A Blessing, a Race, and Tombstone

Blessing
Back in June I had applied for a job in the Human Resources Department at school. I already had two good jobs, but because I am majoring in Human Resource Management I thought it would be worth it to apply for this position. I had an interview in July and then was called in for a second interview at the end of August. Unfortunately, I wasn't available for the requested date for the second interview. I didn't hear anything for a few weeks and I thought I had been taken out of the competition. However, last week I was called for a second interview and I am happy to announce that I was offered the position!!! I was almost brought to tears as I contemplated the blessings of God on a less than worthy human.

The down side to this new job is that I had to quit the babysitting job I've held for the last five years. I was saddened to think that my relationship with the kids I love will change, but I know it's a change that would happen at some point in time.

Race 
This morning I ran the Love for Literacy 5k. My goal was to get my time under 30 minutes. As I arrived at the race this morning I wasn't expecting to do well. I hadn't run much recently and my breakfast had been later than I hoped. But I was very excited to set a personal record with a time of 28:48!

Tombstone
This week we started a game at college called Tombstone. Here's how it works: everyone who signed up is given a target. Your job is to stick a sticker on your target without getting a sticker put on you by the person who has your name. When you tag someone you are then assigned their target and the game goes until one person is left standing. There are a few safe times when you can't get out: when you are in your suite, when you are in a classroom, when you are working on an on-campus job, or if you are an RA when you are on duty.

When I found out my first target, I had no idea who they were. Thankfully, some friends helped me identify my target and I was able to get him in the dining hall. Here's where it got interesting. The person sitting across from my target was the person who was supposed to get me out! Of course, he did. However, he later realized that he was an RA on duty at the time of the tag, which is against the rules, so I'm still in the game. At least now I know who is after me, but I still have to figure out who my next target is. I'll keep you updated on how I do. Right now I know I'm in the last 50% standing