Here I go...

Last year, a good friend of mine, dubbed the time after graduation as her "Unexpected Summer". For her, that period of time extended into October, and even into January.

I just graduated. I just left school. As far as the summer goes, I know what I'm doing this week. (Showcase in NYC, Visiting my best friend in Boston, and going home). I have a dentist appointment on May 31st, and I'm taking a short trip to California in early June... Aside from those three things, the summer and my future are wide open. (I do plan on going to PEI at some point, just not sure when yet)

I have ideas of things I'd LIKE to do. I have some options regarding places to go... but nothing is concrete yet.

For the first time in my life, I don't know what I'm doing next month. I'm a little excited, a little scared, but mostly ok, calmed and resigned. God knows what he's doing. He has me. I'm looking forward to what's ahead. The journey will be exciting. ANYTHING can happen. Tomorrow, next week, next month, or next year.

If nothing extraordinary happens for the next little while, it's ok. Perhaps I'll get a chance to rest (and get caught up on books, movies and television I've been missing) before the pressures of a real job (!STUDENT LOANS!) and "real life" start pressing on me.

How long will my "Unexpected Summer" last? I have no idea. With HIS help, I'll take it one day at a time. Here we go! Bring it...

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6 (ESV)