The past weekend

  The past weekend has been wonderful. My girlfriend's parents and mine met for the first time since we began dating ten months ago. They took to each other well and we are both glad that our parents get along nicely. It is encouraging to know.
  This past weekend was also a different sort for me; not just the parents meeting. Thursday and Friday were awesome pizza making days! You may not think it would be very exciting; but when you're prepared with your things and have great ideas in mind, and things just flow nicely, it is amazing the excitement that you find when you know the students really enjoy what you are making for them. It is very encouraging to really get into my job. It's not every day I enjoy going to work. I do enjoy seeing everyone, but I still feel disconnected a times and other times I really do not enjoy my job. I want badly to get into media but no one is willing to take someone on who has non-college experience and drive to do well in it. Two things have gone well this past weekend in that regard.
  The Salvation Army opened up a new community Center in Philadelphia and for Saturday and Sunday I drove to the city and participated in the dedication ceremonies as their lighting technician. The building is smaller than I imagined but it is no less impressive; it will serve the Philadelphia area well. As for working there, at this point there probably wouldn't be a lot for me to do media wise. Another opportunity has presented itself - one that seems quite promising. The father of a piano student my mother teaches works for a Lancaster-local television station, going to sports events and such and covering it, and I am looking into working beside him.
  I am very hopeful for this and if something comes of it you'll be the first to know!