HERE!

I've made it to Jacksonville! (yesterday, actually.) It's been a whirlwind of unpacking, team bonding, trying to catch up on sleep and get over this dang cold I snagged right before I left, and trying so so so hard to remember the names of all the people I met. And their schools. If I get that much, well, that's success.

Tomorrow we go out on the hunt for employment, and I guess I'm a little more nervous than I thouht. It's not so much that I'm worried about not getting a job (although that could be a concern...stay posted) but the unknowns scare me; where will I work, what does a job interview look like, will I be confident enough, etc. Prayers tomorrow and Friday for all the team members and leaders going out would be so very much coveted!

Florida is in the eastern time zone, so although my body tells me it's 10 o'clock at night and wayyy to early for bed, my clock says it's after 11, so I'm going to try to head to bed here and get some more sleep. (Although I did take a two hour nap this afternoon....hah. Falling asleep might be a little more difficult tonight!)

lots of love, send me mail! ;)

Amelia

she hates the sounds that goodbyes make.

wow. it's 11:20 on saturday night and I'm all packed (except for my laptop. that'll go in my backpack in the morning after I get up! ;)

this has been a crazy day, just getting to this point. I woke up without having packed a lick of clothing and look at me now, 13 hours later, ready for Jacksonville! Preeeeeetty impressed. (not really, but it does feel good to be ready to GO!) However, today's been extremely emotional. Besides the fact that I'm leaving home for 2 months (the longest I've ever been away), or that I won't be spending my summer with my favorite people in my favorite hometown for Sturgis Falls or the 4th of July, I had to say goodbye to some of my favorite people for a year, as they move to Spain in the next week or so. :( It's so difficult to see people go—and really ironic, since I'm leaving too!—but I know that God has a plan & purpose for them, as He does for me. So! The M's are off to Spain, my bff Ash will be off to Asia for the summer, and I'm off to Jacksonville!

So excited to see what God does!

love you all,

Amelia:)

mr. postman.....

mail! mail mail mail. it makes any day brighter! a letter is sweeter than cookies and lemonade any day. and i looooooooooooveeeeeee it. [mail, that is. but i love cookies & lemonade too! ;)]

so please, pretty please, with a cherry on top, send me maaaaaiiiiil. color me a picture. send me a postcard. or, best of all, write me a handwritten letter. you bet your buttons i'll cherish it! and love you forever.

who wouldn't want that? ;)

my address is:

Amelia Sutton

C/O The Navigators

11800 UNF Drive 3334

Jacksonville, FL 32224

so send it on down! and who knows, maybe you'll get something back? :)

hello, summer. hello, new blog.

Hi, everyone!

If you're reading this blog, that means that you probably have helped support me in getting to JAX this summer in any number of ways, so thank you! I'm getting a little nervous, which probably means that I'm going to start packing and un-packing and re-packing pretty soon;) but I am also super pumped to get down to Florida and start this party! Erm, start looking for work, that is.

As of today, I still don't have a job lined up for the summer. That's my main concern at this point, but I'm learning to trust that God has a plan & purpose for my summer, and I'm resting in that. He'll place me where He wants me to be, not necessarily where I'd prefer, and I have to trust Him. It's not going to be easy but it will be worth it in the end.:)

That's all for today, but I'll be updating more before I leave & then once I get down to Florida!

Blessings,
Amelia