i'm finally back in a small group where i get to be a participant and not a leader! woohoo! i haven't been in a women's small group in FOREVER! i was seriously giddy yesterday...i think i even did a happy dance :) meeting up with christine (the small group leader) and other girls who are graduating from college or have just graduated is so great, especially since we're all in the same situation, which is like total confusion and soon-to-be chaos. yippee!

this morning, i woke up earlier than usual so i could haul it over to redmond town center for an early coffee meeting with the mentor i'm paired up with through this IS class at UW. sadly, i got lost on the way there, which is odd, since i usually figure out directions in relation to major areas of shopping and consumerism. :) anyway, it was great to meet both the mentor guy and his coworker/friend. i have to say, working people are pretty fun. i know, that sounds horrible, as if people with jobs automatically have all fun sucked out of them, but my perceptions have been seriously distorted since i've had my own anxieties about the post-college job hunt. as much as i complain about studying and homework, school is this total safe haven and the mental picture i've had of working has been like i'll to heading toward prison. so, it was really nice to get some real perspective and proof that work can be pretty cool, as long as you like what you do. so simple, yet not, since not everyone gets to do what they like.

and today was also a good day because i got an ego boost! i had applied for this internship thing working with international companies to facilitate employee exchanges (think student exchanges within a business/corporation context) and i spoke with the executive director of the program and he was telling me that i seem like a great fit for the job. it doesn't even matter that i may not get hired because i'm graduating in june, but the fact that they like me and see me as someone they'd want working for them is enough for me. woohoo. ha...apparently i'm more of a business kid than i thought. ;)