAY HERE.
"Um, well, I'm looking in Iowa and Minnesota, so yeah, I would like to stay somewhere in the Midwest, if possible."
To make a long story short, I sucked up the rest of the interview. I probably should have moved out of the room, with the IM tones blinging loudly in the background.
"OK, well, I'll talk to my boss about scheduling you for an interview."
Right. I may be a new grad, but I'm not that stupid.
Haven't heard from her.
Maybe I should be making some phone calls to follow up on all the rest of those resumes I sent out. But the vast majority of them went to MN. And I want to live in Ames. I will miss my MN friends dearly, but it's only a 3 hour drive up from Ames. And it will be a 3 hour drive back down to Omaha. And I would live in a town where I know and love dozens of people. If I end up in MN, I will be stuck in some apartment in the cities and only see my college friends on weekends. What kind of a life is that? I'm too young to be old.
And then... the real questions came. God will bless me. He's answered my prayers in the past, so I shouldn't doubt that he will do it again. But I wasn't very good to him this past school year. I resolved to set aside time with him every day, but that only lasted about a month. And it wasn't like I just forgot about it; I made a conscious decision to chat with friends or go to a party instead and then sleep in the next morning. What if he thinks I need some time by myself, alone in my creepy urban apartment, to think things over and come crawling back to him?
Fortunately, I heard one of the best Father's Day sermons ever on Sunday. God is our father. Fathers love their sons more than they love their own life, yet God let his son die for ME. WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS, CHRIST LOVED US. It's nothing I ever did. Oh no. If I were to turn my back on God right now and run as far away from him as I could, he would still love me. I guess it's like my parents used to tell me when they punished me. "I'm mad at you right now, Megan, but I still love you." God IS love. He will never not love me. He will always want the best for me.
Will I ever learn to trust him?
Posted by Megan at 08:57 PM | Comments (7)
June 06, 2005
Howdy, Cousin
Top 10 Bits of Wisdom I Learned at the Family Reunion (Oestmann side):
10. The sign for Crab Orchard, NE states that the population is 47, but it is really around 30.
9. Even though the new highway has a speed limit of 65, farmers still like to take their sweet time on Sunday afternoons.
8. One of my mom's cousin's husbands collects coins. He shares the buffalo nickles with the family, but "not everyone gets the silver dollars."
7. The Gebers side can sing. The Oestmann side can't carry a tune, but they can rupture ear drums with their whistles.
6. Pickup trucks can be separated in half. This way, they make much niftier lawn ornaments than just the rusted out kind.
5. The Oestmann side came to Texas before the midwest. (I always knew I belonged in the South.)
4. Knip is made with the head and shoulders.
3. Head cheese is made with the brains.
2. Meat loaf can be made with Spam.
1. Family is good. They provide the warmth and security of a fuzzy blanket when the winds of change blow. Even if you've never met them before.
Posted by Megan at 10:27 PM | Comments (7)