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[Dec. 19th, 2005|04:03 pm] |
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SNOW! My first white Christmas! |
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[Nov. 12th, 2005|12:50 pm] |
Thanks to Nick, i now feel the need to update. How long has it been since i've updated? Umm...i'm going to go with 2 months. Or maybe thats an exaggeration. Either way, any time i think about updating a sadistic little voice in my head says, "Whats the point? All the people who you really care about and who care about you already know whats going on in your life". But then, maybe YOU dont....so, fair reader, i'll write.
Hi. My name is Amy and i'm a Portlander. Port-lar-die-er. er, whatever. I live in the rainy city (or is that seattle...oh well). It rains alot and i love it. My hair is ridiculously curly 99% of the time and im slowly learning to deal with it. Most days its dark at 1 in the afternoon, because the beautiful sky is delicatly frosted with clouds. And i love it. However, more winter clothes are in order. Freakin California...youve not prepared me for this. It gets cold here too. Real cold. Like 30 degrees (insert shiver).
However most of my days are spent indoors. I work at Meier and Frank (soon to be Macys...dang you corprate monster) and happily spend my days selling far too scadelous clothing to very young teenagers and very old "cool" old ladies (insert shiver). I live with 3 girls and we have good times drinking hot cocoa and watching the first and second season of arrested development (best show EVER). But the highlite of every week is going to the church to hang out with the middle schoolers. Oh yea, just call me a middle school leader, cause thats what i am. And i love it. Jr Highers are the best people ever! I love how super akward everything is with them...it makes me laugh. And all they want is to be loved, and thats the least i can give them.
Lets see....hmmm..what else. Oh! I dont have a car anymore. I got in a car wreck about a two months ago and my car was totalled. So now i have a nice settlement check but no car. But i really dont mind it. I just take the bus everywhere. Yup, i'm a bus kid. Portland has AMAZING public transport (california could take a few lessons). The buses go everywhere and i dont mind not having a car. Its actually rather freeing. And is alot cheeper. So now you say, "well genius, why dont you use the money and buy a new car". Well...i could do that or i could leave the country. I think i'll go with the latter. Maybe austria for 3 months or france for 6.
Does that sum up my life? How can i adequately explain the daily highs and lows...defeats and conquers...frustrations and joys of my life. Above all else, CHRIST is my joy, my sucess, my shelter from the rain. No one else hears me when i cry. No one else has carved my name in their hand. No one else knew me before i was created. And this is the same Christ calling out YOUR name....
THAT is my LIFE |
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[Sep. 9th, 2005|09:59 pm] |
Its official: I'm a Portlander...Er, whatever. Portlandian. Whatever. We moved into our wonderful apartment last week, and i just got a job at Meier & Frank (Translation for californians: Think J.C. Pennys). Anyways, its a good job, good pay, good benifits, ect. Truly a blessing. I love Portland. Always so much to do at any hour. I love the energy of big cities.
For now, however, i'm in california for a mini-"vacation" (yeah...right...). I'll be here till wednesday and will try my best to visit friends.
Nothing else to report. The Lord is good. |
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[Aug. 9th, 2005|09:47 am] |
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Its a rainy tuesday in the great northwest...bright clouds encompass the sky and the tiniest drops fall on my nose. Its august and i'm happily snuggled in a hoodie. Yup, thats why i love oregon. Summer days have been good. Long...oh, so encredibly long, but good. As a task driven father once suggested, hard work builds character. I beleive thats true. But man, i'm tired. I'm tired of cleaning up things that will only be messy in five minutes. I'm tired of feeding people who will only be satisfied for a few hours (or less, in the case of ravenous teenage boys) and will come back from you wanting more. But what if you feel you dont have more? I think thats why God made the summer only 3 months long. Long enough to relax and vacation, or to work hard and make money, depending on your social status...but not so long that you forget the winter...and not so long that the tourists kill the servants.
One month from today i'll be done with cannon beach. (insert big sigh). Havent been to california in 6 months. nother big sigh. I'm praying for you all, even when you dont want my prayers |
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[Jun. 26th, 2005|07:09 pm] |
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Days drip by like the rain outside...yes, it still rains here in June...but these days are filled with sunshine and joy....i thank God for him |
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[Jun. 2nd, 2005|12:50 pm] |
summer is here. tourists are back. I'm working full time now that school is over. And in all truth i like my job. I work in a coffee shop and i enjoy it alot. Been thinking a little about owning a coffee shop or maybe just managing one. Its not at all glamourous or lucrative (sp?...i dont know...i dropped out of college)....But i find that the less "successful" the job, the more content i am. I think i might be "mediocre" for the rest of my life...and i think that would be ok. I'm content. God is so good.
Oh, also...did i mention i'm moving to portland? Its true. Moving in september with 3 other girls to southwest ptown. nice area, nice apartments, good job availiblity. |
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[Apr. 29th, 2005|01:57 pm] |
School is over.
I feel alone.
Raining today. inside. |
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[Mar. 31st, 2005|09:49 pm] |
April is almost here and again i'm stuck with the guilty reminder that i should update. Here goes. Life is swell. It rains very much...but then i should learn to accept that by now since i live in oregon. School is good, though it is almost over. The worst part of school ending is the kind of senioritis that has set in. Its hit pretty much all the students. We all slug around and try not to sleep during class. All of which is terribly discouraging since 5 months ago we were wide awake with enthusiasm and energy. What happened? Still its all good. I wake up in the morning, most mornings, with a smile on my face because my life is pleasant.
Highlight of the last few months...i met someone. His name is Joel and he is great. Nothing official, just taking our time. He's visiting tomorrow. I cant begin to explain how refreshing it is to have someone pursue you for you alone, not what you can give or do. He makes me happy.
Future plans? I'm working for the conference center (again? ... I know). Which means, (sorry californians) that i wont be darkening your doorstep for who knows how long. Christmas? Maybe longer. How strange to look back on a life that was once so familiar and is now a blurry dream. |
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[Mar. 9th, 2005|11:38 am] |
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If you havent been to www.savetoby.com, you should go. I've never laughed so hard. Make sure you check out the "receipies" section (The stew calls for 1 Toby cut into 3/4" pieces). So funny. |
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[Mar. 7th, 2005|08:57 am] |
i'm in California...land of fast driving and warm weather. I saw my family and it went suprisingly well. No one fought and Sarah actually likes them. It was good. So...I'm here for one week. Call me if you have the time to hang out....
I miss youah....I miss youah soah. I'll be home soon. |
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