awhile

it's been a while.  i'm in kaldi's enjoying some coffee and internet time.  shipped sherry's christmas gift today.  i'm excited for beau, suz and madeline to come and i wish i could go visit the duerre family.


i found this quote on a blog today.

❝

Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He is getting the drains right and stopping the leaks in the roof and so on; you knew that those jobs needed doing and so you are not surprised. But presently He starts knocking the house about in a way that hurts abominably and does not seem to make any sense. What on earth is He up to? The explanation is that He is building quite a different house from the one you thought of - throwing out a new wing here, putting on an extra floor there, running up towers, making courtyards. You thought you were being made into a decent little cottage: but He is building a palace. He intends to come and live in it Himself.

— C.S. Lewis

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these are the things i am praying about:


student teaching where? i have to get approved to do so remotely.  
school 


i'm preparing myself for this year.  but i can't become too attached to one idea, it might change.  this is hard for me.  


so hard.  

nanny

earlier this school year i was at the leawood roasterie.  this guy came in with his ipad and sat down at the table next to me.  a little while later one of the cutest little girls came in and i knew she was his daughter.  a little boy also came in and they sat and chatted for a little bit before the little boy started 'working' and the little girl got to play on the ipad.  she was so adorable.  as she started playing with the ipad she would accidentally hit the wrong button and the dad would have to help her get the video started again. after a few times i reached over and helped her because he was on the phone.  she started chatting with me.  then i asked her a few questions, how old she was, etc.  then the dad joined the conversation.  helped her tell me her name, age, background.  (these kids know 3 languages!)  after a little small talk i found out they owned the roasterie.  yeah.  no big deal.  he gave me he and his wife's business cards.  he told me if i ever had any ideas of how the store could be better to contact them.  well, most of my friends know i love the roasterie.  i tried getting a job there after school ended for the year.  no luck.  also kind of thankful.  i don't want it to loose it's 'special-ness'.  haha.  

well, two days ago i went to the brookside roasterie.  i was waiting for my coffee when i look up and here comes this little boy i'd 'met' several months ago.  bed head and all.  he was heading back to the back of the store.  he knows this is like his home.  i look around the rest of the store and see the little girl and a lady who seems to be their nanny.  that was when i wished i could just nanny full-time.  if i was lucky, for this family, but i would also love to nanny abroad.  my friend nicole told me i should do that this summer, but i didn't have the money to get over there and i just really didn't think it was possible.  well, let me say this, i think i would love an opportunity like this.  maybe after i graduate.  if i didn't have any debt after i graduated then it would be an easy decision.  this is not the case.  

i have loved living in olathe this summer.  i get to hang out with friends.  i haven't had a summer like this yet and i am really enjoying it.  i tried a second job, but it was nanny-ing for an indian family.  not my cup of tea.  i was expected to be by the baby at all times.  they were very concerned with germs.  they didn't really want me to hang around the same area as they were.  so, i said i didn't think this was going to work out.  i thought i had another potential job, but nothing has happened with it yet.  it was to work at a new restaurant.  my host family from college church knows the co-owners and they had talked about needing staff to open and close.  that would work perfect for my schedule.  we'll see what happens.  there were a lot of high schoolers working there.  i'm about ready to go apply at startbucks.  ha.  the leawood roasterie is hiring a full-time barista.  wish i could apply.

last night i took a personality test that is similar to myers-brigss.  it was free on the internet.  i am ESFJ and it seems right.  here are a couple links.  one and two.  i've been reading some of the other types and can relate to a couple other ones as well.  it's just interesting.  


tonight i am taking a big group of friends to UNforked.  it's the new restaurant i applied at.  food is great, local, healthy, and the building is my style. hah.  i'm excited to see what everyone thinks.  


i am going home on sunday for about 24 hours.  spending time with our dear friend sarah jo.  then i'll spend sunday night with mom and dad if they don't get back in town too late.  then the next half day will be with mom--as dad is heading off to camp.  


my room in our apartment is being painted at the moment.  there were two purple wall that don't match our bedroom things.  i'm excited to see what it will look like.  i'm also ready for markli to return.  


this is a long post.  hope it's entertaining; at least a little.  


little goals in life:
nanny
floral work
bakery/coffee?
travel to europe (soon)
live in the same area as family (columbia/mo, olympia/wa, mt.vernon/ohio)


that was a big update.  i think i've shared everything on my mind.  ha :)


loveyouall
maresalee

 

interwebs

well,  i stared up a twitter account again.  i don't really think of using it right now.  very few tweets.  i also started a little something called pinterest.  look at my profile.  just things i love.  



i finished a second book this week.  was very good.  safe haven by nicholas sparks.

next week i will really start to find that second job.  i've had quite a bit of babysitting for the time being.  i get paid for working in the community formation office tomorrow and it should be for 45 hours of work.  then comes wedding weekend.  i will be helping/in at a wedding on monday and there are wedding festivities all weekend.  it will be a lot of fun.  

i need to start another book, but i got tired of reading.  

i'm trying out a new workout schedule.  
monday: yoga
tuesday: running 
wednesday: pilates
thursday: running
friday: walking
saturday/sunday: something.  maybe bike rides when i get a bike.
i haven't made it a full week yet.  on MWF i work out with alyssa beckum.  she was sick yesterday so we didn't get to pilates yet.  and on tues/thurs i am running with my college church host mom.  we ran 2 miles tuesday morning but she had to take her daughter somewhere today.  tomorrow i work in the office 8:30-12, 1-5.  long day.  then the guys are having a show.  saint lux.  let me go ahead and give you the link to check out their musics.  haha.  

just got an email that gap is having a huge sale.  might have to stop in.  

oh last weekend was so great.  got to hang out with the magnuson family and extended family and timmy jones.  such great people.  wish we all lived in the same area.  spread out in kansas, colorado, nevada, oregon.  can't wait for another reunion with these people. 

the roasterie says they are still hiring, but they are waiting to look at applications.  so potential.  we shall see.   


hope everyone has a great memorial day weekend!


loveyous
maresalee

weather

olathe has had some great rainy weather these past two days.  just love it.  don't want it to go. 


i reserved quite a list of books with the local library that exchanges books with all johnson county libraries.  i've picked up four already and there are more waiting for me.  \


i am so excited to have roommates now.  markli and i will be living with our friend raelyn this fall.  i am living with her this summer with another lady.  tonight we made a veg dinner of squash and zucchini sauteed in olive oil and onions and mushrooms.  we also had corn on the cob and asparagus.  it was delicious.  now we are downtown at the (brookside) roasterie enjoying a brooksider bob latte and splitting an oatmeal raisin cookie.  we are going to have great times together.  


tomorrow i have a wedding.  to go to.  get to see the magnuson family again.  wish we could live in the same place again.  


going home for the weekend in two weeks.  that will be great--i'm ready for a little time at home.  i am hopefully taking a few friends too.  it will be fun showing them columbia.  i think they will really like it.  


i found a pair of black jeans in the laundry room when everyone moved out and so i washed them and kept them.   wearing them right now.  what a great find.  haha.  but really.  


loveyous,
maresalee