A Lot to Pray About

No! I am not getting married :) I wanted to show you all the gorgeous gowns that I could be working with in the near future however. Amazing! I have an update of how my interview went, and some other news as well.

Tuesday was my interview with the bridal company in Salt Lake. I went up to Portland the night before and stayed with some friends, which was really fun. My flight left PDX at about 10:30, so it wasn't too early of a morning. When I arrived at the airport in SLC, I was picked up by the President and Vice President of the company and taken on a driving tour of the city. They showed me some things I had seen on my last trip (including The Gateway, or as I like to call it, the Mecca of outdoor shopping!) and some new, hip areas of town as well. It was definitely a "you could be living this life" experience! We spent the car ride talking and stopped for some iced tea at one point, which is where I finally realized that this was the interview! Ah! I had thought we were just chatting away, so I freaked out for a bit and tried to play back everything in my head making sure I was sounding professional and knowledgeable. Haha, typical me, no? Didn't even realize I was being interviewed :) After our drive, we went to the offices and took a tour where I met the other employees, and sat down with a few of them. It was fun to be back a second time, and really realizing that this would be a fun job. That evening we went to a nice dinner with one of the girls who has the same job as I would, which was nice for me to be able to pick her brain. Then back to the airport to fly home. I spent a whopping 6 hours in SLC! What a jet-setter, right?

After being home for a few days, I have had a lot to think about. I didn't leave Tuesday with a job offer, but as it stands now, basically if I want the job I can have it. This is so exciting and intimidating at the same time. This job would be using my degree to the fullest, which is awesome. I would get to travel around the world, be working both with customers as well as designers and manufacturers, and commentating fashion shows at markets. It is basically all my separate dream jobs rolled into one big one. And that is what makes it intimidating, it is a big job! I'm sure a lot of college graduates feel this same way, but am I really ready for this? I know I have the education, but I lack in experience. Most of the other people working at this level in the company are 27 or older. I will be 24. Eek! So I have a lot to pray about.

Coincidentally, or not so coincidentally perhaps, the advising position here at OSU was finally posted when I got back. So I have now applied for that job as well and am waiting to hear back about an interview. Everything seems to be happening all at once! So I covet your prayers as I have to really start thinking about what I want to do with my life after school. I also have only two weeks until my thesis defense, so things are a little stressful at the moment. Stressful, but exciting, and I wouldn't have it any other way, because I know who's driving this ship!