Internet Blog or Paper Journal?

Well, if someone asked me which was better for writing, electronics or paper, I know my answer. Purely based on usage, my answer is that paper is better. I hardly ever write here, and yet I write at least once a week in my journal. I'm sure that one of my reasons is that this is public (being on the internet), and my journal is not. Since I'm very cautious about sharing my personal feelings/thoughts, my journal comes first, always.

The new apartment is working out well. It's very cozy. And it has enough room for her couches in the living room, my couch in the dining room as a book nook, and my loveseat in my room as another book nook. It's perfect for us. She's been gone a lot since we moved in. Either at the Ranch, or in Goliad. Last week she was gone from Monday night to Saturday night. It was really quiet, so I'm glad I had lots of work. Cort came over on Christmas Eve too, which was great. My family came to my apartment for Christmas, like last year. It was nice to have them over. We watched White Christmas, cooked, and opened presents. We only had a few each. But it was a great Christmas.

Back to personal thoughts..... Spoilers!!!

Wow. I was unsure before, but after yesterday, I know. He totally likes me. How much? We'll see. And yeah, I don't mind the attention either. I'd forgotten that part of myself existed. Ever seen a brick wall ripple like a pond and break apart in a thousand droplets? I hadn't either. Sigh. :)

Challenges...

This week is very busy.

Packing & Moving to a new apartment at the end of the week.
Applying for a new job that will work with my college schedule.
Practicing the new song we learned at Monday's worship practice, just in case Tim can't make it.
Yikes.

Let's just say I've got my work cut out for me.

(And since no one follows this blog...)

When someone insists on opening the door for you... It's nice to feel special. :) 

(Anyways...)

That's all I have time for tonight, I need to go practice the new song.

Allergies

So... through the last few months I've been battling hives.At first I thought it was a bug in my house. Then I looked it up, and it was hives. Thought it was a reaction to a lotion or soap, but it wasn't. Loooooooong story short, I'm allergic to msg (monosodium glutamate). It's in everything!!!!! Many prepackaged foods and spice mixes, and sauces/sauce mixes have this preservative.

Goodbye Church's chicken.
Goodbye Chinese food.
Goodbye pre-made almost everything.
Goodbye pepperoni, sausage, and hotdogs.
Goodbye lunchmeat.

Eating at lifegroup is playing russian roulette with my health.

It's almost as bad as being allergic to peanuts.

The only comfort I have right now is knowing what I'm allergic to. The process to find out took a long time.

Austin....

So my work takeover FINALLY happened, the week before Christmas!

And now it's a New Year!

So what am I doing? Finishing up my New Hire & Assistant Director training classes in Austin, TX!
I'm so glad to be back in Houston.

I had a week of new hire training, then I came back on Friday and moved into my new apartment with Rachael G. & Brittany Q. over the weekend. I am so glad we had help! My family, Cortney, Brittany S., Emmanuel, Joshua, and Manwell all helped us get our stuff moved in and the old apartments cleaned up. They were such a blessing. Then I came back for the assistant director training this week. I've been exhausted since last Tuesday....

I will be so happy to get back home to my new apartment and finally get some real rest!!!! :)

So the first week of training, my boss said I talked too much. However, the teachers had told me to participate.... So I took even more notes & completely filled my first spiral. Then the second week, I talked less, and doodled on the back of my first spiral so I would pay attention. (I'm GT, so my brain normally goes faster than the class, and so I have to keep myself a touch distracted so I don't start daydreaming. - Look it up in TIME magazine)
Well... the lady sitting next to me noticed the first day that I was doodling, and asked if I had ADD. I said, "No, I'm GT. blah, blah, blah." Then the second day, the teacher brought it up and asked me if I had seen the article in TIME magazine about the study some scientist did on doodling (which I hadn't at that point). I could tell that my boss and some of the others in the class thought I was not paying attention or was being rude. Thankfully, the teacher clarified and said it was a good thing for me to doodle, because I would remember more information. :) But my boss still said I couldn't doodle in her meetings when we get back to our property. Haha.