What a month!

So it's been a while since I posted last...I was looking forward to July being a relaxing month, but no such luck. Of course, it's not always a bad thing to be busy...and when you have two jobs that you like, it's actually kind of a nice thing.

All of the sudden Rockhurst's campus is shaping up and getting ready for students again. Case in point--the Rock Room. Last week, this is what it looked like---->

Then, suddenly, we come back in and now we have this...

Definitely an upgrade! I was a little nervous when I saw how much BLUE was going in there...but someone in the planning definitely had an eye for color, and it's turned out lovely. And definitely better than the random red carpet wall we had.

We just ended the summer conference season with my favorite conference from last year--Kfest. (Oddly enough, the name of the conference is still KansasFest though they've been holding it in Missouri for years now). Kfest is advertised as "summer camp for geeks," which is a name it lives up to...but in addition to not having nearly as many lock-outs and boo-boos as the other camps (this one is all adults) they're also some of the most interesting people Rockhurst houses, ever. I remembered most of the campers from last year and a few remembered me, so it was like seeing old friends.

Alas, since conferences are finished, it is quickly approaching time to move out of the townhouses. I like the townhouses well enough, and I've lived in three since last May, but I'm definitely ready to get into my new and insanely awesome house. Rockhurst just bought it, and my roommates and I will be the first people to live there. It seems like two weeks ago that I moved into summer housing (and I won't lie and say that moving is fun), but the idea of settling into somewhere for a solid 9 months is very appealing. And I'm trying mightily to not panic about not knowing where the heck I'll be after those 9 months.

Well, hopefully my next update will be within the month...as soon as things have settled down and I'm implanted in my new place.

Ta!

This'll be a long one...

So CHANGE has been the name of the game for me the past couple of weeks! To start off with, the Office of Admission has officially moved back from its temporary location to our permanent home on the north side of Massman. Physical Plant did a good amount of remodeling while we were gone--new ceilings, new carpet, new lighting! Go Physical Plant!

Cool as that is, I'm more excited about the fact that I now have an office in Admission!

I'm using the term "my office" rather loosely--to sum it up, one of the awesome people in Admission (Pat, who works with MBA students) was asked to move her office to Conway with the rest of the Business school. It's kind of sad not seeing her every day, but long story short, we're using that office space for all the student workers/workstudys that are employed by Admissions. It just so happens that I'm the only student worker for Admissions this summer--ergo, "my" office. Isn't it cute? I haven't had time to do any decorating yet, but that'll come ;-) My boss is seriously sweet and is letting me work on rearranging my new space and putting up a new bulletin board when she doesn't have any other projects for me to do.

On a very different topic, my graduate school search has taken a dramatic turn. After talking to a few professors and thinking about it A LOT, I've decided to look at graduate programs in Theology and Religious Studies. I just picked up my Theology double-major this past semester, but I've never taken a Theology class at Rockhurst that I didn't love...all in all, it's seemed like this move is making a lot of sense for me in a lot of ways. I will still apply to English grad programs, but probably not quite as many as I originally planned. Basically, I feel like I'll keep my options fairly open and see what opportunities present themselves as I go. I'm just so thankful that we have such amazing professors at Rockhurst, especially my Theology advisor who agreed to meet with me over the summer and was so encouraging in answering all of my questions.

From the friends I've talked to, it seems like it's mandatory to have a major crisis before going into your last year of undergrad--but the great thing is I'm experiencing this with all my friends! I've had some amazing companions this summer to talk to, and we're all sort of helping each other through our final realization that yes, despite our doubts, we are slowly becoming adults.

It's a scary time, but especially after making the decision to move forward in researching Theological schools, everything is feeling a lot better in my life. Though this has never happened to me before, I guess sometimes paths just open for you and you can tell that they feel right.

Oops...I didn't mean to wax philosophical there! I suppose I'm getting in the habit of being more introspective!

Anyway, until next time :-D