march fools' day...

tomorrow is march fools' day... don't take anyone seriously or fall for any tricks... sincerely...

just kidding... but seriously...

okay... moving on... i feel like i had something of importance to write about, but the faint memory i had telling me what it was has faded into the back of my mind... right now all i can think about is the wonderful sleep that awaits me...

but i want to write some other stuff... the sleep can wait for another 10 minutes...

i've never watched the amazing race until last season with the families... but i thought i might be interested in this year's... and i am... i cracked up more times than i care to admit at tonight's episode... if you missed it, you missed the crack up couple... because they got kicked off tonight... but i think it's going to be a good season...

but i've been up late every night this week... and i'm exhausted... so it's time... i'm going to take a ride on the sleep train!!!

my mom... the beauty queen...

amy sent me this picture of mom... i'm pretty sure it's from when she was in high school... she's the one in the center... she was the queen!!! i wish i had gotten her good looks or good figure!!! check out that crown!!!

here's the update/news...

i'm really tired... because my JOB wears me out!!! :)...

my job is good... i'm learning more about construction than i thought possible... i like the people i work with... right now, i just don't know everything and i don't always have stuff to do... and i don't like that, but it will change once i start learning more stuff...

today there was a reception for golden gate baptist theological seminary that was here in nashville... i was thrilled to get to go to it... not only because it was at an incredible restaurant here in town where i ate some tremendous food... but also because i got to meet some new people and reconnect with some... i got to hear about some of the vision of what's going to happen the next five years with golden gate and i'm excited to be a part of it...

after it was over, i was talking with jeff... i mean dr. iorg (the president)... and i mentioned how much golden gate meant to me... how i really considered it the sb seminary most focused on ministry and missions... and that's the reason i went there... and was so thankful for my education and, more importantly, my experience... he said it was the best thing he had heard all day... and then he said to tom jones (director of institutional advancement), "we need to get robyn to give a student testimony at the banquet in september!" there's going to be a ggbts banquet (similar to the luncheon but on a larger scale, in order to partner with people and raise money and support for the school)... it's in september and evidently, i'm giving a testimony... isn't that exciting? it is... you should be excited... if anyone wants to go, let me know and i'll turn in your names... i mean, it is a really great free dinner...

so, that was my day... i'm really tired and i think i'm going to go to bed... but i wanted to give a little update...

brian, me and patti at the butcher shop during the birthday extravaganza... 

me and blake at the birthday extravaganza!!!  

patti and corky at alfred's during the birthday celebration for danae, blake and me!!! 

blake and danae... the happy birthday couple...  

me, alyssa, shawna and christy outside on a beautiful snowy day in portland... it was december 18, but i never posted it... we ate at typhoon! (yum!!!) and then went to powell's books, got coffee and walked around in the snow... and i didn't have any gloves... :( 

the job search is over...

i have just accepted a job (through a temp agency) as an administrative assistant for the marketing department of an engineering firm... i start tomorrow at 8:00 a.m.... that's gross... but it will be a-okay...

i'm really excited about it... i mean, it is work... but work is good...

i just got a call back and i don't have to be there until 9:00!!! yea!!!

a pretty good valentine's day experience...

i'm not the biggest fan of valentine's day... i never really have been... and today just seemed like a normal day aside from all of the talk shows emphasizing on love and valentine's day... but no big deal...

then, when i went to check the mail this afternoon, i walked outside and saw the neighborhood kids playing in the grass beside our apartment... as soon as they saw me, all of them yelled, "happy valentine's day!!!" almost like they were told to... it was so cute... and so i said "happy valentine's day" back to them... and i asked them if they ate a lot of candy at school today... one said "no" and one said "yes..."

then... (this is the best part) one of the youngest boys ran up and threw his arms around me and looked up at me and said, "happy valentine's day!" it was the best valentine's present i could have gotten...

then my roommates and i made heart-shaped brownie cakes... yum!!!

so all in all, it was a pretty good valentine's day!!!

evidently i'm big bird...

Which Sesame Street Muppet Are You?

is amnesia real?

jaclyn and i are watching the muppets take manhattan and kermit gets amnesia... i mean, have you ever known anyone who got amnesia... it seems like a made-up tv and movie condition...

here's what tv and movies have taught me about amnesia...

if someone has it, all you have to do is hit them hard on the head again and they'll go back to normal...

all of this brought to you by the letter m (for muppet)...

finally friday...

first and foremost, i have to talk about what i'm watching on tv... millionaire... and it's "engaged couples" week... it's extremely entertaining to watch the couples as they try to make decisions and take risks... i keep waiting for one of the couples to fight... but so far... not so much...

here's the heart of what i really wanted to write about today...

i had my 2nd interview at the church... and it went well... it was with the two youth ministers... at first, it was the normal type stuff... and then, at some point, it took more an informal tone... my sarcastic side came out a little bit... but it felt pretty appropriate... if something can be "pretty appropriate" - i guess it's either appropriate or not... but whatever...

then, the sr. high youth minister said he had "rapid fire" questions for me... which is kind of fun and kind of terrifying... because who knows what i might say in the spur of a moment...

so... these are the questions (and i'll insert my answers in green)...

1. do you like coffee? (emphatically) "yes!"
2. what's your favorite dc talk song? "what's that one... the other night i met this girl and she looked at me so nice... i asked her for her digits and she didn't think twice..." (yes, that's right... i totally rapped the song)... "i can't remember the name of it..."
3. do you know what "more cowbell" means? and at this point, i think i snorted... i definitely laughed... "i love it!!! yes, i've got a fever and the only cure is more cowbell!!!"
4. do you know who flava-flav is? yes and he's creepy!!!
5. what your favorite line from a movie? "no way... i can't do it... i love movies... but i guess i'll say, "i gave her my heart and she gave me a pen." because it's the first thing that came into my head. "

i definitely walked away saying, "did i really get asked if i knew who flava-flav is in an interview? and will i get the job because i know or not get it because i know?"

but overall, i think they liked me... but i left thinking, "did i really say all of that?" because when i start with the sarcastic and goofy side i forget that i'm in it until i snort... which happened at least 3 times... so i hope it was endearing and not weird...

so, it was good... and i just called to check with one of them about the process... and i think i'm in... so now, comes the weekend of processing... trying to figure it all out... i feel like i could have written this entry better... i'm sure i could have... but such is life...

so the most up-to-date word on the job hunt is:
i'm waiting for the engineering firm to call and let me know if i would be getting that job or not...
i'm waiting for the minister of education to call and ask me to come meet with him to discuss the offer he should be extending to me...
this weekend i'll be processing everything to figure out what i'll do if i get a call from the engineering firm... about which one i'll take...
i should be starting work within the next week or so... maybe a week from monday... hopefully soon... because i'm ready to start getting a paycheck!!!

quiet time...

i've gotten in a really bad habit of staying up late...

but here's the thing...

after my roommates go to bed, the apartment is quiet... really quiet... not that they're loud when they're up - but it's just this peaceful kind of calm when it feels like all of the world is asleep... everyone except me... and my friends on the west coast... i sometimes use the time to catch up with my friends in the portland area...

but sometimes, on nights like tonight... i sit and enjoy the quiet... i sometimes miss living by myself... most of the time i don't... but sometimes, every now and then, i miss not having to worry about whether it will bother anyone if i leave my dishes in the sink or if i leave the ironing board and iron out... or whether my stereo playing butch walker over and over will make my roommates crazy...

but in the quiet moments, i don't worry about any of that stuff... and tonight, i hear a little bit of rain... and it's therapeutic...

and the moment feels peaceful... and my heart smiles a little...

random monday night update...

wanted to give a little bit of an update...

i had an interview today... it went spectacularly well... i guess... i mean, it was good...

it was with the minister of education for a church in franklin... he's going to tell the youth ministers i'd be assisting about me in the morning, then, supposedly, they'll call me to set up an interview...

so i'll just have to dazzle them with my incredible personality and quick wit... shouldn't be a problem... after all, my mom says if they don't like me - it's them, not me...

so should know something more in a day or two... the only minor setback is that i'll need to give them my portfolio when i meet with them and i can't find the cd that has the pdf's i was going to use for my portfolio... so i'll do a mad search tomorrow and if i still can't find it, i'll have to figure something out...

tonight i watched how i met your mother (and loved it) and the bachelor... i don't know why... and now i'm watching a great movie... but i'm not telling what it is - because i may want to use it as trivia...

overall, it's been a really good day...

a bit of reflection...

i have gotten out of the habit of doing this... but i wanted to post some lyrics... i haven't really taken the time to reflect on the fact that i have uprooted once again... moved to an unfamiliar place... am attempting to make new friends, looking for a new job, trying to start over... it's not been an easy month... i mean, there are good points, for sure... but there have been a fair share of hard times and tears shed... i spent some time in the car today, and i put in a cd alyssa made for me for my road trip... a song by late tuesday is the first song... and had i been by myself on my roadtrip when i put this cd in, i probably would have had to pull over... it hits home in a way that no other song seems to really express what i'm feeling...

I Must Go

Time flies when you're having fun
And it's flown too quickly for me
For my time has arrived
The day has come, the day I must leave
Where I'll go I cannot barely know
All I see is the road at my feet

I must go, I must leave this place
I have somewhere to go
I have a new road to follow
I must go, and though I wish I could stay
There is something beyond what I can see
I must go

And though I feel like I'm losing myself as I
fear leaving all this behind me
I will not, I will not lose my faith as I go
For my fears will be vanished in time
And I know that I will be fine

I must go, I must leave this place
I have somewhere to go
I have a new road to follow
I must go, and though I wish I could stay
There is something beyond what I can see
I must go

And I will not forget you, I could not forget you
Even though I cannot be by your side
But life's course has brought us to this place, tomorrow we must embrace
And seek joy in this bittersweet goodbye

gloria gaynor sings it best...

here's what's going on...

i had a birthday... happy birthday to me! it was exciting, only because i got to hang out with some of the coolest people in the world... i'm definitely feeling old these days and hanging out on beale with some good friends, good food and good fun was good times!!! i am working on getting pictures up... oh - and happy birthday to blake and danae... we all got to celebrate together, which was incredible... it's pretty amazing when 3 out of 10 people are celebrating a birthday at the table...

next item on the agenda... the job hunt...

it's actually going spectacularly... this week has definitely been a turn-around from last week... with the way things are going, i'm feeling a lot more confident about my decision to move to nashville, which means i probably won't be moving to the big l-r... (sad times in some ways... but i'll still close enough to visit!!!)

here's what has happened job-wise... i met with a lady from a staffing agency today and got hired there, which means i'll be doing temp/temp-to-hire work starting very soon... and because of my mad computer skills (who would be able to guess that i know a ton about excel?), the lady wants me to have a better job than a brainless one... so tomorrow i have an interview with an engineering firm in the marketing department as an administrative assistant... the pay is really good... so i'm hoping (and praying) that it's a good fit for everyone... i would still be temporary, but could become permanent maybe... but there are a bunch of other people interviewing, so i'm hoping it goes well...

if it doesn't work out, i'll do some other temp job... but there are some other things on the horizon...

i'm working on my substitute application... it's kind of on the back burner... but all that i have left to worry about are reference forms, which i've been unable to pull off the website... so i'll have to call to see about getting them... and then i've got everything ready to go for that...

and i have also applied for a student ministry-ministry assistant position at a church close by... it's about half administrative/half graphic design type stuff... so it would be great, as well... i haven't heard anything back, and i don't know what that process will look like, so i'm just applying and interviewing where i can...

i also received notification from the state of tn for a job that i applied for... i have to go take a written test, but i have 6 months to do so, so that's also on the back burner...

ok, i guess that's enough rambling about the job front... it's just easier to type in one place rather than trying to tell everyone... even though most people know (and at least one has heard it twice!!! :)...)