I don't know how it happened. I was innocently searching for a job to fill my time in between school and to of course help pay for it all. What I stumbled upon was something much greater. I just got a job with a family who lives on Summit Ave. It is by far one of the coolest houses I have ever been in. And I have some friends with some pretty awesome houses, and this one is up there on the list. The family is nice and we get along very well. I have met the boy I'll be nannying yet, but it will be kind of unavoidable when I show up on Monday morning to drop him off at school. Then we will have to meet. Can't avoid me forever! Little did I know that this job will produce more than some sort of income for me. While at a meeting to discuss salary and hours and so on, we got to talking about what I was doing with school and what my plans were for the rest of the year. It was that moment when I truely was hit by how much my life is going to change and has already changed. I started out this summer enrolled in a semester in India. I then was set on going to North Carolina. And now I am here, living at home, going to school and nannying my life away. And I have to say, I am enjoying it far more than I thought I would. I brought up the fact that I am trying to take online classes for the fall since I can't start classes on campus until the spring. I was having trouble getting started because a lot of the online classes were already filled up since I have to take them as a non degree seeking student for now. This is when the mom I am working for told me she is taking an online Microbiology class and that I should take it with her. So here I am, taking a break from reading the syllabus for the Microbiology class that starts on Monday. Now me and school have not exactly meshed well together, but I have to say that I am pretty jazzed about this. She has a lot of connections in the field of work I want to go into and is a great person to know. It will also be really helpful to have someone to work with while making this transition.
The jobs and school aren't the only things that are working out for me right now. I have to admit that I was kind of worried about living with my parents again. But so far, no problems have arisen and we are having a great time. I don't really know what I was worried about, I mean we did live together for 18 years before I went off to college. And I really like hanging out with them because I don't really know when that will all end and I will move out and go my own way. So I am trying to savor the moments I can. So naturally, with my popularity and numerous invitations to attend prestigious social gatherings, I have been busy this week. So on Thrusday, I just wanted to hang with my parents and not do anything since every night before that had been occupied. So I change into my comfy clothes and am ready for night of relaxation and parental hang out time. So I go upstairs, and they go "K goodbye, we are going to the cabin! See you Sunday, maybe Monday". Awesome. I rejected an invitation to go dancing to stay home with them and they leave me. But I like it. They aren't letting me being here again to stop them from doing what they want, which they shouldn't. It's just funnny that that happened. But I made the most of it! I went to Cub, got some good food for the weekend, rented True Grit(fell asleep halfway through...not that good...) and had a great time by myself. Had two girlfriends over last night, and it was one of the most fun nights of my summer so far. Tonight, I am going to a Lynx game with Janey. Tomorrow, dinner with girls from school. It's just nice to have people around that love me. And as many of you know, I can have fun in pretty much every situation on the planet. So it's never in short supply.
I don't have any inspirational words on wisdom, not really funny stories that you will pass on to others, and I am not going about my life doing soemthing amazing at the moment. I'm just savoring the little moments and making the most of everything. It was my last day of work with my pubertal toddler on Friday,and I'll admit that it was kind of sad. I got him to admit that he'll miss me. I don't know if I would rather him hate me, it was just weird when he would be nice to me. But that chapter is over now, a great learning experience, that's for sure, but I'm glad I'm moving onto something else now. All my friends are going on their seperate adventures at the moment, I will probably have one on every continent except Antartica by the end of this year. And I will be here, having my own adventure. And I look forward to what it will bring me. Until next time something strange or ridiculous or inspirational happens to me!
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