T.G.I.F.

It is a beautiful Friday!! It is a tad bit warm outside, but beautiful nonetheless! I have found out that a great and rather handsome friend of mine is moving away to the great state of Texas. To the ladies of the Lone Star state, watch out! There's a good one coming your way! He is going to have an amazing job and I know that he'll be great at it. He is no longer my strange guy friend...he's a working man now...I am so happy for him! Way to go working guy! Houston is lucky to have you, but Mississippi will be a tad bit more lonely without you. Good Luck!

It's a funny thing, turning into a grown up. This is definitely a path that I thought I'd never find myself on. I used to be so excited about turning into a grown up, because I'd have no responsibilities and I could sit around and watch soap operas and fold the laundry all day. YEAH RIGHT! First of all, I hate soap operas. And I guess there is no second of all, I just hate soap operas.

I'm sitting at work right now. I don't think that I've said much about this job since I started making posts. I'm doing secretarial work for an accounting firm. But, this job is not the reason I moved to this town. I moved here to work at a Presbyterian church, helping out the Youth Pastor and hanging out with Jr. High and High School kids. They are awesome and have made my summer turn out to be the best one yet. Anyway, I'm sitting at work and my desk is right inside the front door. (I'm pretty sure I'm the only one with a window in this building and its rather large.) So, I get to greet people when they come in and answer their different questions...generally its a question followed by me saying "I don't know" and then I call my lovely friend Crystal up here to take care of the problem for me...I'm so lucky to have her.

Is anyone else weirded out by the fact that your zodiac year is represented by a certain animal? I spoke with Delightful on the phone several times today and we talked about the fact that we are both oxen, according to our zodiac year. She read to me the description of the typical "ox":
The Year of the Ox
"People born in the Year of the Ox are patient, speak little, and inspire confidence in others. They tend, however, to be eccentric, and bigoted, and they anger easily. They have fierce tempers and although they speak little, when they do they are quite eloquent. Ox people are mentally and physically alert. Generally easy-going, they can be remarkably stubborn, and they hate to fail or be opposed. They are most compatible with Snake, Rooster, and Rat people."
Did this author just throw down some random characteristics and hope really hard that they were somewhat accurate about some "ox" out there? Its just weird. But, I have to admit that saying The Year of the Ox out loud is really funny.

Ok, I now get to go hang out with my sweet family and have an incredible Friday night. I hope everyone's Friday was as funny as mine.