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Name: Beth Ann
State: Illinois
Metro: Chicago
Gender: Female
Interests: everything Italian, art history, cooking, city life
Expertise: speaking enough Italian to be dangerous to myself, having a perpetually cluttered room, cooking like an Italian Mamma, listening and observing, staying up too late for my own good...
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Member Since:
4/9/2005
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| There's never enough time to get a nice interesting post thought up... so again some random comments on the last week or so...
I locked myself out of my apartment last week. For about 90 minutes I was stuck in my laundry room, wondering if I was going to have to pee in the sink and sleep in there! My one night all week to be resting at home and I'm stuck in the cold, hard cement basement. Luckily I was saved by a neighbor guy with tools. I had flashbacks of being locked out of the convent a couple years ago on summer project... see June 5 & 7, 2005 - it's a very edited version...
I spent last weekend at a women's retreat with my new friend Amanda, who is a sign language interpretor, and her deaf friend Dene. I learned A LOT about sign language and my own fears! The retreat was in Lake Geneva, WI, right on the lake... I often forget how much I love lakes, rivers, boats, water. Guess that comes from growing up on the Mississippi. Some day I'm going to live on a lake.
I really miss doing creative things with my hands. I grew up cross-stitching and helping my mom with craft projects all the time! Now I never have the time to do anything. BUT at the retreat we had a jewelry making class!! Sooo much fun! I made a cool pair of earrings for myself, and am seriously considering investing in some tools and beads to do it for myself.
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| thanks for all of the congratulations everyone... Yes, I'll be moving to Rome in the next year. For several years.
I've been waiting three years for this. And while I am excited, to be honest I'm not as excited as I expected. There was no jumping/crying/shouting involved. Maybe because I found out while on spring break in Florida, and was unable to quickly tell friends (cell service and internet were so sketchy) Or maybe because the actual move is still months away. Or is it because I'm a T-thinker and not an F-feeler?
I'm grateful to God for giving me this amazing opportunity, but I wonder if I am grateful enough. I'm wondering if deep down I think I've deserved this, earned it, put my time in. I need to remind myself that my even being alive and healthy and saved from hell is the amazing gift, and the rest is just frosting, the Lord being good to me.
still processing... BA | | |
| I've been accepted to go to Rome as ICS!!!!! I don't know anything beyond that, but it's a good start!
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| you know how you think about things you could write about during the course of the day, but when it comes down to doing it they've all left your mind?
I tried to blog about Nordic Tracks
and being a night owl a couple days ago but it wouldn't go through.
oh, well, guess that means I should go to bed... | | |
| Wow, it's been nearly 2 months since I posted here! A lot of small, random things have been happening, but not anything worth truly posting about. But since I've got a moment I'll put down those small random thoughts...
Things that make me happy lately:
- my landlord cleaning our entry hall (as opposed to me)
- hot spiced wine in the Christmas market
- Jars of Clay version of Little Drummer Boy
- homemade egg nog lattes
- watching Sister Wendy talk about the Art Institute
- watching lots of The Office
- the overwhelming generosity of my supporters
- having spiritual conversations with drunk people (and having them stop drinking in order to concentrate more)
- making jewelry with the staff women for my birthday
Other things from the last month:
- I turned 30. I anticipated it not being too big of a deal, but it kind of sucked, as did the 3-4 days following. I still don't know if it is a big deal... My worldview has not caught up with my age I think. I got an email from a recently-engaged college roommate telling about her new fiance. She mentioned that he was 34, and my first thought was - hmmmm, that's a little old for her. Then I realized that she is the same age as ME and that wouldn't be too old for me. I spend too much time with college people and those in their EARLY 20s!
- My parents came to visit for my birthday, the weekend of the snow storm. I hadn't known until then how cold/drafty my place is. I don't think my mom ever got warm.
- on the fun side, they took me to see Wicked, the Field Museum and had a great dinner at RoseBud in Little Italy. MMmmmm... Can't ever go wrong with Italian.
- I have permission to start the ICS application process to be longterm staff in Rome. Third time's a charm. | | |
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