Well the first week of the internship is over, and it is pretty ridiculous that it has only been one week. I have been thrown into the job full force, and I am loving every minute of my new life. I have done so much and learned so much and been supported so much, I really just can't believe it has only been 1 week, can't imagine how much I am going to get to learn and see and experience in the next 5 months! My biggest project right now is working on finishing the planning of my Recruiting Trips. The biggest trip I will be going on is 11 days and includes: Clemson, FSU, UWF, UF, UCF, Flagler, UNF, U of Jacksonville, and a Greek Conference in Charlotte, NC. I will be gone from 2/9 to 2/20. So I am excited because if you know me, you know I love to travel and I love to meet new people and see old friends, that is what this trip will be abounding with. So I can't wait to go, but on the other hand I forsee it taking a lot out of me physically, ha. But, that is what is going on with work right now, and I find myself multiple times throughout the day stopping to just thank God for this opportunity and experience and Camp Ridgecrest.
It is still ridiculously cold here. I actually cheered the other day when the temperature reached 30!! It is supposed to get up to 40 this week and we are all talking about how happy we are that it is warming up, haha.
It has been a hard couple of days to be away from Starkville, though. Hearing of everyone's stories of things going on there, "the white death" or snow stories, and with the big National Championship game, and NFL games, that are usually spent packed in someone's apt, with too many people and lots of fun and fellowship. Then with the basketball game this weekend and hearing the good stories of going up there to beat Ole Miss in basketball.. ahhh I miss being there. Then especially on a Sunday, where I know no one has any schoolwork yet, and so it would be a Lazy Starkville Sunday, the best, that would probably include church at Adaton, lots of football, NFL football, and possible a good Sonic Route 44. I am really learning and leaning on God with coming to terms that I am no longer a "college student", although I do pray that I start school again in the fall. I am having to really lean on God for discernment in this time where I want to just after this summer move back to everything I know and have grown accustomed to. Don't get me wrong, I know I am living the life up here, like its a dream. But it is hard to shut that last chapter at MSU, where so many good friends and memories remain. So I am even more thankful for this internship where God has provided me the best transition ever into leaving all that behind. I just need to remember that, that chapter of my life is shut and it IS ok to go back and read the pages and look at the pictures, but accept the fact that the writing is done and that I have a opportunity to write a pretty sweet new chapter, here in Ridgecrest. Man, that is too deep for today, haha.. anyway, just airing out some feelings, so to let my readers know, I miss you guys in Starkvegas, but I love being here in RC with these amazing folks and beautiful mountains, just wish the two worlds could merge.
Random thoughts:
-I have started using the word "sick" here lately as a alternative to "cool" or "awesome", I am not proud of that fact.
-I really need an electric tea kettle for my desk and some gloves, cuz its cold, why I haven't bought them, I don't know
-i miss wearing chacos... if you have ever spent time with me you know how much it hurts me to be wearing closed toed shoes.
grace and peace folks, (totally janking the salutation from my crazy sick boss, Phil)
Seth