Quite the adventure: September 2011

July/August

I'm currently at the DC airport for my first layover.

Next stop Copenhagen, then Prague.

Then taking a train to Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia.

After a few days, training to Bratislava, Slovakia for a night.

Then training to Prague.

Then - orientation, school, adventure :).

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Well, I'm not doing so well with this whole monthly blog thing...

It's a lot harder than I thought to sit down, reflect on the past 4 weeks and then write about them.

Now, if I were to tell to you by word of mouth, well...

I have no problem doing that ;).

This is why I'm no writer, but rather, pursuing a career in talking :].

Oh, yes.

Well, then.

July + August = Julygust.

One huge blur of a hunk of weeks.

Not that it's an excuse, since internet is almost all over the United States, but during the past 6 weeks I've been in 7 states and some of them multiple times.

-Mid Ohio

-Illinois

-Columbus, Ohio

-Texas

-Arkansas

-Kentucky

-Mid Ohio

-Illinois

-Indiana

-Northern Ohio

-Georgia

Never a dull moment, always an adventure.

I'm just going to combine July and August, since they honestly ran together so well.

Julygust:

It's funny how when we tell God what we want and don't want, He reverses it, giving us more of what we don't have and zero of what we want lol.

In the industry world I had more promos (promotional modeling gigs) and bigger promos in the past 6 weeks than I may have had in the past 3 years. It was such a blessing finically, although exhausting on the body at times. God knows where we need to be and when though, and I met some really neat people and had some fabulous experiences through those promos.

Got the privilege of acting in Columbus' 48 Hour Film Project contest. Again, met some great people and had a lot of fun.

Without skipping a beat, my agency sent me to Kentucky for the Venus Model Search 2011. I was hesitant, but again, a good experience for me. It pushed me out of my comfort zone.

To be continued... now boarding... off to Copenhagen!

I am now over flying the Atlantic Ocean... less than five hours till we land in Copenhagen.

No internet, so I'm writing the remainder of this blog in a "Stickie."

(For those of you non-Mac users, it's like a giant posted note on your desk top. I'm still too mac-dumb to figure out where I can actually write documents.)

Oh, yea! I got a Mac! After nine months of not having a laptop/computer, I finally had enough money to by a 13" MacBook Pro.

I've gotta say, if it wasn't for my smart phone (the Android Aris and then the Droid X), I would have been in biiiig trouble.

Those phones saved my butt from school emails, to job assignments, to Facebook messages, to Twitter updates.

I mean seriously, gotta stay on top of the important things... ;)

But honestly, I wouldn't have gotten nearly the amount of work (through my agency, Cheesecake and Mary Kay) if it weren't for those smart phone/s.

Continuing...

In the pink world of Mary Kay ;), mom, sister (Amy) and I traveled down to Texas at the end of July for the annual Mary Kay seminar.

It wasn't annual to us, since we're all beginners (I started in December, Amy in April and mum in July), but I think it will be from now on.

Such a fabulous experience. We were treated like royalty. Literally.

I earned (and received at seminar) my new FREE Red Jacket!

I LOVE it! And actually, I like it so much.... I've taken the pins off and it's currently somewhere below me, hidden away in my suitcase.

The awesome thing with Mary Kay is, even though I was hardly at home these past 6 weeks and therefore wasn't able to focus on skin care parties, I was still able to maintain income through reorders placed while I was out of state. My clients contacted me whichever way was easiest for them, I placed the order online that night and it was delivered to them in the mail a few days later.

Talk about service - that's Mary Kay.
ALSO, I'll still be able to work my business while overseas through online orders.

I'm blessed.

And so very excited for my sister and mum as they too start their own businesses!

They're, both, already rocking it ;).

OH! Also in August I chopped 10 inches of hair off
and turned 23.

As for Prague... well, I'm actually on my way at this very moment =].

Doesn't get too much better than that.

Which means, my Czech visa arrived!

My classes are in order.

I find out where I'm living and who I'm living with at orientation (Sept. 9).

And my adventure has already started...

I've been waiting for this moment for so long. So long.

I think I say this every month, but I truly mean it when I say I can feel the prayers you, all, are praying.

Example: I know many people were praying for me today as I set out.

And now, I'm somehow sitting in 1st class, with plenty of space, a bed for a chair, and wayyy to much gourmet food for my own good.

Thanks for the prayers, ya'll! ;)

(I was in ATL for the past 3 days, so I had to say "ya'll"....)

But seriously, through the chaos of the past few weeks, everything has fallen into place and God has worked out some amazing details.

I can't give specific details on everything, but please know - your prayers are definitely heard and very much appreciated.

God works in mysterious ways

and everything happens for a reason.

I am now waiting at the Copenhagen Airport.

I waited at this exact gate a year and half ago when flying to Finland.

It's funny when you recognize airport workers.

And I do, in Frankfurt and now Copenhagen.

You have to pay for internet here... as well as bathrooms and water...

So, I'm still typing on my "sticky note" ;).

My flight from DC was wunderbar... (Wonderful in German).. wow.

Don't think I've ever been treated so well on a plane.

As I sit here at this gate, the sense of familiarity hits all too well.

The languages, the people, the architecture, the food, the clothes, the looks, the mannerisms.

A flood of memories comes pouring in and yet, I feel like this, waiting in an airport, is normal. Feels regular. Feels good.

QUESTION: When you sneeze in a foreign airport, do you still say "excuse me" to yourself in English, even though the people around you may or may not speak it? Or do you just go on like nothing happened?

I just sneezed, and now don't know what to do.

Oh, dear. Wasn't prepared for this.

Back to what I was writing over the Atlantic:

I can feel the prayers, support and love.

And I thank you immensely.

My mind is full and body tired,

but God is good all the while.

With love and gratitude,

Sarah
Ecc. 3:1