Back In Texas

It is good to be back in Texas! This past week, I was in Richmond, Virginia at the IMB headquarters for job training. Then we hopped a few states over to South Carolina for some hands on training at North Greenville University for their Global Missions Conference. I spent about 5 days in South Carolina and would have to say I experienced a little culture shock! Not from being in America, but from being in the deep south. I loved everyone and their country accents and their amazing southern hospitality. At the North Greenville, I even stayed in this awesome log cabin...it was quite wonderful.

Let me just say this...let me put this out there... I LOVE my new job!! This new job is a perfect job match for me. I will write another post about it all together, BUT I get paid to use my gifts, my passion for missions, my love for relationships, and my love for students!! I am starting to get a little anxious about moving and getting to meet my students and the staff there. However, I am STILL enjoying my last couple of weeks in Texas BUT also kind of counting down the days till i get to move to California (exactly 2 weeks tomorrow)!

Random things about me since I last posted:
1. I wrote my first check since I have been back in America which was also my first car payment I have ever made. yikes.

2. I found out I get my own business cards...I am officially grown up now.

3. I still have not been to Wal-mart yet.

4. I bought a planner...it looks like I will actually have a schedule at my new job...so I get to write stuff in a planner! Planners are a simple joy of mine. This time I went for the grown-up planner...you know the really thick ones that are leather and have places for business cards and pen holders.

5. I have been asked to go back to India next July to help supervise and to lead some teams!! Um...can't tell you how excited I am.

6. I officially have a place to live in California! I will be living on campus in a cottage with one of my best friends...Lindsey Cooper. It's just the two of us in ONE big cottage!!

7. I also officially have a California address and cell phone number. Let me know if you need it!

8. I ate at Sonic for the first time last week..yumm.

Here are a few pics from my time away....

My new co-workes and the famous Eloise!! Any of you know about the hip granny that does video for the IMB? Yep...that's her in the middle.

My new supervisor- Melody! She is AMAZING!! I love her and she is very talented at her job!

My sweet sweet fun crazy friend Chesed. You might remember her...I visited her in Singapore last New Years. She was also at my training!