I was going to go camping at Joshua Tree on the weekend of April 14th, but it was rained out. I was all packed and ready to leave when I got the call that it was rained out (thanks Anna!). I was kinda bummed about it, but it was nice to stay home. I saw Mirror Mirror with a few friends and went to a BBQ in place of the camping trip.
My friend Aimee came to visit me the next weekend, April 19-22 (Thursday to Sunday). I picked her up Thursday morning and we spent two days in Disneyland, which I think was plenty. I showed her all the cool stuff that Richie showed me and we even got our picture taken with Princess Aurora. We had a ton of fun!
On Saturday, my parents flew in and Aimee and I met them and Richie at The Elephant Bar. Aimee and I had already eaten at The Corner Bakery, so we weren't too hungry. We then drove to Hollywood, saw the stars on the sidewalk, toured the Chinese theater, and drove around looking for stars' houses. We couldn't really see them with all the gates and hedges. It was still tons of fun taking pictures of all the cool and funny looking houses. We tried to go to BJs for dinner, but it was packed, so my family, Aimee, and I went to The Hat. They have great pastrami sandwiches there.
Sunday, we just relaxed before I dropped Aimee off at the airport. It was an exhausting weekend, but in a good way. I got ready to go back to work the next day.
My new position has been going well. I've been doing a lot of training. Sometimes it seems overwhelming, but I love it! God has really been working His hand in this change. I was having a hard time grasping the new procedures and finally gave it all to God on Monday. The very next day it was as if a light bulb turned on, a really big one! I started understanding everything and was even able to do a few things by myself. It was such a relief! I know that in this process, God has been asking me "Are you done trying to do it yourself? Are you ready to give it to Me yet?" I didn't realize this until I gave it to Him. Then I remembered how I got my housing and job last year when I was moving down here for school. He asked these same questions until I finally gave it up to Him. It's hard to do, I want to tell myself that I'm independent and don't need help, but I always need help. As hard as I try, I can't do it without God's blessing and guidance.
I keep remembering the lyrics from Mandisa's song "Stronger" based on Philippians 1:6:
'Cause if He started this work in your lifeI know that God brought me down here to California to get my MBA and work at ECCU. He started this in my life and He is faithful to finish it, I won't give up!
He will be faithful to complete it
If only you believe it
He knows how much it hurts
And I'm sure that He's gonna help you get through this
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