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Really starting to settle in

The apartment is finally starting to feel like home. There are pictures on the wall, curtains on the bedroom windows, and now I actually have cable and internet in my apartment. I'm still not quite sure what I'm going to put in the hallway or what is going on the wall in my bedroom. I don't have anything from my previous life that is blue and brown. That's really made it fun to decorate that room, because it's meant buying some stuff and piecing together some stuff from my childhood bedroom. Slowly but surely I'm unpacking. Now I'm just looking for some furniture for the guest bedroom. :)

Work has been going well. I'm going to fit into the staff real well. I snapped photos of the library early Friday morning so hopefully soon I'll get them uploaded somewhere and e-mailed out, or maybe posted here. While on my photo tour of the library I realized that there are 2 pianos in the library and what looks like a harpsichord. I have no idea why this is true. Now I just have to figure out who to ask about that. Ooh, and I have an outlet for my cooking/baking. Each Friday morning during the semester they have "break" where someone brings in treats and the entire staff hangs out in the break room for a while. :) They also have a U Rock section during their staff meetings when they take the time to recognize people on the staff for the awesome things they've done during the week. The staff is very goal-oriented, but still takes the time to know each other well and celebrate the little things (they even have a sunshine committee that plans parties for birthdays/anniversaries/new arrivals).

Well I should head to bed so I can get up in time to make it to 8:30 service for week 2 of church hopping this summer. I'm also sending out prayers to all those affected by the flooding.

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