CH-CH-CHANGES!

uff-da. 

so.many.things.going.on.around.here.

I turned in my applications to Episcopal Service Corps and Loretto Volunteers (finally!)

....and then I decided I wasn't going to think about it for awhile since I was getting stressed out literally 5 minutes after I turned them in.

(would I get in? what if I don't? is this the right choice? oh sh*t I really just submitted those...etc)

turns out that's not really possible. 

I got my first response Monday morning at 7:30 am, 

and it was positive!

fast forward to Wednesday, and I got asked to have my first interview...

and then by Friday, I have interviews scheduled with Omaha and LA (my first pick),

with the Omaha interview this Tuesday.

so much for not thinking about it huh?!

and within this whole process, I'm really questioning whether I should still apply to Iowa next year. 

I'm not sure the timing is right.

I know if I get offered a position from one of these organizations, I'm going to take.

so (fingers crossed) I'd probably end up deferring Iowa, so what's the point of applying?

but I feel like this decision is deciding so much more than just next year.

I'd be choosing to leave all my friends, and I'm worried that by making this choice, 

I'll be losing some of them.

I'm worried that by making this choice, I'm turning down others. 

but I'm also scared to death that if I don't take this opportunity,

I'll feel like I settled, and regret it for the rest of my life.

... and I already know I have my mind pretty much made up.

scary scary scary.

but you have to go where your passion is driving you.

so Im'ma shine.

and I'm officially going on spring break trip!

with two of my best friends, jennifer and kat.

road trippin' to harry potter land, new orleans, paula dean's restaurant, and the deep south.

did anyone else see the article about how danial radcliffe admitted he was completely tanked while filming harry potter? I totally want to re-watch a bunch of the films now.