HOW CAN IT BE OVER ALREADY?

Well...I'm in the single digits for days as a church employee. 

I decided, it's like a mission...this internship. Not matter how much I want to stay, I have to go. I've learned so many things, including, and probably, most importantly...more about myself and what I'm really capable of. I didn't realize this until this week. 

Yesterday I started training my replacements...(And hold up!! Where the heck did this past year go? Didn't I just start working here? Wasn't it just winter? Where is time going? How did this happen? Help!) 

Before training, I wouldn't have really been able to put into words about what I've learned from this experience...but after two, long, tiring, training days (and weeks of preparation)...I do. And it's a lot! Trying to put my brain and everything I've learned into their brains is REALLY hard! Obviously a lot of learning comes from trial and error, but I want them to realize how crazy, busy, stressful, awesome, incredible, and wonderful it is to be there as an intern at this point in time. I'm going to miss it sooooo much. 

I've made some of my dearest friends over this past year. They have all strengthened me, tutored me, and encouraged me to do my best and know that the Lord will fill in where I am weak. Chris, the designer I have been assisting, has been the greatest mentor I could have asked for. At first, I was intimidated by her. She's an incredible designer, strong willed, particular, and expects a lot out of me. It was hard at the beginning...to learn what was priority, what was expected, what was the procedure, and how I fit into it all. But, she is exactly what I needed to grow in the ways that I have this year. She's pushed me to find the answers, to research, to follow up, to look at the details, and to appreciate the good things about the design world...as well as become a great friend to me. She will never know how she has changed me for the better. I will never forget her and the impact she's had on my life and design capabilities. 

So, you're probably wondering, what's next?!

Well, I'm excited to say that last week I accepted a job at CCG Howells in Salt Lake City. My first day will be Friday, September 13th. I will be assisting a designer that does a little bit of everything: commercial projects, residential projects, and even represents a few furniture lines! It will be perfect because I have yet to figure out where my heart lies in the design world. I had two interviews with them and I was never anxious or nervous about them (unlike the other interviews I had at other companies in the area). I know it's the right place for me to be next, and I'm actually getting really excited about it all! Now, to just enjoy these last few, precious, crazy days in the Special Projects Department...

Oh, and Grandpa Park, I apologize that I will not be posting very many more pictures of temple square, I know how much you loved them. But, I will do my best to share pictures and posts about life's next adventures. And who knows, maybe I'll even blog more! Maybe. :)

PS Chapter 9 will be live in just a few days! (It's one of my favorites!)