Summer employment? Yes, please.

Well, it's been a pretty good week. I've spent most of my time at home, doing virtually nothing. Read a few books, watched "Dear John" online.

On Tuesday, I went with Becca to her brother's baseball game. He graduates this week, which is a little weird. Everyone in his class seems way too young to be graduating. I mean, they were just scrawny little kids last time I saw them. But I guess it was three years ago that I graduated. THREE YEARS? Wow. That's just ridiculous. I haven't been out of high school that long...have I? I've hardly done anything!

But I guess that's not true--I have been at Ripon for three years. And I've done plenty.  I joined a sorority (Alpha Delta Pi--the first, the finest, forever), volunteered for Big Brothers Big Sisters, planned events like Relay for Life on campus, and the list goes on. I even (as we all know) spent a semester abroad. I guess I have done a lot--but the time feels like it just flew by. It doesn't even feel real!

I had a job interview with Macy's this morning. They don't really hire many people for the summer anymore, so I wasn't overly optimistic. Buuuuut...I got a job! I really love interviewing. I've had a little bit of practice now, and I have answers ready for most questions. It was great. I'll be doing "pricing" work, which is apparently rather monotonous. And I start work tomorrow morning....at 6 am. I'll need to leave before 5:15 to be there on time--I wish the mall wasn't so far away. It looks like I'll be working mornings, monday-wednesday, usually from 5 or 6 to 10 or 11. So...plenty of time for another job if I'm able to find more work. Which, in all honesty, would be really nice. I'm a starving college student who has more students loans than I know what to do with. I do have two jobs lined up at Ripon for the fall, which will be nice.

So, I'll be going to bed early tonight so that I can work tomorrow. How exciting! And, speaking of exciting things happening this week, I got some pictures developed from my semester abroad--they arrived today. Having printed copies of pictures from my travels is just wonderful. I can't wait to display them; it makes it all seem more real. I really did go to all these places, I swear!