More new stuff! I got a job.
As I had hoped, I am working at the University of Alabama. Actually, I am working in an office at the Law School, which probably sounds a lot more impressive than it really is. The important thing is that after three days of work, I think I am going to like it. My co-workers are all great, and the scope of work should keep me busy, once I get going with it.
Right now it’s more a case of not knowing what I don’t know. Soon I will know what I don’t know, and then I will learn what I don’t know, and then I will know it. I don’t know if that exactly makes sense, but what I am basically saying is that it always takes a little while to get used to a new job, and after only three days, I can already begin to feel that happening, so I’m sure I’m on the right track.
Now, here is the amazing thing to me. As I said, my goal, when I first fashioned this idea in my head to leave South Florida, was to go live in a college town and work on the college campus. Meeting Russ and finding out that he lived only a few miles away from a college campus—well, how cool is that? I mean, he could have lived in Alaska, out in the middle of nowhere. But no, he happens to live about three miles from a state university campus. First step…no problem.
So, yes, college town. And then I get here, and start applying for jobs at the University, and within 30 days of filing my application on-line…BAM! I’m going into work. I just think this is so cool. I really feel that on occasion God GIVES us certain dreams because that is what He wants to do in our lives, and so He makes us WANT IT FIRST, so that when He gives it to us, we are that much more pleased with the end results. Does that makes sense?
Anyway, just spent a little time in a bookstore with Russ, reading through a writers’ magazine. Really starting to get the urge again to write. All the pieces are coming back into place. Life is good. Now if only I could stop eating all this leftover Valentine’s candy!
