Dear Loves of my life,
I just needed to inform you that this week for the IV update, our Colors of the Wind video was featured as a plug for the upcoming fun night! You all are incredible....good times....and Liz Bill is still my hero! haha! :)
Love you all,
Molly
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
IM ENGAGED!!!!
My dearest Dfunkers!
Let me first say that I MISS YOU ALL so very much. I am constantly thinking about each of you and missing our time at JMU. I love looking at your pictures and such on facebook and reading the posts on here. Unfortunately, for now this is my only way of feeling somewhat connected to you all. I have been bad about keeping up to date on posts here, but I do read them and think about you guys on a regular basis. I figured it was about time I got on here and gave you an official update on my life. Sooo here it goes...
First of all, I recently (August) accepted a new job here in Richmond with Big Brothers Big Sisters as a "Match Support Specialist." I work with volunteers and children once they have been matched together and help to support the mentoring relationship in any way that I can. I help to support the matches in a way to create purpose and direction for the relationship to be effective. So far it has been a very rewarding experience and I am learning many new things! I plan to at least stay in this position for a year and then look into grad school or other options that will help me to further my goals. Other than work I have been hanging out with family and friends around here.
Okay...so onto the exciting NEWS!!!
As of October 18th, 2008 I am an engaged woman!! whoa. It is so crazy for me to think about, but yet exciting of course. Apparently, Daniel had been planning this day for a couple months now. He says that his birthday was a perfect excuse for him to plan a party so thats why he chose the 18th as the day he would propose. He had told me a couple weeks ago that he wanted to go to Williamsburg for his birthday. He loves history and seeing the sites. Williamsburg was the place of our first "all day date" about 4 years ago!! On our first "date" Daniel packed a picnic and we ate our sandwhichs along the colonial parkway by the river. So this time Daniel told me he thought it would be nice to have a picnic for his birthday. I,of course, offered to pack us something since it was his special day. Well, yesterday we headed down there in the morning and decided to go over to Jamestown to walk around. Daniel was REALLY interested in this part and now looking back he didnt seem nervous one bit. He was pretty normal the whole the time and I didnt suspect anything "abnormal." Now, I do admit that the thought of his proposing did cross my mind, but then again I have thought on numerous occasions that he would be proposing! haha.
So anyways, we finally get around to the picnic part. Daniel is driving around and insists that we find the exact spot we ate at for our first date. I did think this was alittle odd, but then again it would be special. So we find the spot and set up camp. I gave him my present and we ate the lunch I had packed. After sitting for awhile, I told him my foot was falling asleep. Daniel quickly said "well lets walk around some." So I agreed we walked close to the waters edge. I gave him a hug and looked up and in that moment Daniel looked down at me and said "Nicole, can I ask you a question?" I smiled really big and jokingly/sarcasitcally said "no" he gave me a big smile back as in that moment we both knew what was coming next. In an instant he was on his knee and I looked down at him and he said, "Nicole, will you marry me?" I was SO shocked! As he slipped the ring on my finger, I said YES of COURSE! I gave him a huge hug and started crying. There were so many thoughts going thru my head at this point. It was such a special day and moment for us both!
Turned out that Daniel's "Birthday party" doubled as an engagement party. We returned to Richmond, where Daniel had invited all of our family and friends to come together and celebrate this occasion. It was a great surprise! I cant tell you how overwhelmed and excited I was!
I feel at peace that this is where God has led us and that he is still leading us to some great things. I am excited about what He has in store...and wedding planning of course! Caroline...got any suggestions?? haha. Daniel I are going to begin working out the details and will most likely be in Richmond for the time being. Please pray for us as we embark on this new stage of our relationship. I cant tell you all how much your encouragement and prayers through the 4 years at JMU has meant to me. I think that this support and accountability has been a guiding light in my relationship with Daniel.
I cannot wait to see some of you soon! I am planning to go up to JMU for homecoming...and hope some of you plan to do the same! Can we try and work something out?? Caroline, I am praying for you guys and thinking about you. Well, this is getting long, but I promise to do better with keeping up! Thanks girls!
Love ya girls!
Nicole
Let me first say that I MISS YOU ALL so very much. I am constantly thinking about each of you and missing our time at JMU. I love looking at your pictures and such on facebook and reading the posts on here. Unfortunately, for now this is my only way of feeling somewhat connected to you all. I have been bad about keeping up to date on posts here, but I do read them and think about you guys on a regular basis. I figured it was about time I got on here and gave you an official update on my life. Sooo here it goes...
First of all, I recently (August) accepted a new job here in Richmond with Big Brothers Big Sisters as a "Match Support Specialist." I work with volunteers and children once they have been matched together and help to support the mentoring relationship in any way that I can. I help to support the matches in a way to create purpose and direction for the relationship to be effective. So far it has been a very rewarding experience and I am learning many new things! I plan to at least stay in this position for a year and then look into grad school or other options that will help me to further my goals. Other than work I have been hanging out with family and friends around here.
Okay...so onto the exciting NEWS!!!
As of October 18th, 2008 I am an engaged woman!! whoa. It is so crazy for me to think about, but yet exciting of course. Apparently, Daniel had been planning this day for a couple months now. He says that his birthday was a perfect excuse for him to plan a party so thats why he chose the 18th as the day he would propose. He had told me a couple weeks ago that he wanted to go to Williamsburg for his birthday. He loves history and seeing the sites. Williamsburg was the place of our first "all day date" about 4 years ago!! On our first "date" Daniel packed a picnic and we ate our sandwhichs along the colonial parkway by the river. So this time Daniel told me he thought it would be nice to have a picnic for his birthday. I,of course, offered to pack us something since it was his special day. Well, yesterday we headed down there in the morning and decided to go over to Jamestown to walk around. Daniel was REALLY interested in this part and now looking back he didnt seem nervous one bit. He was pretty normal the whole the time and I didnt suspect anything "abnormal." Now, I do admit that the thought of his proposing did cross my mind, but then again I have thought on numerous occasions that he would be proposing! haha.
So anyways, we finally get around to the picnic part. Daniel is driving around and insists that we find the exact spot we ate at for our first date. I did think this was alittle odd, but then again it would be special. So we find the spot and set up camp. I gave him my present and we ate the lunch I had packed. After sitting for awhile, I told him my foot was falling asleep. Daniel quickly said "well lets walk around some." So I agreed we walked close to the waters edge. I gave him a hug and looked up and in that moment Daniel looked down at me and said "Nicole, can I ask you a question?" I smiled really big and jokingly/sarcasitcally said "no" he gave me a big smile back as in that moment we both knew what was coming next. In an instant he was on his knee and I looked down at him and he said, "Nicole, will you marry me?" I was SO shocked! As he slipped the ring on my finger, I said YES of COURSE! I gave him a huge hug and started crying. There were so many thoughts going thru my head at this point. It was such a special day and moment for us both!
Turned out that Daniel's "Birthday party" doubled as an engagement party. We returned to Richmond, where Daniel had invited all of our family and friends to come together and celebrate this occasion. It was a great surprise! I cant tell you how overwhelmed and excited I was!
I feel at peace that this is where God has led us and that he is still leading us to some great things. I am excited about what He has in store...and wedding planning of course! Caroline...got any suggestions?? haha. Daniel I are going to begin working out the details and will most likely be in Richmond for the time being. Please pray for us as we embark on this new stage of our relationship. I cant tell you all how much your encouragement and prayers through the 4 years at JMU has meant to me. I think that this support and accountability has been a guiding light in my relationship with Daniel.
I cannot wait to see some of you soon! I am planning to go up to JMU for homecoming...and hope some of you plan to do the same! Can we try and work something out?? Caroline, I am praying for you guys and thinking about you. Well, this is getting long, but I promise to do better with keeping up! Thanks girls!
Love ya girls!
Nicole
Saturday, September 20, 2008
life, love and other mysteries.
(point of grace, anyone?)
Hey Dfunk!
Molly & Caroline, thanks for your updates. I think of both of you regularly (molly, i just found a picture of us together in NY in high school!) and i miss you very much!!
So here is the promised update from me-
As of yesterday evening, I am MOVED! i am down in virginia beach living with my brother. i'm technically not very moved in yet... my mom and dad came down for the weekend and essentially all of my stuff is still in the van. we are hanging out with some of my relatives that live in this area for the weekend and then as of monday it will be just me and my bro! i'm really excited for the change in location (i was going a little stir crazy at the house. i love spending time with my parents, but during the day i was always by myself and i never had anywhere to go. ugh.) i don't have a job yet, but i'm not too concerned about it. i am looking at volunteering at the aquarium here (you can scuba dive!) and maybe getting my lifeguard certification (a valuable thing for my line of work...haha). i am also looking at some other possibilities, but i honestly don't know how long i will be staying here. I have been hoping to move out to Madison, Wisconsin with my friend steph- from outward bound last summer- but things keep getting put on hold with that. Originally (as in during the end of spring semester) we had talked of moving to san francisco, but we visited there before i went to camp this summer and we both liked it, but not in the 'i really want to live here' sense. Plus san francisco= uber expensive. Anyway, Madison is where we have been thinking of most recently, but she isn't prepared to be moving until anywhere from november to january (depending on job hunting)... so i am going to definitely be in virginia until then & i may not even end up moving out there this year, so we'll see!
All that being said (sorry for such a long post, it has been a while since i've talked to many of you!) i feel like this opportunity to live with my brother is an amazing one. we have always gotten along, but he went to college when i went to middle school, so we haven't lived together in forever and we just don't really know each other that well. i am looking forward to spending more time with him and becoming friends! (please keep both of us in your prayers during this process! he has lived alone for quite some time and i've never lived with just one person, so it will be an adjustment for both of us!)
also- to majorly backtrack... camp was amazing this summer! i loved it so much and i would really like to go back. it isn't often that you get paid to have the time of your life and to work with such great people. (except of course when you work at dfunk camp!) also, i have a new love interest as a result, but he has a girlfriend. sigh. maybe i should just tell him to read our list? :) hahaha.
alrighty, i'll leave it at that so those of you who should be doing work or something aside from reading this blog will only have missed an hour of working time instead of two... (thankfully this post isn't actually that long.)
LOVE!
Hey Dfunk!
Molly & Caroline, thanks for your updates. I think of both of you regularly (molly, i just found a picture of us together in NY in high school!) and i miss you very much!!
So here is the promised update from me-
As of yesterday evening, I am MOVED! i am down in virginia beach living with my brother. i'm technically not very moved in yet... my mom and dad came down for the weekend and essentially all of my stuff is still in the van. we are hanging out with some of my relatives that live in this area for the weekend and then as of monday it will be just me and my bro! i'm really excited for the change in location (i was going a little stir crazy at the house. i love spending time with my parents, but during the day i was always by myself and i never had anywhere to go. ugh.) i don't have a job yet, but i'm not too concerned about it. i am looking at volunteering at the aquarium here (you can scuba dive!) and maybe getting my lifeguard certification (a valuable thing for my line of work...haha). i am also looking at some other possibilities, but i honestly don't know how long i will be staying here. I have been hoping to move out to Madison, Wisconsin with my friend steph- from outward bound last summer- but things keep getting put on hold with that. Originally (as in during the end of spring semester) we had talked of moving to san francisco, but we visited there before i went to camp this summer and we both liked it, but not in the 'i really want to live here' sense. Plus san francisco= uber expensive. Anyway, Madison is where we have been thinking of most recently, but she isn't prepared to be moving until anywhere from november to january (depending on job hunting)... so i am going to definitely be in virginia until then & i may not even end up moving out there this year, so we'll see!
All that being said (sorry for such a long post, it has been a while since i've talked to many of you!) i feel like this opportunity to live with my brother is an amazing one. we have always gotten along, but he went to college when i went to middle school, so we haven't lived together in forever and we just don't really know each other that well. i am looking forward to spending more time with him and becoming friends! (please keep both of us in your prayers during this process! he has lived alone for quite some time and i've never lived with just one person, so it will be an adjustment for both of us!)
also- to majorly backtrack... camp was amazing this summer! i loved it so much and i would really like to go back. it isn't often that you get paid to have the time of your life and to work with such great people. (except of course when you work at dfunk camp!) also, i have a new love interest as a result, but he has a girlfriend. sigh. maybe i should just tell him to read our list? :) hahaha.
alrighty, i'll leave it at that so those of you who should be doing work or something aside from reading this blog will only have missed an hour of working time instead of two... (thankfully this post isn't actually that long.)
LOVE!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Hey hotties!
First of all, mad "props" to Jenny and Whitney for the blog make-over.....so SAUCY...and quite frankly another reason men should love us! haha! Oh what interesting conversations we D-Funkers find ourselves in, but that was an amazing post Jenny...thanks for publishing that for us and hopefully all men to read! :)
So, it is 12:12 a.m. on Tuesday night....I have class tomorrow....and I can't sleep .....probably attributable to the McDonald's sweet tea I drank a few hours ago. Nonetheless, you all have been on my heart and mind. I have been spoiled the past few weekends with D-Funkers coming to town to visit, and getting to hang out with some of you all again. I have found it to be a sense of JMU "normalcy" in my life in a time when things don't feel normal with so many people gone and graduated. Having D-funkers around just makes things feel "right" around here. Most of all though I find myself really CRAVING the fellowship we shared. I am missing it like crazy already! Thanks for being an amazing part of my four years, and if you think about it I am needing prayer for the friendships I am still building here in Harrisonburg, that I would be Christ to those around me, and that the Lord would work in me to be an authentic representation of our Savior....it is a challenge Most if not ALL days, but a worthy calling that I often lose perspective of. Also, I have been leaning on the basics of faith lately and finding daily that God is working to remind me that I am a child of the King. Ephesians 2:10. You are God's Masterpiece. You all are beautiful women of God who are doing amazing things for the Kingdom WHEREVER you are, so I hope that encourages you! I know I have needed a little reminding lately....aka God doesn't make trash!!! ;)
As far as an update on life, nothing too exciting here. Just trying to find the motivation to be a grad student....and all that entails! Lovin' me some JMU football season, and remembering that caffeine and my body are not friends late at night! :) I love you all, sorry this turned into a hodge podge of my reflections, thoughts, and randomness...but it's ME would you expect less!?
Love you ladies, and hope to hear from more of you soon,
Molly
First of all, mad "props" to Jenny and Whitney for the blog make-over.....so SAUCY...and quite frankly another reason men should love us! haha! Oh what interesting conversations we D-Funkers find ourselves in, but that was an amazing post Jenny...thanks for publishing that for us and hopefully all men to read! :)
So, it is 12:12 a.m. on Tuesday night....I have class tomorrow....and I can't sleep .....probably attributable to the McDonald's sweet tea I drank a few hours ago. Nonetheless, you all have been on my heart and mind. I have been spoiled the past few weekends with D-Funkers coming to town to visit, and getting to hang out with some of you all again. I have found it to be a sense of JMU "normalcy" in my life in a time when things don't feel normal with so many people gone and graduated. Having D-funkers around just makes things feel "right" around here. Most of all though I find myself really CRAVING the fellowship we shared. I am missing it like crazy already! Thanks for being an amazing part of my four years, and if you think about it I am needing prayer for the friendships I am still building here in Harrisonburg, that I would be Christ to those around me, and that the Lord would work in me to be an authentic representation of our Savior....it is a challenge Most if not ALL days, but a worthy calling that I often lose perspective of. Also, I have been leaning on the basics of faith lately and finding daily that God is working to remind me that I am a child of the King. Ephesians 2:10. You are God's Masterpiece. You all are beautiful women of God who are doing amazing things for the Kingdom WHEREVER you are, so I hope that encourages you! I know I have needed a little reminding lately....aka God doesn't make trash!!! ;)
As far as an update on life, nothing too exciting here. Just trying to find the motivation to be a grad student....and all that entails! Lovin' me some JMU football season, and remembering that caffeine and my body are not friends late at night! :) I love you all, sorry this turned into a hodge podge of my reflections, thoughts, and randomness...but it's ME would you expect less!?
Love you ladies, and hope to hear from more of you soon,
Molly
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
updizate
Hey everyone! I love the blog makeover:) Well....after a very long day of traveling, Ryan and I arrived in Colorado yesterday safe and sound. I think you all know, but just in case you forgot, we are here for 3 weeks for missionary training with an organization called Mission Training International(MTI). I think it's going to be a really good experience. There is a couple here that is the same age as us and are going to be missionaries with Students International in Guatemala (same place we've been for 2 months!). And the guy is starting up a microfinance site, which is the same thing Ryan is doing. So I think we'll get along well.
We fly back into Baltimore Oct 3 and then are planning to spend the weekend in Harrisonburg. Soo.....if anyone wants to take a trip to Harrisonburg that weekend that would be amazing! I hope everyone is doing well!
We fly back into Baltimore Oct 3 and then are planning to spend the weekend in Harrisonburg. Soo.....if anyone wants to take a trip to Harrisonburg that weekend that would be amazing! I hope everyone is doing well!
Friday, September 12, 2008
explanation?
boy oh boy, this is exciting stuff!
jenny and i just played with the blog for probably an hour. here you go- a newly made-over dfunk blog! yay teamwork!
miss you all a lot and i will update sometime more officially when i'm not hanging out with jenny.
love!
jenny and i just played with the blog for probably an hour. here you go- a newly made-over dfunk blog! yay teamwork!
miss you all a lot and i will update sometime more officially when i'm not hanging out with jenny.
love!
Why every guy should want a Dfunker…
This is the combined effort of Molly, Liz, Sarah H, Whitney, and Jenny when we had a mini-reunion in Hburg a few weekends ago... as we commiserated about not having boys, and then we were not able to figure out why as we brainstormed all of these fabulous attributes Dfunkers have...
~ We love Jesus
~ We have the talent to be on Broadway (Colors of the Wind will be our first performance)
~ We are flexible...and in fact we don't know what to do when things DO go as planned!
~ We love the outdoors
~ We can be girlie girls but we know how to rough it...haha!
~ We are pros at camping
~ We can start fires
~ We skinny dip! ;)
~ It is impossible to gross us out… K-lee trained us well
~ We can prank anyone and everyone...whether you like them or not
~ We are great cooks (desserts especially)
~ We are not morning people, but we put forth a good effort
~ We love kids
~ We are easily entertained/amused
~ Attention Deficit Disorder just means we can multi-task
~ We love to cuddle (some more than others… greeneyes and liz)
~ We are always prepared... well, for most things... bible studies maybe not so much
~ We can spell… sometimes
~We are masters at foosball
~ There is never a dull moment when any of us are around
~ We are HOT.
~ We are not shy
~ We like to play… anything, anytime, anywhere
~ We love unconditionally
~ We cover every occupation necessary to run a camp… Dfunk camp
~ We have a retirement plan
~ We KNOW commitment, heck we are d-funkers for life ;)
please post more if you can think of things!
and don't give up hope... we'll have our boys camp soon :) (if you don't get it, talk to whitney)
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
a JOB!!!!!!!!!!
Well, a job for a little while at least! Someone at church took my resume to his office and managed to get me a job for 6 weeks. There is a chance it might last longer, but I'm not sure yet. It is at STG (in Reston), a private contracting company that does stuff for the government. I am working in the business development department... they do marketing stuff and editing, basically a little of everything. I just started on Friday, and only work 32hrs a week, but I think it should be fun. So far it has been kinda boring, I don't have anything to do except paperwork and some other random stuff like reading this huge style/editing guide...yuck, and organizing a storage closet...wahoo! Right now I feel like an intern that gets paid really well because I've just done random stuff no one else wants to. I think it will get better soon. Unfortunately I still have to look for a job when this ends, but at least I have something for a while!
What is everyone else up to??? For those not back at JMU, any plans on when to visit? We should have a DFUNK reunion in the fall one weekend!
love,
jenny
What is everyone else up to??? For those not back at JMU, any plans on when to visit? We should have a DFUNK reunion in the fall one weekend!
love,
jenny
Friday, July 18, 2008
Guatemala!!
Hi friends!! I don't have much time now but just wanted to let everyone know Ryan and i got to Guatemala safe and sound and are having a great time. You cna look on our blog for a more detailed update hollowayministries.blogspot.com. How is everyone?? Give me updates!
Love,
Caroline
Love,
Caroline
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Fun Travels
Hey ladies!
So far the job search is about the same... nothing much. I'm looking for stuff, especially in Charlottesville, but haven't found anything too promising yet. There are also some people from church who have taken my resume and are trying to help me out. We'll see what happens.
But my exciting summer news is the trip I just got back from with my family. We went to California and spent 3ish days in Yosemite and 3ish days in San Francisco! It was a lot of fun! Yosemite is gorgeous!!!!!!! If you have never been... you need to go. We saw some beautiful waterfalls and mountains (of course), and hiked to the top of one of the waterfalls. It was the scariest hike ever because for the last part of it we went up steps that had been cut out of the rock and there was no railing, just the cliff to fall off if you slipped. Also, because it was near the waterfall parts of the stairs were very wet. Getting to the top and looking down the waterfall and the wonderful view was definitely worth the hike! Coming back down the stairs was the worst part, it was very steep and the stairs were not very wide. But, we made it! We also saw the fattest trees (seqoias) and the tallest trees (redwoods), along with lots of squirrels that were very friendly, and birds. Oh, also a mother otter with two babies swimming/playing up a stream! So cute. In SF we went to all the touristy sites: Alcatraz, Fisherman's Warf, Pier 39, Ghiradelli Square, Sausalito, ect. It was fun, but I learned I don't like crowded cities. Too crazy. It was a great trip, and I had a lot of fun with my parents.
We got back this past Wednesday, and then Friday I went down to Hburg. A few of my housemates are still there, along with some other people. We watched the fireworks downtown (oh hburg... they were kinda pitiful), went to Klines, hung out at a park in Bridgewater, watched movies, and went out for some fun meals with friends :) It was a great weekend! Weird to be there without all of Dfunk and without everyone that should be there. The worst thing was leaving on Monday and packing up almost all of my room. The only things left are my bed and desk chair. yikes. And this coming weekend I'm going down with my parents to get those last things. I'll be officially out of hburg/jmu :( I'm not ok with that at all. But no worries to those of you who will still be there for a while, I'll be down to visit!!!!
Alrighty, that was long, but that's my life so far.
love and miss you all.
jenny
So far the job search is about the same... nothing much. I'm looking for stuff, especially in Charlottesville, but haven't found anything too promising yet. There are also some people from church who have taken my resume and are trying to help me out. We'll see what happens.
But my exciting summer news is the trip I just got back from with my family. We went to California and spent 3ish days in Yosemite and 3ish days in San Francisco! It was a lot of fun! Yosemite is gorgeous!!!!!!! If you have never been... you need to go. We saw some beautiful waterfalls and mountains (of course), and hiked to the top of one of the waterfalls. It was the scariest hike ever because for the last part of it we went up steps that had been cut out of the rock and there was no railing, just the cliff to fall off if you slipped. Also, because it was near the waterfall parts of the stairs were very wet. Getting to the top and looking down the waterfall and the wonderful view was definitely worth the hike! Coming back down the stairs was the worst part, it was very steep and the stairs were not very wide. But, we made it! We also saw the fattest trees (seqoias) and the tallest trees (redwoods), along with lots of squirrels that were very friendly, and birds. Oh, also a mother otter with two babies swimming/playing up a stream! So cute. In SF we went to all the touristy sites: Alcatraz, Fisherman's Warf, Pier 39, Ghiradelli Square, Sausalito, ect. It was fun, but I learned I don't like crowded cities. Too crazy. It was a great trip, and I had a lot of fun with my parents.
We got back this past Wednesday, and then Friday I went down to Hburg. A few of my housemates are still there, along with some other people. We watched the fireworks downtown (oh hburg... they were kinda pitiful), went to Klines, hung out at a park in Bridgewater, watched movies, and went out for some fun meals with friends :) It was a great weekend! Weird to be there without all of Dfunk and without everyone that should be there. The worst thing was leaving on Monday and packing up almost all of my room. The only things left are my bed and desk chair. yikes. And this coming weekend I'm going down with my parents to get those last things. I'll be officially out of hburg/jmu :( I'm not ok with that at all. But no worries to those of you who will still be there for a while, I'll be down to visit!!!!
Alrighty, that was long, but that's my life so far.
love and miss you all.
jenny
Saturday, June 7, 2008
oh..
Caroline,
what date are you guys leaving? ive been thinkin about you all! youre in my prayers (:
what date are you guys leaving? ive been thinkin about you all! youre in my prayers (:
I MISS you ALL!
Well hello Dfunk!
I was sitting around this evening feeling kinda down and "lonely"..i know i know, this is lame. haha. However, something hit me and I realized that I hadnt checked out the blog yet. I quickly signed on and was so surprised to see the posts! Reading your blogs warmed my heart! (: I am happy to hear that everyone seems to be doing well. I miss you all so very much.
I am trying to settle back here in Richmond. The 2nd week after graduation I went on a nice beach trip with my roomies. Since then I have moved into my sister's old room (its bigger and I needed a change! lol) and settled my stuff in. (so i am no longer living out of a suite case! haha). I have returned to my job at the hospital for the time being...just to make some cash. In the meantime, I have been sending out resumes left and right. I finally got an interview last week and got a call yesterday that they would like a second interview. I feel much the same as the rest of you ladies about the job world....it is cruel and very intimidating! I am finally getting a few more interviews so this is nice....but for some reason im not quite excited about them. I am really just trying to trust the Lord on this one. I know he has something out there for me, so I am waiting patiently to see where He leads!
Other than the work world, I have just been hangin out around Richmond. I am trying to rekindle some old friendships ...i feel like im in a new place all over again....freshman year or something. lol. Daniel and I are looking for a church to plug into...so please pray that God will lead us on this one...it seems overwhelming, especially with the wide variety of churches Richmond has to offer!
I miss you all dearly and want to set something up soon! I am always up for a road trip so if someone wants to get together let me know! I love you all. (:
xoxoxo
Nicole
I was sitting around this evening feeling kinda down and "lonely"..i know i know, this is lame. haha. However, something hit me and I realized that I hadnt checked out the blog yet. I quickly signed on and was so surprised to see the posts! Reading your blogs warmed my heart! (: I am happy to hear that everyone seems to be doing well. I miss you all so very much.
I am trying to settle back here in Richmond. The 2nd week after graduation I went on a nice beach trip with my roomies. Since then I have moved into my sister's old room (its bigger and I needed a change! lol) and settled my stuff in. (so i am no longer living out of a suite case! haha). I have returned to my job at the hospital for the time being...just to make some cash. In the meantime, I have been sending out resumes left and right. I finally got an interview last week and got a call yesterday that they would like a second interview. I feel much the same as the rest of you ladies about the job world....it is cruel and very intimidating! I am finally getting a few more interviews so this is nice....but for some reason im not quite excited about them. I am really just trying to trust the Lord on this one. I know he has something out there for me, so I am waiting patiently to see where He leads!
Other than the work world, I have just been hangin out around Richmond. I am trying to rekindle some old friendships ...i feel like im in a new place all over again....freshman year or something. lol. Daniel and I are looking for a church to plug into...so please pray that God will lead us on this one...it seems overwhelming, especially with the wide variety of churches Richmond has to offer!
I miss you all dearly and want to set something up soon! I am always up for a road trip so if someone wants to get together let me know! I love you all. (:
xoxoxo
Nicole
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Unexpected vacation??
Well...the details of me quitting...I was extremely nervous so I just waited until like 3:30 yesterday to tell Jennifer, the HR director. I would have told Walter, the owner, who is who I report to, but he is out of town for like 4 weeks. So anyways, I just told her that I am leaving at the beginning of July to start training to be a missionary in the DR for 2 years and my last day would be June 20 (2 weeks from Fri). She was really really surprised, but was really nice about it and kept saying she was really happy for me. She said that Walter would be in for a hour the next morning (today) if I wanted to try to catch him.
So today Walter didn't end up coming in so Jennifer talked to him and told him everything. Then at like 9:00 this morning she said she wanted to talk to me and she told me that they weren't going to accept my 2 weeks notice and that today would be my last day. It wasn't like a firing, I think that's a pretty common thing for businesses to do. But I was still pretty shocked/disapointed. She re-iterated that things were ending on good terms and that it wasn't anything to do with my performance.
So it kind of sucks, but if you think about it from their point of view, they would be paying me for 3 weeks of work where I would either not be doing much or starting things that I wouldn't be able to finish. I had almost 50 hours of vacation time saved up, so they are going to pay me for this week and part of next week. So that it really good, but we're still out over $1,000.
So though there are obvious dowsides of this situation, in a lot of ways I think this will be good. I will have more time to relax, prepare for leaving, meet with possible donors, etc. And those of you still in Harrisonburg- more time to hang out!!
So if you think about it, please pray for my heart and my ability to adjust to yet another change....
Caroline
So today Walter didn't end up coming in so Jennifer talked to him and told him everything. Then at like 9:00 this morning she said she wanted to talk to me and she told me that they weren't going to accept my 2 weeks notice and that today would be my last day. It wasn't like a firing, I think that's a pretty common thing for businesses to do. But I was still pretty shocked/disapointed. She re-iterated that things were ending on good terms and that it wasn't anything to do with my performance.
So it kind of sucks, but if you think about it from their point of view, they would be paying me for 3 weeks of work where I would either not be doing much or starting things that I wouldn't be able to finish. I had almost 50 hours of vacation time saved up, so they are going to pay me for this week and part of next week. So that it really good, but we're still out over $1,000.
So though there are obvious dowsides of this situation, in a lot of ways I think this will be good. I will have more time to relax, prepare for leaving, meet with possible donors, etc. And those of you still in Harrisonburg- more time to hang out!!
So if you think about it, please pray for my heart and my ability to adjust to yet another change....
Caroline
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Hooray! The dfunk blog is up and running! Now I just need to remember to check it often! (This isn't like facebook they don't tell me when I get a new message haha! ) I am so excited to already be hearing about what is going on in y'alls lives! Caroline I cannot believe you only have a month....that is sooo crazy I keep forgetting that it is coming so soon! I am in the H-burg area so please please please let me know if there is anything I can help do with preparation! Whitney I am praying for you as you leave for camp soon! Leah and Jenny I am so excited for the sweet plans the Lord has in store for you...even though it may feel like an up and down adventure for now! Please take notes on this process, I will be calling you 2 next May when I actually have to be a real adult! :)
As for me, I am finally moving into my apartment in the Greens. It has been absolute chaos and a debacle to say the least, but it is all worked out now and I will be completely moved in by tomorrow! YAY! I am just studying away in good ol' Harrisonburg...oh the things you don't miss! :) And, trying to find some time to play and adventure around the area when I can!
I love you all so much and miss you already! Thanks for already being on top of this blog situation! :)
Love,
Molly
Agreed
Yay for posts! I got so excited when I opened up the blog!! Leah and Jenny (and anyone else in the same position)- my prayers are with you. Some of you probably remember that I searched for jobs for 6 months before I found something! So I know how frustrating and discouraging it can be....knowing that you are defiantely qualified for something, but no one else seems to realize it. But God definately has a plan. I won't get into the details because it would take too long, but looking back at the process I can see how perfectly the Lord had it all planned out and how it couldn't have happened any other way.
On a similar note...I'm quitting my job tomorrow. Ahh!! I can't believe that we only have one month left in the U.S. These next few weeks are going to be crazy. I don't think it's really hit me yet. We've been planning this for so long it's weird to think that's its really here. Please pray for us these next few months with so many things going on and so many transitions. And don't forget about us for the next 2 years....send us mail!!! Love you all :)
Caroline
On a similar note...I'm quitting my job tomorrow. Ahh!! I can't believe that we only have one month left in the U.S. These next few weeks are going to be crazy. I don't think it's really hit me yet. We've been planning this for so long it's weird to think that's its really here. Please pray for us these next few months with so many things going on and so many transitions. And don't forget about us for the next 2 years....send us mail!!! Love you all :)
Caroline
Friday, May 30, 2008
Job Hunting and Playing
Hey!
I completely echo what Leah said about not liking the job search thing. I'm working on that right now too. I just applied for a real job today and have one other thing I might apply for, but I'm still looking to see what I want to and where I want to be. The job I applied for is in Charlottesville which would be a sweet location!! But we'll see what happens. And prayers for some direction and a job would be great!
Right now I am home in Woodbridge working at the Dayschool at my church. Basically I'm playing with 3, 4, and 5 years olds for a couple of hours each day. I am working with a teacher in the cooking/sensory area so all the kids rotate through us and we do different stuff with them. Today we made clay and on Monday we make paper :) It only lasts till June 10th, so after that I'll be bored and jobless again. But for now its fun! The kids are hilarious and ridiculous!!
I'm pretty sure next weekend (first full weekend in June) I'll be down in Hburg. So if anyone is there let me know!
Hope you are all having a great beginning of the summer!
love,
jenny
I completely echo what Leah said about not liking the job search thing. I'm working on that right now too. I just applied for a real job today and have one other thing I might apply for, but I'm still looking to see what I want to and where I want to be. The job I applied for is in Charlottesville which would be a sweet location!! But we'll see what happens. And prayers for some direction and a job would be great!
Right now I am home in Woodbridge working at the Dayschool at my church. Basically I'm playing with 3, 4, and 5 years olds for a couple of hours each day. I am working with a teacher in the cooking/sensory area so all the kids rotate through us and we do different stuff with them. Today we made clay and on Monday we make paper :) It only lasts till June 10th, so after that I'll be bored and jobless again. But for now its fun! The kids are hilarious and ridiculous!!
I'm pretty sure next weekend (first full weekend in June) I'll be down in Hburg. So if anyone is there let me know!
Hope you are all having a great beginning of the summer!
love,
jenny
The Real World
Hello All-
I hope this finds each of you well! I am currently in Norfolk still job hunting a way... and let me tell you I am finding the real world job market to be a cruel, cruel place. All applications are done online so this means you can be easily ignored and never know if you were considered for the position or not. Very frustrating at times but I am hopeful that God knows exactly where and what I should be doing. In the mean time, between the job hunting I have been having a great time hanging out with my sister, going to the beach, and being a bum... None of which I should truly complain about because I am not studying as I would be if I were in school! I am hoping to build up my resume in the coming year and reapply to the Dietetic Internships in the fall or spring since I wasn't placed. So please continue to pray that God would bring clear direction in my life! I love you and miss you all so much!!!!
_Leah T.
Monday, May 19, 2008
An Epic Journey
ok, so maybe "epic journey" is a bit of an overstatement. in fact, i'm not going anywhere at the moment. but i figured our first title had to be something glorious.
dear d-funk,
i love you. these four years have been dramatically changed for the better because of what i saw in our small group. the way i saw you all love each other, the way you loved me and the way we talked with each other, prayed for each other and supported each other. i know this past year has been a crazy one for most of us and hasn't had nearly as much time together as i would have liked, but one of the many things i love about our group is that when we come back together we don't miss a beat!
here's to four amazing years, the many more to come, d-funk camp and eventually moving into the same nursing home!
love,
whitney
ps- i'm heading out of harrisonburg thursday. hopefully i will get to say goodbye to those who are still around!
dear d-funk,
i love you. these four years have been dramatically changed for the better because of what i saw in our small group. the way i saw you all love each other, the way you loved me and the way we talked with each other, prayed for each other and supported each other. i know this past year has been a crazy one for most of us and hasn't had nearly as much time together as i would have liked, but one of the many things i love about our group is that when we come back together we don't miss a beat!
here's to four amazing years, the many more to come, d-funk camp and eventually moving into the same nursing home!
love,
whitney
ps- i'm heading out of harrisonburg thursday. hopefully i will get to say goodbye to those who are still around!
Saturday, May 17, 2008
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