UPS (yoo-pee-es) noun: Unforgettable PeaceCorps Surprise

I woke up on Thursday, October 27th, to an email.  It was from the Peace Corps website saying my application status had changed!!  I quickly go to the Peace Corps website, and the first thing that pops up is:  "Your password is more than 12 months old.  You must change it to continue."  My heart sank...was this the "change" that the email was talking about?  I was losing hope. And then I see this:

OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!! NO WAY!!!!!!! And then I see below:

I wasn't home much on Thursday, Friday, OR Saturday, so I was worried I had missed the UPS guy/girl.  But when I did get home, there was no "Sorry we missed you" tag on my door.  So, I am about 85% sure I will get my invitation tomorrow!!!  I don't work until 2pm, so I should be home when the UPS person gets here!  And just to be sure I hear the knock on the door, I am sleeping in the front room tonight!  There is no way I can miss it!  I am beyond excited!

I keep having dreams of receiving my invitation and seeing where they place me.  One dream said they were sending me to Kenya.  Another (one I had just last night) said I was going to Aggn.  I know what you're thinking...where is Aggn?  Well, as it turns out, it's not even a real place. So hopefully soon enough, my dreams will clear up and become a reality!

PS If I had known they would email me once they sent the invitation, I would NOT have checked my mail everyday.  That was torture.  But there's a little advice for those of you reading and waiting for your invitation.

the wait continues

So I waited the entire month of September to get my letter in the mail.  And when it did not arrive, I emailed my placement officer to get an update.  She said

we are experiencing an additional delay at this time as we wait for our worldwide posts to submit revised program numbers for that period

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Which makes sense.  I'm cool with that.  It has to be difficult finding projects and locations for so many applicants.  She then went on to say that I may not receive my letter until mid-October or possibly even November.  I am so anxious and excited to get it, I almost can't stand it anymore!  But, soon enough, I'll know what my future holds.  And to help with the waiting game, I have decided not to check my mail everyday.  That will help my mood tremendously, because every time I see that empty mailbox, my heart sinks a little.   So I'll go back to my usual Mail Mondays (you know...where I only check the mail on Mondays).  But let's be honest, can I really stay away from my mailbox for a whole week?  I guess only time will tell.