It's almost time!!!!

Soooo many things are almost here! It's almost time for finals, it's almost time for graduation, and it's almost time to move into our new house. We bought a brand new washer and dryer yesterday, which I am ridiculously excited about. (Sad, I know. lol.) It was quite a chunk of money, but I have been saving for some things I knew we would need, and these are bound to last us a while. Our new house has its own laundry room instead of just a little nook in the kitchen like all the other places we looked at, so I can't wait to get the new purchase in there.

Tonight is Hannah's birthday party (happy birthday, Hannah!!!), and after we go celebrate for a while we are going to take a look at the washer/dryer hookups and measure some things. We are not supposed to get the key until Saturday but I think if we call her and tell her we want to see a few things she will just give us the keys tonight. Hopefully.

It is supposed to storm greatly on Saturday so our moving may not be as productive as we had hoped. But we have a full week to move everything from the Manor so all that will be left is the stuff in my apt. I don't have to move that for a while. However, I'd like to get it out so Heather has a place to put her stuff when she crashes with me this summer. :)

I am so excited about the move. Andrew and I are ready to feel like we have a home instead of a junked up apartment, lol. Money is tight but I am applying everywhere and we are making the best of what we have. Graduation is almost here!

It's almost graduation!!! I am working (not so) diligently to get all my papers and projects done. It seems like I'm really dragging my feet this semester. But I am slowly clicking things off my list.

We get the keys to our new house next week! I am excited to move because I am ready for a bigger space and everything, but I dread it at the same time because I HATE moving. It takes forever and it's exhausting. But it's getting closer and closer so I guess I need to start packing. I think I will try to graduate first.

I am making the appointment today to take my GRE again. Last night at Small Group, we talked about how we can tell the difference when we hit an obstacle in life if God is trying to tell us we need to overcome it or if He is saying this is not in the plan for us. I have prayed about this and prayed about this, and I feel in my gut that this is just an obstacle I need to overcome. I belong in this program. I just know I do, and I know this is part of the plan. At least I'm pretty sure it is. So I'm going to keep trying. I also have a few more job listings that look promising so I'm going to pursue those as well.

I am feeling pretty productive these days and less anxious and more excited about the future!

Crossing Fingers!!

So today I got my resume improved and revamped. A HUGE thankyou to Mrs. Velazquez in Career Services for all she did to make it better. I started out with this simple little one page resume that basically screamed "I am a college graduate who is educated but has no experience at all whatsoever," and she turned it into a useable document that I can confidently turn in to an employer and feel like I at least look like a valuable employee.

I stopped by the real estate table in the UC just to see what all selling houses entailed, but once I heard that it costs almost $2500 to go to school for it, I decided that I better go another route. A first sale might make up for that large chunk of money. And then again, it might not. And frankly, I did not go to school for 4 years just to go pay that much money to take a 3 week class for a job that is commission only. NO thank you.

On a positive note, I sent in my newly improved resume to another potential job today and I know for certain that he has a girl leaving in May. So I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying very hard that if this is the job I am supposed to get, I will get it. We are putting a deposit down on the duplex TODAY, so now the money is just being spent and not made, haha. I need that to change fast.

We are going to start moving things out the last week of this month. I am so excited! Even though I am not really sure where my life is taking me, it seems like I have a better idea than I did six months ago. I have Andrew to share the surprise with, which is a HUGE plus. Neither one of us figured this would be the outcome of our lives at 22/23, but here we are. Life is funny like that. :)

Today continued I suppose ...

Even though I knew my GRE scores did not meet the exact requirements for Western KY's Library Science Program, it did not feel good tonight when I opened the letter telling me they denied my acceptance because of it. I am befuddled as to how I can be an English major with a 3.75 GPA yet I made a 3.0 on the writing portion of the GRE. My other scores were not great but they were enough. But I have to have a 3.5 on the writing portion to get into the program. What a letdown!

This is not going to discourage me though. This is what I want to do. I am not a good test taker. I never have been. I know that. But I am an excellent student and I will make an excellent Librarian. This minor setback is only going to push me harder to get in. I will take that test again, as soon as they will let me. And I will make what I need to make this time. And if I don't...I will still apply. And I will do alternate admission. I will do whatever it takes to get in, because this is what I want to do. This is no different that the last 4 years of school. This is no different than any other obstacle in my life. I don't quit. I don't give in. I don't step down. Ever. So I am not upset. Yes, I am dissapointed. But nothing is going to keep me from acheiving my goals. Especially not a standardized test.

A place to live!

Good news! We found a house! Well ... it's actually a duplex, but it's perfect. It's the perfect size, location and blah blah blah. I won't bore you with the details because I'm sure nobody cares but me (haha), but that is a load off my mind. Now I at least know where I will be able to sleep for the next year. Now I just need to know how I am going to pay for it, lol. I am getting my resume updated on Thursday in Career Services, which I am relieved about. This means that now I will look a little more impressive when I look for jobs. Right now my resume is pretty slim.
I just want to take a second to say that Andrew is the best part about this whole "figuring life out" process. (He complains a lot because I don't mention him on here, lol.) He has been so supportive and he has been helping me out in different ways every day, which he shouldn't actually be doing because he has his own life to figure out. But somehow he always manages to pick me up job apps or find links online for grad school or to just calm me down when I start to freak out about things. If it wasn't for him, I might not be nearly as cool with this growing up thing. I am thankful that I have somebody as great as Andrew to share this experience with.

So I guess everyone needs a plan B? ...

So...I got back my GRE scores. Annnnd.....meh. They were less than mediocre. Actually, they were exactly mediocre. Overall I did well enough to get into WKU, but my writing scores weren't high enough to get into the Library Science program. :( This surprised me, because I thought my answers were pretty good. I guess not. Apparently I can take it again and even if my writing score still isn't high enough they will work with me on getting me into the program anyway. Problem IS, the test costs $160 every time you take it and well ... I'm pretty poor these days. But I am going to scrape it together and take it again because this is what I want to do with my life and I want into that program. So. Even though this was a setback, I'm only considering it a minor one.

On a positive note, I now have my cap and gown, my red and white cords and my study abroad stole. :) I hung it up to motivate me to make it through these next few weeks. I have a lot of projects in progress, and I am trying to focus on them instead of house/job hunting. But let's face it, looking for houses and jobs is a lot more interesting than these projects, lol. I'm just trying to graduate before I really dig into those 2 things. If I don't, I'll never get all my work done.

Happy Easter

Tomorrow is my family's Easter Dinner. This is kind of a big deal because tomorrow, my family is going to congratulate me on my graduation. Then they are going to ask me what my plans are. (Tomorrow is also the first time my family will meet Andrew.) All of these things are slightly nerve racking.

My mother and I had a talk this weekend about my after graduation plans. She comes from a different time than I do. She basically told me that I either needed to move back in with her until I get on my feet and can pay bills or get married. Obviously neither one of those things are possible, for obvious reasons. But the entire conversation just kind of put a big frown on my mood.

I am just trying to remember that life is about patience and faith, and that everything is not going to fall into place over night. I just have to let the plan present itself.

So this is my blog about life...

So. I don't keep a journal very well. And I don't really like Facebook notes because they aren't pretty. So now I have a blog. And it's all about the one thing that's constantly on my mind these days, and that's being an adult. I am T minus one month away from graduating from college with a Bachelor's degree. Now I have the same question that most of the other graduates have: where are all the JOBS? Sure, Graduate School is an option. It's a probability, actually. But rent still has to be paid. Bills still have to be paid. Gas still has to be bought. So what is this degree going to get me? And where is it going to take me? And ... what exactly am I qualified to do? All of these questions are pretty much taking over my brain right now.

So I'm going to keep writing this blog. And I'm going to keep myself (and whoever else wants to read about my life) posted on my progress as an adult. As of right now...it just sort of seems like an upcoming test that I have no idea how to study for.