Update on my life...

My mother ever-so-kindly reminded me that I haven't blogged in awhile. It's mostly because nothing that interesting has happened to me in awhile, and I didn't want to disappoint you with some boring post about what I ate or how I now enjoy playing racquetball (which is true, by the way. Awesomely fun sport, and I can burn a lot more calories than just jogging!). But it's been long enough that at least an update is overdue.

This last week was super crazy, as everyone I work with was preparing for Nomads, a weekend-long missions conference on our campus. We do this every year, and people really seem to love it. I've never been an attendee to the conference, only a worker, and it's virtually impossible to get a good feel on how people are enjoying something unless you're one of them, but the people that I watched seemed to be enjoying themselves. The weekend seems like it would be a lot of fun to participate in. There's camping, yummy food (we always get at least one meal catered by a local Indian restaurant - always a favorite!), ethnic music (a band called Aradhna plays on Friday nights. They play Indian worship music), fun activities, great music and good speakers. Anyway, we were setting up for Nomads all week, which is quite a job. I say 'we,' but I really mean 'they.' I was prepared to help set up for Nomads, but my job got crazy busy last week and I was completely overwhelmed just trying to keep up with the daily demands of being the Finance Director. I helped where I could, but I'm afraid it wasn't as much as I wanted to help. Anyway, the weekend seemed to go well, and everyone on campus has collapsed today in the wake of hurricane Nomads.

I also auditioned for a musical last week. I have been looking for ways to get involved in things I enjoy off campus and thought musical theater sounded like fun. Unfortunately, I didn't make it. I cried a bit, as most people probably do when they are super-stressed out and then face rejection on top of that. But I'm fine now. I might audition again. I'm just glad I tried it once. If it's something I'm really interested in, I need to be willing to work for it. We'll see.

Finally, I weighed in again today. I haven't posted anything about my weight loss for awhile, but I can proudly tell you that as of today I have lost over 32 pounds! I am super proud of myself, and I'm so near my goal weight I can taste it (strangely it tastes a lot like the off-brand Oreo I'm rewarding myself with as I type...). There you have it, ladies and gentlemen, proof that Weight Watchers really does work. I haven't gone health-crazy or done anything extraordinary. I've just watched what I've eaten and tried to be more active, and it has paid off! If I can do it, anyone can. Trust me, I have the world's worst self-control, but the feeling of putting my mind to something and doing it is amazing!

That's about it for now, I guess. I'll try to come up with something more interesting for my next blog entry.