I apologize it has been so long since I've updated. I've heard your pleas, and I've returned. Life has been good. I started work at really like my job. It's only been 7 days, but I feel like I'm already making a difference. They have given me a lot of responsibility right off the bat which is both exciting and frightening. Apparently my boss has been talking me up to the powers that be, so I have a lot of expectations to live up to before I even begin.
I'm mostly settled in my new place. There is still some work to be done, and I'm still sleeping on an air mattress (new bed comes Tuesday), but some of that won't get done for a while. Other than that, there really isn't anything too exciting.
School has started at KU and honestly, I thought it would feel more weird than it actually does to be in the working world while everyone else is in school. I think the lack of weirdness has been aided by being pretty removed from campus: I work in Topuka, live far away from campus, and really just like what I'm doing. My roommate does works for St. Lawrence which does mean I'm somewhat connected to student life, but she's working and not studying, so I don't often think about it.
What has been weird (not yet hard) is the lack of people in Lawrence. By lack of people I don't mean actual people, but people I know and want to hang out with. (If you're in Lawrence and reading this and want to hang out, let me know.) I didn't realize how many of my friends aren't here, am trying to transition to that, and trying to figure out how to make new friends. I really enjoy my roommate, but don't want to be her Lackey either. I know it will all work itself out; God continually takes care of me, but it's a little awkward until then. We've started a Catholic Young Professionals and graduate student group, so hopefully some solid friendships will evolve from that.
I got a new phone: I had to move up in the world to a PDA/ smartphone: the Motorola Q. Since I'm on Verizon and still have a year in my contract, its not worth getting out of yet to get an iPhone. Plus, I'm currently still on my family's plan and get a pretty cheap rate. The phone I got is working okay; it's windows based, and while I don't hate windows like many Mac users, its certainly not my favorite. The other feature I'm frustrated with is the calendar. I can synch my calendar with my work calendar (yippie!), but anything personal I put in there shows up on my work calendar (NOT yippie). I can make them private so the people I share my calendar with can't see exactly what I'm doing...just that I'm busy on Saturday night...but I still don't know if I' like that. I'll keep working through it and see what happens.
We still don't have wireless at our house (cable has been turned on, but none of the modems have been hooked up; I'm at a coffee shop updating), so I can't guarantee when I will update next. (Not having internet at home has been the biggest obstacle in updating.) But until then, I hope this will keep you all content. :)
