Interviews, Sleeping, and VBS

I meant to write yesterday to give an update, but I was simply too exhausted to think. For all of you wanting to know, my interview went well yesterday. I had an interview for an administrative assistant position at Bethel for Career Services. It seems as though it would be perfect for me. Full time, benefits, 9-5, fun people, challenging... everything I've been looking for since I graduated. I feel like I handled the questions well, and those ladies are always fun to be around. I should find out by the end of the week, so cross your fingers! I'm still hesitant to get excited, but we'll see what happens!

The night before my interview, I had the strangest experience. I could not fall asleep for the life of me. When I was younger, I used to have problems falling asleep. My mind wouldn't turn off, and I would find myself staring at the clock watching the minutes pass by. Then I would get scared and lonely because I was the only one awake in my house, so it usually resulted in me running to get my mom. I haven't thought about those days in a long time, until the other night. It wasn't quite the same experience. I wasn't scared or lonely. And though my mind was running a little bit when I first laid down at 10, I had stopped soon after. For some reason, my body would not rest. I tossed and turned. I finally checked the clock and saw that it was after midnight! Then I panicked. There's no other word for it. I had no idea I had been in bed for that long without sleeping. I should add that I had to be up at 4:30am to make it to work at 6. All I wanted was to get enough sleep for my interview. And I realized that I would be getting around 4 hours of sleep. My first instinct was to immediately call Anthony. I woke the poor guy up just to tell him that I was panicked and couldn't sleep. He, of course, was encouraging through the sleepiness. I quickly realized that I was being silly, and told him to go back to sleep. I got up to get a drink, and my mom found me. That's when the flashback happened. I suddenly found myself crying with my mom for the first time in a long time. I felt like a pathetic little girl, but at the same time, it was comforting. I managed to sleep pretty well after that. And only by God's grace I was fine the next day. I think the Lord was trying to tell me that I do not have control of the situation, and my success or failure is not in my hands.

I've also had the joy of being a part of Cedar Road's VBS this week. I was worried about it last week because I was unsure if we could pull it together with so few volunteers. But, we managed to decorate the room in the outer space theme, and I think it looks pretty cool. We put confetti all over the floor to add some extra sparkle. However, the kids like to use it as a distraction. Other than that, it's been going surprisingly well. Even with few volunteers, we've managed to pull it off. And I think the kids are having fun. My favorite part is the discussion time afterwards. Even though they are young, they can still have amazing insight. And even when you don't think they're listening, they always surprise you.

Ok, this entry is getting long enough.

Oh! But I forgot one more thing from last week! Anthony and I booked a condo for our honeymoon! At least, I don't I've written about it. It was so perfect because we were struggling to fit it in our budget. But when we called and talked to Mike, the guy who rents the condo, we asked if he could be at all flexible with the price. We were expecting maybe $50, but he knocked $200 off the price!! Just goes to show you that it never hurts to ask. Needless to say, we booked it!

Ok, now I'm really going to go. Peace out!

Emily