what lies ahead

I finished up student teaching at West Fargo High last week and applied to multiple jobs. Then yesterday, I walked across the stage like a boss, flipped my Cobber ring, and said "see you later" to a few of my best friends. Today I traveled to and from Breckenridge, MN for a last minute job interview before I leave for Greece, TOMORROW. To say the least, the last couple of weeks have been nothing short of insane. After an extremely hectic semester, I finally get to take a deep breath and relax a little bit.

Recently graduating, very recently I mean, is a big enough change in itself. I have to find a job, maybe a new car, and grow up a little, but first I thought I'd take one for the team and hang out in the Mediterranean sun for a few days. I think I can handle it. Although, four years ago, I would've laughed at the idea. I was homesick as soon as my parents dropped me off freshman year...the whole mile and a half from my neighborhood. Hey, I was young and dumb. It may seem like a short or long amount of time depending on how you look at it but spending 30 days in a foreign country is going to be a  challenge for me. I mean. I had to select only a handful of Nike shorts to make the journey. Talk about de-pressing.

But really the biggest challenge of all was probably trying to jam a suitcase full of clothes fit for every occasion. I tried to use an approach that would weed out all the bad items. "On a scale of 1-1000, how much do I think I need this panda bear pillow pet?" There was only one problem in working with this scale. Everything seemed very necessary. And yes. The pillow pet made the cut. And no I'm not ashamed. It doubles both as a pillow and as a pet...soooooo. I'll probably get there and realize I forgot to bring something that actually is important.

Anyway, it's been a long week of wearing the same outfit day after day and I'm ready for a change...Literally.

Love.