semi-creepy?

so the other day i was sitting on the pool deck with one of my co-workers during a break between swim classes, and she said "hey erin, do you have a blog?" i said "no, why?"  "well, i was in northern CA visiting my boyfriend last weekend and his mom was online and was like 'hey do you know an erin watts?' apparently she was online and saw your blog or something where you wrote about sellwood pool and asked me, 'isn't that where you work?'" well...at this i was kind of freaked out. i told my friend, i definitely don't have a blog, that's so creepy! after a few minutes i realized...oh..duh, i do have a blog, kind of..and i did write about sellwood pool! anyway my co-worker said "oh, weird, i guess she just found it through a string of other people's blogs" 

ok, does anyone think that's semi-creepy? not that i care that my friend's boyfriend's mom found our blog...but i guess i just forget we're just online...floating around in the world wide web...for anyone to see us. am i a tad paranoid? maybe. hmm.

in other news...i cut my hair off.

and its someone else's turn to give a summer update (especially *ahem* aryn and chris and katie powell if you're out there) because i just posted.

Just in case you hadn't seen...

this:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/video/video.php?v=122455792462&subj=602436608

Duh-nuh....duh-nuh...duhnuhduhnuhduhnuh...!!!!

Realizing my computer is getting slower and VERY LOW on space, I decided to organize some things and get rid of files I don't need (my Input is hating me right now!). Anyway, in the process, I found the Conflict Management Styles worksheet and thought I would refresh your memories.... :-)

THE SHARK (forcing): Sharks try to overpower opponents by forcing them to accept their solution to the conflict. Their goals are highly important to them, and relationships are of minor importance. They seek to achieve their goals at all costs. They are not concerned with the needs other others. They do not care if others like or accept them. Sharks assume that conflicts are settled by one person winning and one person losing. They want to be the winner. Winning gives sharks a sense of pride and achievement. Losing gives them a sense of weakness, inadequacy and failure. They try to win by attacking, overpowering, overwhelming, and intimidating others.

In reading that, I realized it's a bit harsh...and would really like to point out that most of the characteristics that from this description that our Shark exhibits stems from her Competition theme. And luckily for us, she actually does care about relationships. Okay, that's all for now. I'll probably post more stuff when I find it...cause I'm bound to find something else interesting! :-)

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How was it? Please tell me you dressed up.

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Moving on...

to South Africa.

I am officially on part II of my trip and freezing my butt of at night...stinking winter

ready for an erin-watts-summer-update?

basically, my summer IS sellwood pool. i spend, on average, 8 hours at the pool everyday. i am 10 shades darker than i was when you all last saw me, due to a beautiful full week of 90 degree weather, and i am perpetually wet. from 8:30am-10:30am i teach "junior swim instructor," a program for 11 to 14 year olds where they learn about our swim lesson program and actually get in the water to help instructors teach swimming lessons. i took it when i was 12, now i'm teaching it. cute, right? from 11:00-1:00 i am in the water teaching 1/2 hour swim lessons of various ages and levels. my favorites are the parent/child classes where i get to play with 6 mo. to 18 mo. olds in the water. fun. from 1:00-4:30 i work at the front desk during our open swim time. computers...cash registers...answering phones...you get the idea. at 4:30, i go home and collapse. and rest. often this includes movies with my family, baking something, working on my online class (art appreciation...eh...i know), and doing...or avoiding...those random little things that need to get done. this is monday-friday! some weeks vary. every other week we have inservices at 7am on tuesdays. looong days.

overall, its a great job. having been there for going on 6 summers, i know the program backwards and forwards, i am paid well, and i know a lot of employees and families who come to the pool. its those weeks of not-so-great-weather...65 and overcast...when the water is just a little too cold...that are harder. thankfully, those days have been the minority! it can be tiring being around a large staff of people who, for the most part, don't know the Lord. all day everyday. i'm still trying to figure out what representing Him at my job looks like. when do i say something? when do i stay silent? if you think of it, you could pray that I would be sensitive to the heart of God in this area. it seems appropriate to put a picture of the pool here...but i don't even have one! here's one i found online. our building is sweet looking, huh? love portland for its buildings...and for many other reasons, as you all know. =)

other than work, there's not much happening in my summer other than a wedding to go to, and the HARRY POTTER movie coming out THIS WEEK! BUT a few pretty awesome events took place in my life over the last month. #1 - dear friends ally and lauren from ARISE drove all the way up from SoCal just to visit me, having never been to the northwest. i had a blast showing off portland - i am completely braggy about the magnificence of my city. probably to the point where its annoying. then the three of us drove up to duvall, WA, where my roommate Michelle lives, and none other than AMANDA WHEELER came over and hung out with us! i got to see Amanda a 2nd time when the #2 awesome event happened - MEGHAN WYCOFF came to visit! she flew into seattle, spent time with Amanda, and then Amanda and I met at an Applebee's at the halfway point between Sammamish and Portland to pass Meghan off. =) We had a delightful time, and then I got to show off Portland AGAIN! 

A few snapshots.

Friend visit #1 - Ally and Lauren

 (artistic, right? the feet are my sister Emily's who took the pic...haha.)

Friend visit #2 - Meghan and Amanda! So excited to be reunited.

We could be a commercial for Applebee's.

This is my response to Ally telling me to make a "too cool" face.

Had to share due to the shirt.

Portland is amazing pic #1

Portland is amazing pic #2 (I could go on forever with these but i will stop here ;D)

Sound Off!!... Y-M!!... Once Again!!... C-A!!...

Well peeps...

In just 6 short hours, I will be off to Rancho Cucamonga for YMCA camp!!
I'm more excited about it than I thought I would be and relationships with a few of the staff members are already starting off better than I thought they would be!

However, I'll still need all the prayers you can give me, it's going to be a tough week, especially starting off with the fact that I may only get about 2 hours of sleep tonight.. I have to leave La Mirada at 6am and I haven't even packed yet! Yikes!

I'll be writing again in about 1 week!