It took about a month after graduating from college to find a job. I had a promising job lined up that was part-time. The interview went very good, but I never heard back from them. A few weeks before all this, I went to a job fair. It was pretty dumb! A whole bunch of places were there that weren't hiring. I turned in my application to Acloche. I had no idea who they were, but they called a few days later to schedule an interview. Turns out, they're a temp service. They called me back a few weeks later about a job making boats.

So, I recently got a job. I started on June 19 at Baja Marine (website). They make performance boats and some Sea-Ray boats. I am currently working in the lamination division, which is the sticky, stinky, and hot section. But it's a job that pays pretty decent - $9/hr. for the first three months (with the temp service), then around $10.38/hr to start. I'm working 40+ hrs/week.

So, I'm happy that God provided a job for me. There are some witnessing opportunities that I've had already. They think I'm weird! I've never smoked, drunk alcohol, or cussed. So they ask me a lot of questions, of which I'm happy to answer.

This week is vacation week. It's been quite relaxing, adventurous, and crazy!

Yesterday, we left in the early morning for the Cleveland Zoo. The first animals we saw were the elephants. One of them had its back legs criss-crossed!

After the zoo, we went to Stephanie's church for prayer meeting. Pastor Raynes preached about salvation, stressing the need to communicate the severity of sin to the lost. It was a good message.

After church, we went to McDonald's to get ice cream. My dad was in such a hurry that he left the keys in the ignition. My mom decided to lock the doors because her purse was in it. So we were locked out until a parent of one of the workers let us have a coat hanger. It was chilly outside!

Then we stayed the night in a camper on a campground. It was so quiet! In the morning, we left for Mohican State Park. They have several hiking trails. We went on one of them that was two miles long. With Abby and Little Guy, it seemed like 5 miles! We saw some waterfalls, uprooted trees, and plenty of tree roots sticking up on the trail. The neatest part was at the bottom of a waterfall. There were several carvings of names. One name had a date next to it - it was from 1871! We finished that trail and went on to another before we finished. Then we ate lunch at yet another fast food restaurant.

Then we headed home, and now I'm writing this entry in my blog...

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