Hey June

Welcome back to my life.  I guess a bunch of stuff has happened since I last updated in March. 

I finished my first year of grad school.  If I had to sum up my experience on a bumper sticker it would say, “If I knew grad school would be this easy, I would have gone here first.”  I’m staying in Albuquerque for the summer too and taking my first ever summer school class, Managerial Finance.  What are your summer plans? 

I got a job, yesterday.   I used my preferred method of job searching, sitting back doing nothing.  Somehow this worked and unbeknownst to me it turned out to be the perfect match for the stuff I said I was going to grad school for, combating anti-Semitism by raising awareness of Israeli innovations.  If you’re wondering if I’m joking, I’m not.  I’m getting business cards.

I had visitors.   My friend Jenn from Davis came the end of April, and my parents came the middle of May.  It was really exciting to get to explore New Mexico with them, I think all left hungry for more New Mexico. Maybe you’ll be the next visitor?

In honor of my parents 36^th anniversary next week, here is a picture of them at the amazing Tent Rocks National Monument (the weather on this hike was split between 90*+ and hail).  

 I went to Tucson.  Some people may think Tucson is lame, but they don’t live in Albuquerque. I know this seems contrary to my last point but they are really different.  Take for instance the restaurant scene, in the weekend my parents were here I completely exhausted my restaurant repartee, Tucson not so much.  And the variety of cacti…WOW. 

I went to California. I got to see lots of wonderful people and go to Legoland. The trip was not long enough and every day was a high-point so I don’t really have a blurb to share.

I planted a little garden.  I have two tomato plants, a bell pepper, basil, and mint.  They’re looking good and I hope they will bear fruit soon.

I’m getting a new roommate.  My roommate April is getting married this weekend and decided once she gets married she should live with her husband.  After a long and frustrating Craigslist search we got a replacement, Audrey, I think she’ll be moving in within the next few weeks.

And now for some inspirational thoughts.  The last part of this semester was potentially discouraging, I had ideas of how things should maybe work out and God seemed to have completely opposite ideas.  I think I’ve been learning more and more the importance holding plans loosely.  Pressing forward where I think I’ve been led, but meanwhile completely believing that things will be better all around if God’s plan wins out. So recently he has been really faithful in making His plans extra clear for me, and of that I am very appreciative.  Because now, when things seem a little wonky, I can cling to the clarity of His voice.