But yeah, in comparison to last week, I'm feeling very optimistic about my life at the moment! I'm looking forward to my future and I am so grateful for all the blessings that I have received recently.
Blessing #1: I got a job! I had been dreading looking for a job and every day that I would walk through the Wilk to get home, I would stop at a bulletin board that listed all the open jobs at campus. I'd look at them and get overwhelmed at the prospect of applying to all these jobs that I wanted. Finally, I was talking to my friend Sarah about it and she said, "Hey, we're hiring at my job! Here's my boss's number, give him a call and tell him I sent you!" Sure enough, I called and before I knew it, I had a job! It wasn't hard at all! And it would have if the Lord hadn't been looking out for me and answering my prayers. I went to work today and it was great! It felt good, and I think that I will enjoy this job this summer.
Blessing #2: I'm starting to get seriously involved with the theatre department at BYU. I'm going be assistant designing two shows next year! Makeup design for the opera, Tales of Hoffman, and scenic design for As You Like It. I never thought that I would be helping out with the design elements of the BYU mainstage! I always thought that I would be acting or just a stage hand of sorts, but the opportunity came up and I seized it! I took a scenic design class this last semester and my professor told me that I had a lot of hidden talent and a lot of potential in the elements of design. He told me that I just wasn't confident in my abilities yet. He had one of the Heads of the department come into the class to talk to us and she said that all of us should apply to be assistant designers for next year. It took me a while to think about it and finally I contacted her and told her I was interested in helping out with a show. Well, low and behold, she gave me two shows to help out with! Crazy, huh? I'm so excited and this is going to look absolutely amazing on my resume! What a great opportunity!
Blessing #3: For a few weeks, I knew that my boyfriend, Bobby, was thinking about going home for the summer to get a better job and be with his family. After a while, it seemed like it was the most likely that he was going to stay and I was so happy and excited to spend the whole summer with him. Sadly, on Tuesday, Bobby was called by the company that he was trying to get a job with and they said they really wanted him for the summer. I will admit that I was rather upset to think about him going away for the summer. I've done long distance before and it didn't work out so well - it ended with me and a broken heart. So, naturally, I had some irrational fears. But after talking to Bobby and praying, I knew that this was what needed to happen. The Lord has blessed me with a feeling of comfort and now, I'm completely okay with the situation. Sure, it's going to be really hard to be away from Bobby for almost three months, but I think that we can do it. It is also such a blessing that my parents are willing to pay for a plane ticket to send me to see Bobby for about a week. That'll be so nice and I'm looking forward to meeting his parents! I'm so lucky to have Bobby in my life and that is a huge blessing in and of itself!
So, basically, I'm looking on the bright side of life right now and it feels great! I need to remember to do that more often I think.
