Well, I didn't get the job at Gordon.
I didn't even get an interview.
And that's ok - it's sad, but it's ok.
I'm totally ok with staying where I am a bit longer if that's what God has. I can handle a full time nanny job for another year while I finish Navigate. That's not the struggle here. I just find myself to be frustrated. I don't understand why so many seemingly great job opportunities have come my way and led me to believe that they would work out, only to flop at the last minute. I know without a doubt that this is not the heart of God, but I feel jerked around. I know that isn't His purpose in all of this and that He sees every detail that I can't. He knows so much more than i'll ever understand. But I can't help feeling like someone is messing with me.
I've contacted the families that I interviewed with about full time nanny jobs to see where their decision making process is - but for now, it looks like i'm going to keep up the part time shuffle until I leave for this trip, and join the club of people coming back from North Africa without jobs. Yes, we're starting a club. There seems to be a significant number of us making that bold move. (ack!)

Here are some pics from the 3 on 3 tournament this weekend:

these middle school girls were fierce

killer dance team...

and here's a song that will hopefully make you as happy as it makes me.
lets make music on a train.

Burgundy Heart-Shaped Medallion

If I had a spell of magic,
I would make this enchantment for you:
A burgundy heart-shaped medallion
With a window that you could look through.
So that when all the mirrors are angry
with your faults and all you must do,
you could peek through that heart-shaped medallion
and see you from my point of view.

David Wilcox

Lunch of Champions

1) Put corn and black beans in a bowl. 

2) Sprinkle with cheese.

3) Microwave until perfectly warm and melty.

4) Add two dollops of salsa and half of one perfectly ripe avocado.

5) Top with crumbled tortilla chips.

6) Enjoy what happiness in a bowl tastes like.

7) You're welcome. 

they call me Jenna Renegade

The Roller Derby was super fantastic.
Saturday, a group of about 16 of us headed out to Wilmington to check out the Roller Derby to celebrate mine and Alexis' birthdays last week. It was intense. And wonderful. I gave up taking pictures fairly quickly, so I haven't even tried uploading them yet. But I will tell you that the first "bout" was between the Wicked Pissahs and the Cosmonaughties and the second "bout" was between the Boston Massacre and the Oly Rollers. That's just to give you a little taste of the intensity that is the Boston Derby Dames.
And I bought a tshirt.
Plus there was an "after party" where we may or may not have danced our butts off and enjoyed some of the BEST people watching I have ever experienced.

As a whole, birthday week was fabulous.
I did some shopping, some hanging with friends, went to a play, got a pedicure, went to the roller derby, and OH YEAH, found out about a killer job at Gordon that I super duper want. (But yet somehow, i'm trying not to get tooo excited about - fail.)
Drumroll please...

Administrative Assistant to the Music Department

Look this up in the dictionary, and there is most definitely a picture of me right beside it. When I got the tipoff about the job (on my birthday, might I add), I printed the application, my resume, and cover letter, and drove it to Gordon myself. The HR guy was shocked at how quickly I had responded, and even recognized my name from when I applied for a job there last year.
I'm still interviewing for full time nanny positions, and had one yesterday that seemed like it could be great. But those all fall short when held up next to this doozy. I'm trying to find the balance in getting excited about this job and really keeping an open heart to whatever the heck God is going to do with this situation, because it is seriously all in His hands at this point.

Here are some photos from sitting last week and Matt's play -

I made my first big scheduling mishap yesterday. I've been calling my life the "part-time shuffle" and this is proof that this is exactly what it is. 

While babysitting last night, I got a call from one of my voice students saying, "I'm here, where are you?"

I double-booked and was so incredibly embarrassed. 

Lord, please get me out of the part-time shuffle.

I wanna dance the full-time tango. 

More beautiful children:

I may or may not have fallen in love this morning:

i love beautiful people.

 man oh man, has God put some beautiful people in my life:
(Can you tell I love my new camera, and off-center portraits?)

these are pics from Sara's bridal shower today.
Today went like this:
Worship run through with Mike, job interview, bridal shower, pop in on Esther's grad party, lay in bed, then maybe some shenanigans later tonight.

bam bam bam, i'm like Emeril.

Baby Time

I can't help that I watch such adorable kids -