today this could be the greatest day of our lives

oh hey!
its been a while
or it sure seems that way!
school and work have basically taken over my life!!!
while school is getting harder and harder as the quarter passes the halfway point, work gets more intense.
in case you didnt know; i got a job at sears in the fine jewelry/customer service department. so im going through diamond/gemstone/gold/other fine jewelry info training right now. INTENSE. and by intense i mean i get super tired of staring at a computer screen for hours on end! but when im actually out on the floor job shadowing and helping out where i can during these first coupla weeks, its great. i LOVE being around jewelry all day! haha
if you know me, you know i LOVE the bling! haha it great :)
but its just really exhausting b/c i get done with work early to mid evening then i have to do all my homework for the next day. it gets hard not being able to go out dancing in the middle of the week with my roommates/neighbours/other friends. (wow im lovin the slashes in this blog! haha)
anyways
other than that, life hasnt been too super exciting lately
i dont remember if i said it in my last blog, but ive been blessed to have the opportunity to help lead worship at the INN last week and the week prior! it was AMAZING. something i never thought id do. i loved every second of it. the first week i sang we had the INN outside so it was kinda hard to hear everyone during worship and i was really nervous since it was my first time doing anything but socializing and listening to the message at the INN. but the second week, holy pants. it was WONDERFUL. we were in the sanctuary b/c the weather was less than fantastic and the acoustics were sooo great! it was a much more intimate environment with everyone in the first 6 rows or so of the pews, dim lighting, candles at the end of every pew, and myself along with two fantastic gentlemen on guitar leading worship. i got to lead one song on my own; Beautiful One. it was amazing. one of my favourite songs as well :)
well now its wednesday night and as astonishing as it is, im finished with my homework before 11!!!! so we're going to harry potter 2nite. im SO excited!!!!!! gosh im such a child, but i love it :)
as for the rest of this week; school, work, probably some chill time, and just enjoying summer (even though it doesnt quite feel like summer a lot of the time!) OH! so today for english we had class outside for half of it, which was wonderful, but i was in my work clothes; AKA ALL BLACK. i was sweltering. haha. and got sunburned! in an hour! wow im pale. well, more pinkish now, but you get the jist.
OH AGAIN! i got a new computer this weekend!!! its a dell inspiron and very different from my mac, but i think thats a good thing :) i LOVE it, even if my credit card doesnt. haha. that ones going to take a lot of time at sears to pay off!!! but i needed it and it was well worth it :)

well folks
i think thats about it for now
lifes not super exciting right now, but it suits me :)
i DEFINITELY miss dublin
the hustle bussle and all that jazz
the ACCENT
the people of course :)
but i think this is where im meant to be right now.
im sure i'll be going back though. ireland is positively in my heart. its funny how one second i'll be walking to school and all the sudden something will seem so inherently irish for a second... i catch myself daydreaming about what id be doing if i were there now, what everyones doing... but then i have to remind myself that bellingham is great too. that im blessed to live in the pacific northwest! (gosh i love washington) and that even though i dont know what will happen in the future (heck, i dont know whats gonna happen tomorrow!) that ireland will still be there for me to visit again someday

anyhow
peace out trout!
TIME FOR SOME HARRY POTTER!!! :)