Five Things

Time for a random mini-update on a few things that don't necessarily fit together. :)

1. New address, same blog. Originally, I wanted the URL for this blog to use only my first name or initials in some form or fashion, but I couldn't get anything that wasn't already taken. And even though most of the people who read this probably know my last name, I didn't like having it out there in the site address. So I finally settled for one that was a weird combo of my initials and the blog title, but I never really liked it.

At Candler, I feel like I've become known as "the one from Texas," which is really interesting. There are a few other Texans here, but it seems to be something that a lot of people remember about me.

For example, I met one of my now-classmates here in March when I visited for Admitted Students' Day. Everyone there seemed impressed that I had come to visit from so far away...even though it didn't seem like far to me. I mean, you have to drive so long to get out of Texas anyway, you may as well keep driving through all those other states, right? (Plus, I took a plane that time. Ha.)

But anyway, I saw this guy at orientation five months later, and he was like, "Ginny! From Texas!"

I've also had a lot of people tell me that I'm not like any other Texas they've ever met, which I take as a compliment from the tone of their statement. ;)

But more seriously...being here and visiting different churches and hearing about other UMC conferences has made me realize that I do love and appreciate the Texas Conference. I miss the people in it, and while I enjoy living here, I'm still excited to go back there and work in a few years. Even if I now realize even more fully how terrible the heat is.

So, voila, a new URL was born! :)

2. First test down! I had my first test AND my first real paper due yesterday (in addition to some smaller assignments), so this week has been crazay. I think everything went pretty well, though! However, this leads me to my next point...

3. Sadly sickly. Aside from a few bad allergy days and one random 24-hour sinus thing, this is the first time I've been sick since Travis and I got married (16 months ago). I thought maybe it was because I was getting better sleep with him there, was more relaxed, etc. Now I realize it's just because I wasn't in school. Le sigh. At least I get a 4-day weekend to recover...and it just feels like a cold.

4. Travis got a job! Yayyy! My poor husband put out so many applications, but it's just hard to get hired anywhere full-time at the moment. However, after a few weeks of applying everywhere he could think of that remotely applied to his interests, he got a very excited callback from an Eistein Bros. Bagels (if you don't know, it's a chain cafe-type place that does breakfast and lunch). He's now been working there for about two weeks, and this week he was officially certified as a full-time baker with the company! It has completely weird hours...he basically ends up sleeping for about three hours at night and five or six in the afternoon. He's transitioned into it pretty well, though. And it's a full-time job with potential for benefits after a while, which is wonderful.

5. Free Museum Day! If you are a nerd like me and you love museums, you need to check out this year's Free Museum Day tomorrow sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine. You can get a free ticket (which admits two people) to any participating museum, sent to your email. There's a search engine on the website so you can find which museums near you are taking part! I'm really hoping I feel better so we can visit ours.