well...today is my last official day at the shelter. however, i have volunteered to do thursday nights, 10pm-6am. at least for a while. we will see how it goes. and i'm going to volunteer over the holidays and do computer work for them. monday i start my new job with children's division. that's exciting...and a little unnerving. got to meet new people and learn a new job. that's not always easy.

i am soooooo excited about this weekend! i am meeting my friends from ky in gatlinburg! we always have a good time together. i hope this becomes an annual event.

man...20 days till christmas...and all i have bought is one present! but, i hope to take care of that this weekend. can't believe another year is come and gone! the four years in high school felt like an eternity! then after that...well, it's like you wake up one morning and it's your birthday...then you wake up the next morning and it's christmas. wow...what just happened!

as much as i try not to be...i am still a people pleaser. i know i was growing up, and i have recognize that and tried to be on the look out for it. but today i had to talk to my boss about me resigning, and i sooooo dreaded it. i dreaded it to the point that it made me nasuaes...i could feel it in the back of my throat and was just praying it stayed there! and the reason i was so nasaueas...i felt like i was letting the people down here at the shelter. i felt like they had wasted their time hiring me and i had let them down. thankfully...my boss helped me to see that was't the case. she was very understanding and encouraging in my future. i really appriciated that!

so as of tomorrow morning, after working 3am-9am at mcdonalds, i will be down to one job! no more early mornings or late nights! that really excites me. extra time to spend with the kids and to go to their activities! that excites me more!