shakin like an earthquake...
Another weekend come and gone. Well almost. I get tomorrow (Monday) off. Saturday at work wasn't too busy. It's getting into the busier season. I actually don't mind it so much, makes the day go faster. Last Tuesday I ended up being the only one in my department (there are usually 3 of us) till about 3:00 in the afternoon. The guy I work with hasn't been feeling so well and was in the hospital, and the woman I work with wasn't feeling well either. It was kinda crazy busy. But somehow I survived. I'm getting more familiar with things, but I still don't know all the music we have. There's sooooo much to know! Yeesh. It can still be a bit overwhelming. The woman I work with was saying to me the other day that she had been thinking about it later Tuesdsay night, and though that it must have been a confidence booster to me having dealt with being by myself almost all day and doing alright. Ya know, I think she's right. It's good to know that I can handle things there. Makes me less nervous about going to work. And I dare say I even like working there. Even if I do have to leave the house around 7:30 every morning to get there a bit before 8:30. And dealing with traffic and construction is always annoying. Grrr. But oh well, c'est la vie, no?
Then Saturday after work I went to the Pirates game with my Dad, bro, and neighbor's kid from across the street. It was actually quite a good game. The Pirates won. It was 2-2, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, and Paulino, who was 0-3 for the game, hits a super long hit (few more feet and it woulda been a homerun), allowing the man on first to make it to home. I was worried it would go into extra innings. We got one more game to go to in a couple weeks. And hopefully I'll be going to another concert in Cleveland, Jonny Lang, in November. I think I'm addicted to concerts. There's just something about live music that is so exhilerating! I love it! Of course, every time I go to a concert it makes me wish I was up there on stage. A family at my church just let me borrow (and possibly buy?) their son's sax that hasn't been used in 6 years. It is actually in pretty good shape, aside from a sticking key. But that's not too hard to fix. And it plays sooooo nice! So much better than that "piece of crap" (direct quote from my sax teacher last summer :-P) school instrument I had been using. I get the house to myself tomorrow, so I need to spend some time playing before my mom gets home and starts blasting her music. Hehe. I blame my mom for some of my taste in music and love of concert. LOL.
Things have been going well at church too. I just starting going to a weekly women's Bible study. So far, so good. I had left church early this morning, coming home with my brother, and apparently after I had left, one of the women from the Bible study had asked my mom if I was still around. Apparently sometimes she and some other women go out to lunch after church and wanted to know if I wanted to go with them. I shoulda stuck around. Hehe. Hopefully some other time though. It was really sweet of her to ask though. And I jsut read in the bulletin at church this morning that this fall they're gonna be starting a new ministry for 20-30something, recent college grads, that sort of age group. There's gonna be a social thing beginning of October. I am definitely gonna go to that. I feel like even though I've gone to that church for 8 or 9 years, since it's beginning, and went to youth group and stuff, I don't know anyone my age there. The kids I grew up with in youth group either don't come to church or they live in different states. Meeting new people, especially in a large group setting, always makes me really nervous, but I know it's something I should do. I hate not having people to talk to at church. Not that socializing is the only reason to go to church. But still, it's hard not really having anyone to hang out with. I mean, I get along with my parents and stuff, but sometimes you just need to get outta the house. LOL. And I'm gonna start leading a group of 3rd graders in children's church twice a month. I'm excited about all these new opportunities! :-) And, in October we are having our annual Fall Fest, with food and activities and such, and they were looking for volunteers to help with the various activities. So I signed up to help walk horses! I'm really excited about that! Hehe. I love horses, and all animals, but never really get the chance to do so. When I was little, I wanted to be a vet when I grew up. I'd still love to work with animals. It's gonna be so fun! And I get to work with kids at the same time. Yay. :-) Doesn't take much to excite me. LOL.
My mom just got a new job, and she's quite excited about it. And I'm excited for her. She really doesn't like the place she's at now. And apparently her new boss has been coming to our church. She's a friend of someone else that goes to our church. Anywho, apparently she was talking to my mom and mentioned something about talking to the pastors and trying to organize a trip to Guatemala. When my mom told me about that, I asked her something about it and she started laughing at me. Apparently by my reaction it was quite obvious that I'd be interested in going. Which I would love to, actually. More incentive to learn Spanish, which I still would LOVE to do. I got a dictionary. Maybe tomorrow I'll work on translating some of the lyrics of the Spanish music I have. Such a pretty language. I will learn it one of these days, darn it.
Alright, I think I've rambled enough. If y'all have never heard of the group Family Force Five, you shold check them out. Christian group, rock music. Kinda hard to describe their sound. I like it though. http://www.myspace.com/familyforce5 if you're interested. :-) Night y'all.
Then Saturday after work I went to the Pirates game with my Dad, bro, and neighbor's kid from across the street. It was actually quite a good game. The Pirates won. It was 2-2, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, and Paulino, who was 0-3 for the game, hits a super long hit (few more feet and it woulda been a homerun), allowing the man on first to make it to home. I was worried it would go into extra innings. We got one more game to go to in a couple weeks. And hopefully I'll be going to another concert in Cleveland, Jonny Lang, in November. I think I'm addicted to concerts. There's just something about live music that is so exhilerating! I love it! Of course, every time I go to a concert it makes me wish I was up there on stage. A family at my church just let me borrow (and possibly buy?) their son's sax that hasn't been used in 6 years. It is actually in pretty good shape, aside from a sticking key. But that's not too hard to fix. And it plays sooooo nice! So much better than that "piece of crap" (direct quote from my sax teacher last summer :-P) school instrument I had been using. I get the house to myself tomorrow, so I need to spend some time playing before my mom gets home and starts blasting her music. Hehe. I blame my mom for some of my taste in music and love of concert. LOL.
Things have been going well at church too. I just starting going to a weekly women's Bible study. So far, so good. I had left church early this morning, coming home with my brother, and apparently after I had left, one of the women from the Bible study had asked my mom if I was still around. Apparently sometimes she and some other women go out to lunch after church and wanted to know if I wanted to go with them. I shoulda stuck around. Hehe. Hopefully some other time though. It was really sweet of her to ask though. And I jsut read in the bulletin at church this morning that this fall they're gonna be starting a new ministry for 20-30something, recent college grads, that sort of age group. There's gonna be a social thing beginning of October. I am definitely gonna go to that. I feel like even though I've gone to that church for 8 or 9 years, since it's beginning, and went to youth group and stuff, I don't know anyone my age there. The kids I grew up with in youth group either don't come to church or they live in different states. Meeting new people, especially in a large group setting, always makes me really nervous, but I know it's something I should do. I hate not having people to talk to at church. Not that socializing is the only reason to go to church. But still, it's hard not really having anyone to hang out with. I mean, I get along with my parents and stuff, but sometimes you just need to get outta the house. LOL. And I'm gonna start leading a group of 3rd graders in children's church twice a month. I'm excited about all these new opportunities! :-) And, in October we are having our annual Fall Fest, with food and activities and such, and they were looking for volunteers to help with the various activities. So I signed up to help walk horses! I'm really excited about that! Hehe. I love horses, and all animals, but never really get the chance to do so. When I was little, I wanted to be a vet when I grew up. I'd still love to work with animals. It's gonna be so fun! And I get to work with kids at the same time. Yay. :-) Doesn't take much to excite me. LOL.
My mom just got a new job, and she's quite excited about it. And I'm excited for her. She really doesn't like the place she's at now. And apparently her new boss has been coming to our church. She's a friend of someone else that goes to our church. Anywho, apparently she was talking to my mom and mentioned something about talking to the pastors and trying to organize a trip to Guatemala. When my mom told me about that, I asked her something about it and she started laughing at me. Apparently by my reaction it was quite obvious that I'd be interested in going. Which I would love to, actually. More incentive to learn Spanish, which I still would LOVE to do. I got a dictionary. Maybe tomorrow I'll work on translating some of the lyrics of the Spanish music I have. Such a pretty language. I will learn it one of these days, darn it.
Alright, I think I've rambled enough. If y'all have never heard of the group Family Force Five, you shold check them out. Christian group, rock music. Kinda hard to describe their sound. I like it though. http://www.myspace.com/familyforce5 if you're interested. :-) Night y'all.