it's unfortunate that i'm such a sucky blogger as of late. i'm sure my readership has plummetted in the past year or so, but for those of you that still check back bimonthly to see if i have posted anything juicy, i am truly sorry for disappointing you. it's probably not going to get any better in the next month. as it is, i am taking away valuable homeworking time to write this update. but, i feel like writing a bit.

so let me tell you what's new.

today i helped copy and staple 5,000 packets for Summer Adventure Camp registration. you don't have to know what Summer Adventure Camp is to know that 5,000 packets = way too many papercuts and toner-blackened fingers.

today was the last weekday of my Spring Break, which, although enjoyable, was not really much of a break. i've pretty much been working or driving since last thursday. however, i did get to see and spend a little time with both of my parents, my grandparents, my brother, and some of my old friends from omaha (sorry i didn't get to see you matt! i wasn't in town long enough to make a trip to lincoln), which was lovely. i found out that one of my girlfriends from high school got married in December and the other one is getting married in Sept. it made me sad that i had missed such important events in their lives.

the past three months have, without exaggeration, been the busiest three months of my life. between both of my jobs and an internship, i have been working as many as 45 hours a week. that's in addition to nine hours of class, a ton of worship leading for chapel and other events like Ascension Convention, lots of homework, church and ministry events, cleaning, orthodontist appointments, you get the picture. Dan says that it stresses him out just hearing about all the stuff i'm doing right now. i will admit, it has been pretty difficult. i am really starting to look forward to the days when i can come home from work and not be threatened by homework deadlines. that will be a fabulous day. in a month. may 7th. let me know if you want to come see me wear a funny hat and do a jig to auld sang lyne or whatever the crap it's called.

Dan and i are no longer together. at least, for the moment. nothing dramatic happened or anything; i guess i just felt like we had been dating long enough for me to know him and to know whether or not he is someone that i would consider spending the rest of my life with. and the answer is yes, i think that on paper he fits all the necessary criteria, but in my heart i have not made that jump from "he's a fabulous guy" to "he's THE fabulous guy." and i just think it's better to be alone and to figure that out while i'm so unsure than to continue a relationship to a potentially slow, painful death. honestly though, since the decision was made, it hasn't felt that much different, because i still care for him very much and we go to the same school, so we see each other all the time and we hang out pretty often. who knows, maybe it will come around again. sometimes i want it to, sometimes i don't. sometimes i think it will, sometimes i don't. c'est la vie.

speaking of foreign languages, i have become much more proficient in the art of pronouncing the "kh" sound required for most european languages. i don't have to pause anymore before i use it.

i'm not really sure what post-graduation life looks like for stephie. i found out today that i'm not getting the full time position at GWAYO that i had hoped for, so i'm in the process of exploring other options. or thinking about them, anyways. i'll let you know when i figure something out.

bye bye for now.