Ramblings

So it's been a while since I've posted. Much too long. Over a month, I believe. I can roll on with the excuses:

• I have a bazillion jobs to try and raise money for YWAM
• fundraising for YWAM - ie donation letters, events, etc
• My remaing time is spent catching all my friends for one last time before we all leave on our adventures that will lead us into the rest of our lives

I may or may not make more posts about Europe. But since I'm facing so much change, I've got a lot of bigger and better things on my mind which I would prefer to write about.
Three weeks. Three weeks until I'm boarding a plane that is OFFICIALLY BOOKED on the way to New Zealand, with layovers in New York, LAX, and Brisbane. And while I watch all my best friends pack up their lives up and move to college, I have barely even begun to try and comprehend how I am going to fit my life in a single suitcase this upcoming year. It's all overwhelming but still so exciting and contenting, if you know what I mean. I am so ready to leave this chapter of my life behind, so ready to open the one God has waiting for me on the other side of the world! I'm just itching to get out and finally do something worthwhile! But I'm still so sad to leave some of my most beloved human beings - my family, my friends, my lovely old pup, Dakota, and my new kitten, Ginny. And now I'm just rambling.
Meep.
Anywho.
Sometimes, I forget that there's always more room in my heart and more space in the world for kindred spirits. In the past month, I've found yet two more gals that have made my life just a little more fabulous.
Bri - my dear "new girl"
I loved having someone at Mickey Roos that lived and breathed the same way I do. Not that I've felt unloved or unwelcome by anyone - I have my favorite girls there that make work just that much more enjoyable and whose encouraging smile make a stressful shift just a little bit easier. But to have another "new girl" who was just as green as me, someone else who tried to find a Jager among the "y's" in the alcohol section, someone else who missed going to church and loved music just as I did - well you, my dear, made work fun and I loved singing terrible country music with you. I hope Belmont treats you right.

My dear Elissa. Yet another kindred spirit who has been hiding under my nose for my entire high school career. But, alas, God has a funny way of bringing people together at the perfect time for all the right reasons. And our choice to complete YWAM this year finally made us the best of friends, and I am so soooo sad I missed so much time before now. I love your beautiful heart, your crazy antics, and your capacity to love. I love having someone who knows exactly how I feel about the looming future - all the excitement and the nervousness, every little stressful detail and triumphant success. You will be the closest person in the world to me from good ole 'Murica, with Australia being only a few hours from the great islands of New Zealand - which, oddly enough, is a small comfort. I can't wait to learn about all of your incredible adventures and see what God does through you. I'm so proud of you, how much you've grown, and I love you so much darling! Let's keep chasing that darn moon!

What's the point of this entry? Well, I'm not really sure anymore either. I tried to keep it short. Tried. I told you what's on my mind. Mostly.
Peace out girl scout.