What is with me? Hmm? I said I would write more again the next day but obviously not.
Sheesh! So where was I? Well, let me think.
After Creation Fest things just mellowed down. On the 24th we went to my brother John's new house. It's right by a river so we spent the day swimming and roasting marshmallows 'round a fire. Even my dad came later, which is a first! It was very pleasant but I was so pumped up from the previous days that I really was kind of bored. That same night I watch the stars for a moment before bed. Space is, to me, among God's greatest creations. We have no idea how large it is, it goes on forever! Everything is sooo big and beautiful, yet powerful and dangerous. I love space, truly I do! But it's the creepy sci-fi junk that seriously freaks me out. Aliens? Pheh! If there are aliens then leave them be. They haven't bothered us! ;) (Yuuuuk! I can't stand even thinking of it! Gives me the chills, seriously!)
25th? Meh, I did nothing...Again!
Anyway, on the 26th I went to my brother's house again and helped out with some wedding programs that needed to be cut out and glued and such. We got about 100 programs done that night and the boys tied bows on bubbles...Haha! On the 27th we got news that my other brother(James) who was in Ethiopia landed in New York! One step closer to home. =) Later on I went up Mt. Peak with my neighbor and a friend from school(Who also knew my neighbor) it was very nice to go with a couple of girls for once. ;P Also found out that a job that I got an interview at said they were not hiring...which kind of ruined the day.
But on the 28th I had a lot of fun! I went up Mt. Peak again with 4 friends(1 of which was Colin and the others I knew from school) It was so much fun! I love going with groups! I was also invited to join Colin at a friend of ours house for a sort of adult bible study. I had been invited before but was leery of going just because I would be the only Catholic there and I wasn't sure what they would be talking about. However, after much chatting on a Catholic forum (Best darn Catholic question answering site EVER! http://forums.catholic.com/ ) and much prayer and a lot of Bible reading on my own time I felt I was ready so I said sure, why not?
So at 7 I met with them at our friends' house. His dad was the leader of the "fellowship" and his mom helped. So the topic for the day was "Unanswered Prayers". There were only a couple of people there, Colin and his older brother, a girl I didn't know and Mike. Anyway, the discussion began with the verse from the Bible "Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My name." John 15
So the leader, Jerry, started on it like this "Is it true that God answers ALL of our prayers?" and he went on to give examples prayers for good weather, or prayers for a sports team to win, or prayers that something would be done to someone you dislike.
Their groups answer was something along the lines "It's the way you pray. You need the right faith, you need the right motive, you need earnestness, and perseverance otherwise the prayer goes off to Limbo."
Interesting. Very interesting. I basically sat back and listened to how they discussed everything.(I was kind of taking notes for if we(My parish) ever starts a Young Adult group.)
At one point toward the end of the talk when Jerry posed the question to us again "Does God not answer some questions?" I finally got up the courage to say what WE, Catholics, believe.
"God answers ALL questions, but not always in the way we want them to be answered." This seemed to satisfy them for a bit and they seemed to take note, but then they just went on talking about motives and perseverance and such.
Oh well, plant a seed, right? =)
After 45 minutes of talking we played a game called "Catch Phrase" for about half an hour(I came to hate that game. I'm sooo bad at describing things!) and then we sat around a fire talking about everything from video games and movies to randomness. It was actually rather pleasant.
On the 29th I was so depressed. I have no idea what came over me. I went of Mt. Peak again with Colin and a friend of ours from school, but we finished in about 30 minutes and when I got home I wanted to do something more. Finally at around 8 I took off in my car and just drove around, I was so depressed! I sat in the parking lot of a soccer field for an hour listening to music and watching a kid kick a soccer ball around, who was soon joined by 2 others to play.
Finally I drove home to discover my little sister had not told my parents where I went so I had to face them. It wasn't too bad but it did not help with my mood.
So I got on facebook and was pleasantly surprised that Colin and the other friend were online and we began to talk. Within 15 minutes I was feeling better. =) I went to bed at around 10, but not before reading the Bible. I really wish I talked more about my experience with reading the Holy Book, because I'm finally in Galatians!! =) Almost done!
Anyway, on the 30th we finally went and did something! We all woke up early and got ready to go to the Ride4Us event that was taking place not too far away. It is a Pro-Life event where all the money goes to buying ultrasounds for pregnant women and doctor offices. Basically you can ride, walk, run or have fun. Half of my family did the 5k walk(3 miles) and me and my two younger sisters did the 10k(6 miles) walk. It was great! The area was beautiful and the sun was shining. After we finished the walk and lunch we volunteered with the Toddler Tent. I was really looking forward to playing with the tiny kids, but I was put in charge of a bouncy house. Gosh! Those kids are crazy on those things!! I'm surprised none of them snapped their necks! =S
Anyway yeah, I then went to Saturday night mass, but on the way home I stopped by a produce stand to turn in my application. I heard they were hiring so I thought why not? I got there and was told to come back in Tuesday for an interview. Yeah, that fast! I thought it was weird too. Soo that was pretty much that day. Overall it was great! =)
On the 31st I woke up relatively early and got ready to go to another event called the Scottish Highland Games. Lots of music and food but all Scottish! Bagpipes are so cool...Haha.
Anyway, I met up with Colin there, but was rather depressed when I discovered the other people I invited to come as well couldn't or didn't make it. We ran into two other friends...Lame. Plus, it rained. That really dampened everything! But I guess it was alright, I got to do something, haha. At around 5:30 the event was ending so Colin and I left and went our separate ways. I had to head to Red Robin for my brother's Finace's sort of bachlorette dinner. It was just a bunch of us bridesmaids talking and such. The only cool part was that I drove all the way home, on a 70mph road! x)
On the 1st I just chilled. I didn't want to think of what tomorrow might bring(Since I was going back to the produce stand for an interview) so I laid in bed and read the Bible. Later on at about 6 o'clock my mom and I went on a bike ride into town and back. Overall it was 6 miles, and only took 40 minutes! (Which is good timing for us. =P)
Now...for the day that changed my life!! Dun dun duuuuuuun!
I woke up at about 7:45 and got ready for the interview. It's a produce stand so I didn't really have to dress up or anything. I left and got there at 10 and met with the lady who I was told was going to interview me. After a couple of minutes of waiting she took me in the back and interviewed me. It wasn't bad, they were very desperate. However, in the interview she asked me some simple math questions and I froze up back. While I was doing one problem I said a quick prayer, and after I answered she said now I had to pass a sort of test. I was to go into the store for about 15-30 minutes and memorize as many prices as I could.
WHAT?? As I walked around I was more praying than memorizing. x) I think my prayers were answered(in a different way than I wanted) because it wasn't for a whole hour when she finally took me back and "tested" me. It was really really busy over there at the time so she had to stop halfway and go back in. In the meantime I went back in and memorized more. A half hour passed when she finally said I passed and that now she needed to talk to the owner who was in charge of everything. She told me I could stay or go home because he would be there in a couple of minutes. I said I'd stay.
Argh....I waited around another hour watching the chaos. The owner never even arrived. The lady was desperate though, I watched her go about with only 2 other workers. She finally stopped and turned to me "Can you work right now?" I said yes. "Ok good, you're hired. Come over here and watch me do this."
So I was hired on the spot. I HAVE A JOB!!!
For the next hour or two I stood by her while she did the register. It wasn't too bad and she was really nice about it. At about 2:30 after Tilling out (Or Z-ing out as they called it) I was able to go home. I was to work the next day from 8am to 2pm.
Thus my working life has begun again!!
I have a bit more to tell you but this blog post is already long enough as it is. So, I will continue again when I get the chance! I must leave for work now, haha.
God Bless!
~Katie.
(Jesus working with his earthly father, Joseph.)
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