It's 1:39 as I start this and so far my day has been one of being cold, bored, scared, and finally relaxed. Hmm it kind of sounds like the beginning of a horror story but :) it's not. This morning was the usual routine of waking up and getting ready. I was a little snappy this morning but realized it and apologized for it. I haven't slept the greatest the last two nights. Anywho. I got to the school for college speech and was deathly terrified to give my demo speech. I, of course not thinking, sat in the front of the room and had to go 4th. It taught me a lesson, always sit in the back, even if you are as blind as a bat. My speech went a lot better than I thought and then came the cold time. A few of the guys did their speeches outside because they were showing us how to do things like prep a dirt bike for a race, and change a propeller on a boat, Cody even got the firetruck from downtown and showed us all of his gear and the fun sirens:P yes ..simple minds simple pleasures I know. =) It's chilly outside. It has been cloudy and rainy for almost a week and I'm ready for the sun to come out. After listening to over 2 hours of speeches we took two chapters worth of notes and took a test that was really long but not hard. (We got to use our notes) This was the boring part. I'm so thankful for the weekend. I don't have to be back in the classroom until Tuesday. Yahoo!
In two hours I get to go to work at the restaurant and it's weird but I'm actually excited. I think by 9:00 tonight though I will be ready to sleep. Last week I asked Chris (George's son who runs it when George is gone) if we could all just crash in the booths. Needless to say he laughed and told me no. The restaurant had some improvements though. Cindy and George (the owners) added some plants to the restaurant. Not the little potted plants but big tree looking things. Soon we're supposed to get tile floors. (we're moving up the world:P) I haven't decided if sweeping and mopping will be easier than vacuuming but I have my doubts. Tonight is Friday so it will be busy which means stress and running. I really hope the soda isn't fizzy. Moving on...

Last night nothing too exciting happened.Mom and I left and made some supper for her church meeting. Every year the people who donate to the cemetery and church get together for a potluck meal and a meeting. I love how I don't know any of the people's names but they seem to know everything about me =) I just hug them and pretend I know them. I kind of ate and ran since I had to prep for my speech today. I fell asleep on top of my books and then I got a phone call from Jhoan that woke me up. Mark tried to steal my M&M's while I was on the phone (the special ones, I didn't let him though. I don't mind sharing but not those.) I worked on my speech again after I woke up but my mind was a little slow so I ended up staying awake until 12 learning my information. Oofta (Uff da if you're technical)
My mom just informed me that tomorrow is the community auction. That normally gets done around 6:00 p.m. meaning that EVERYBODY in town is going to come to the restaurant. okay so maybe I exaggerated a little bit but it's going to be insane. Maybe mom will let me sleep in tomorrow so I have some extra rest built up. On days where it's busy at work my mind goes crazy. It's a stressful feeling when your 8 tables are packed with 5-10 people and then there are people standing and waiting for tables, and you have to get drinks, get food and keep alllllll those people happy. It's both stressful but fun. I love people. Actually I take that back. I love most people. :) The 80 year old couples who come in on dates are adorable. A few weeks back a guy named Junior came in with his girlfriend. He was taking her to the movie after they ate. I am guessing that they are both around 75 years old and they held hands across the table and awww. haha okay I'm sorry. I'll stop now. =)
Hmm what else can I ramble on? Oh I know. College/Future. So Mom and I had a discussion yesterday about what on earth I am supposed to do in my future. I remember back in the good old days when I was five and I had my heart set on being a doctor. That all changed when mom started watching ER. Then I wanted to be a vet but I couldn't stand the idea of putting animals to sleep. Then of course I went through the phase of wanting to be a flight attendant but that went out the door when I realized I wouldn't be able to have much of a family life and that's something that I'm not willing to sacrifice at all. (Yes I have those dreams of a house, family and maybe a dog or cat. ohhh how about chickens?? ;) Then I decided to hand it all over to God. That's easier said than done obviously since I am still worrying about it. Well, worrying isn't the word. Maybe I'm just excited to do something instead of thinking about it, and want to know exactly what it is that I WILL be doing. Does that make any sense? There was a time in Bosnia when I really felt like I was supposed to go to missionary school at YWAM. I know that God has something in store for me that has to do with working with people directly. So for now I have boiled it down to teaching, missionary work, or some sort of business work where I can interact with people (not being stuck behind a desk) I think the business will soon be kicked out the door though. God has given me this passion for culture and language though.. so maybe somehow that will be worked into the future as well. haha okay so I am crazy. Live one day at a time Mary.
Alrighty I have jabbered enough. I will go put on some socks (me toesies are FREEZING!) and chit chat with my mom. =) I hope y'all are doing fine. God bless you all. Cao cao! (I'm going through my missingBosnia phase, sorry