on a more serious note....

Ok so....I got in! To PA school that is. I applied to 3 schools thinking surely I will get into one of them. I was right. I got into one. :) I think it was in the middle of the interview process at OHSU when I realized that most everyone else applied to at least 3 schools. There was slight panic on my part. But the Lord is good and I didn't get the rejection letter from OHSU until after I was accepted at WSU. And Tiffany bought me tulips! How amazing is my roomate!

So I have taken immediate action to prepare for PA school. Number 1 action was dropping Organic Chem as I only needed it to go to OHSU. That felt good. But my lab partner was a little disappointed. We were a great pair (of chem nerds). Number 2 action is writing an acceptance letter to the offer to attend WSU. This was more difficult than I thought it would be. What more is there to say except "I accept" "thank you" and "I'll see YOU in June". I tried to add more fluff but you know me. Suffice it to say, the letter is short (we're talking like circus midget short). Whatev. Number 3 action is to aquire all the financial aid I can get. Shouldn't be too hard once I get the ball rolling. For all of you that have never done this, and I can't imagine who hasn't, it involves first getting your taxes done, then filling out a FAFSA sheet online with all your tax information. Then you wait for a week or two to get what they call an EFC (estimated family contribution). Mine will be $0.00. Then I have to find a lender. Luckily, I say this toungue-in-cheek, I already have a lender. Remember grad school? Then I have to convince them that I need to defer my already aquired lones and ask them to give me more.:) No sweat.

Meanwhile, I am enjoying having free time. I plan to spend more time journaling these next 3 months. I realized that journaling, while feeling like a chore sometimes, is the best way for me to process though my endless barage of questions and random thoughts. I am currently in a small group through Christ Church and we are discussing Grace. I realized that I don't have a good position on this anymore. I feel like I used to, but it has eluded me. Our discussion a couple Sunday's ago was very somber. At least I felt that everything I said was cynical. How the heck does Satan do this? I used to be so full of life and sure that the story of my life was beautiful through Grace.

I know that part of my problem was lack of time and energy to tackle all the questions that pop into my head everyday. When I can combat doubts with truth and prayer, I can sort through the swamp of confusion. So this really is a perfect study for me, and I am thanking God that he has given me this next 3 months of school free time. I hope to spend more time with all of you wondeful people too. So call me.

erin