A Little Less

Sometimes I wish I could just be one of 'those girls.' That I could just date a guy for the fun of it; get the phone number of that cute border patrol guy who was checking me out earlier today; not care about the long-term consequences. Sometimes I wish my standards were a little less.

But then I remember that I really don't.

Dragon Boat '08

Another Dragon Boat Festival has come and gone--my mother's work as director is done. This festival was more enjoyable than ones past, in some ways. My older sister Leslie and my two nephews were here for the week prior. It was nice.

It is a great and wonderful thing for me to be able to enjoy my sister's company so much. Our growing up years were not exactly what I would be described as joyful. But I very much appreciate the woman that she has become, the wonderful mother that she is to her boys, and the fact that she is now my friend.

Here are some pictures from the weekend, and even my first video.

This is Leslie and her boys flying one of our kites down by the lake.

This is Gabriel (Gabe).

And this is Jonathon (JJ).

Can you guess what color the gum balls were that I bought for them?

Grandpa and Gabriel.

Lake Superior beach stones.

And finally, my video. I hope the quality is ok, and that you find this as entertaining as I do (not that I'm biased).

Lack of Waiting Room

I had my first interview for a teaching position yesterday. It went pretty well and I was called back for a second interview at 9:00 this morning. They said the board would vote today and I would hear back this afternoon. They just called a few minutes ago... They need another day to decide.

Unfortunately my life doesn't have a lot of room for waiting right now. I know that God has a plan and his timing is what matters, but I'm just really tired of so many things balancing on the unknown. I can't make a move today until I know about tomorrow, which is really hard. Japan fell through, and I haven't heard anything from South Korea--I should have heard from them over a week ago. My two main alternatives right now are Texas and Alaska, and for all of the schools I'm looking at I'd need to be there August 18th or earlier, which is only two days after Rachel's wedding. So, I don't know if I can drive or if I need to fly to/from Pennsylvania. With plans to leave on Thursday, it would be really good to know. Right now, it would just be really nice to know something.