Holler friends.

Pennsylvania is roasting right now. Seriously, it has been in the mid to upper 90’s the past few days, and honestly, I love it. I’ve had enough cold to last me a couple of years from this past winter. The heat is a pleasant change for me. I can now actually feel my extremities, which means a lot. With summer in full swing, I can sit outside read, drink coffee (hot or iced) and be completely relaxed. Oh, how lovely it is!

Work has been great. Waiting tables, however, is much more difficult than I had ever imagined! One cannot let his mind wonder for even a second or he will get behind in everything. I must constantly be checking my tables, waiting for my food to be done, and putting orders into the computer. It is very high stress work. The other night, I dreamt about waiting tables all night. At one point, I woke up and was at my laptop trying to put food orders into it! How bizarre! But, I really have been enjoying it, and I’ve really been learning a lot about life from everyone with whom I work. It is so fascinating to learn about everyone. I mainly work with 40 year old ladies who’ve been waiting tables for years, and I’ve grown to respect them a lot. So, it’s been a learning experience in itself.

Research has been going well. Actually, I will be off to there in a few minutes. As always, it is such a pleasure to be able to learn with such great minds in my field. Things have been really busy, so I haven’t been in the lab too much, but I expect to have my scheduled ironed out soon. I am just learning to balance all of the responsiblilties I have in the most efficient way.

I miss the fiancee. Christy is doing really well in Cali. She is learning a lot through her intership and is enjoying spending time with the other interns. Actually, I will be flying out to LA on the 27th of June and staying until the 4th of July. It was such a blessing– somebody in my church bought me a ticket so I could go and see her. This man’s generosity floored me. In fact, he barely knows me. I was speechless for nearly 10 minutes after I’d found out what he’d done for me. This makes me pray so much that some day I will be able to bless others in such wonderful ways as well. Because really, all I have should be used to bless God and others. God’s faithfulness to me is astounding.

After I get back from Cali. My friend, Austen, will pick me up from the airport, and we will embark on a roadtrip…to somewhere, haha. We really don’t have the details ironed out yet. Perhaps we will be in Vermont for awhile. Or maybe we will be in some other obscure New England state. But I think we definitely hope to make to Montreal for at least a day. It will be really fun. I am looking forward to hanging out with him. Some good convos and good times.

Well, friends, I hope you all are doing really well. You are in my thoughts and prayers often! I pray you are all encouraged and loved in God’s sovereign plan! Take care, and hope to see you all in due course!

Cheers and love,

Anthony J.