My Fightin’ Texas Aggie Ring!!

That’s right guys, I ordered my ring on Monday!! It was $453!! It seems like a lot but when you compare it to the guys’ that start at $900, they were practically paying me to order it. I put my full name inside: “Ashley Nicole Galloway”. It’s also natural and not antiqued like the photo above displays. I also decided against the diamond for now. And an extra side note, mine will have an “11” instead of the “10” in the picture.

Ring day is September 17, 2010 at the Former Students building on campus. I won’t know my time until the week before, but I’m trying for a time slot that not many are racing for (ie most people want the earliest or latest times, while I want one kind of in the middle).

I am so excited!! My parents, siblings, Phillip, and his parents will be joining us for sure, with the possibility of more coming as well.

Friday I will get my ring and we will have dinner, then Saturday I’m planning on a Campus mini-tour, given by me, and a wine tasting at Mesina Hoff in Bryan. Laynes will, of course, be mixed in there somewhere too. But the big event is my ring dunking!

What is a ring dunk you ask? Well, it’s a tradition (go figure) in which the ring is “christened” in an alcoholic beverage to make it officially yours. The drink is poured, the ring is dropped in the bottom, and you must consume the entire container to reach the bottom and get to your ring. I am leaning toward a glass of champagne to keep it classy. However, wine at Mesina Hoff is certainly not out of the question either.

Yay for aggie rings and yay for being that much closer to graduation!! (6 months and 2 days!)

Not Ready to Go Back

Yeah, I know, I know, I have a post about this just about every time I come home for any period of time. But it’s still true today as much as it is any other time I have to head back to College Station.

We got a lot done this weekend for Samantha’s wedding – and a few clarification of ideas for mine. I’m ready for her to get married and be happy. Plus I get to do all of the window shopping while she’s doing the real thing.

I had a pretty good weekend and am not ready to leave. It’s 6 months and 5 days until I no longer have to leave. Let the countdown begin…

Home Sweet Home

I’m back in Bedford for a short stay this weekend. I was lucky enough to catch a ride with Cody so I didn’t have to drive.

I love coming home to all of the familiarity. The places, the people, the smells, the feeling in the air, it’s all so warm and inviting. When I come here, I feel like I belong and it’s the right place for me to be. I can’t wait to get back here for good and start my life with Phillip.

The Day I Almost Called Noah

Yes, today was quite the flooding experience. I woke up to a very dark room that made me want to roll over and not go to class. However, the little voice inside my head made me get up and go to class.

I ventured out in the pouring rain, not by choice. I trudged to the car, got soaking wet, and drove to class. Leaving the complex was more difficult that I had anticipated. You see, the rain had already accumulated on the roads. Let’s put it this way: I couldn’t see the prominent speed bumps usually spotted a mile away.

Driving to class was pretty scary. I mistakenly drove in the right hand lane where Lake Texas A&M decided to overflow (*Note: There isn’t really a “Lake Texas A&M”. I simply devised that title to be funny and make a point.) and quickly regretted my decision. I was having a hard time navigating through the water, going less than 15mph. Water was flying everywhere just like the cars on the news they show so you know what not to do. Yeah, totally me this morning.

Tabitha didn’t make it out of the apartment complex this morning. She tried to drive through Lake Woodlands (*Note: this is another made-up title for comedic effect.) but was suddenly in over her head, so to speak, where her car shut itself off from too much water. Therefore, she pulled into a parking space and had to take the bus to class. Miserable.

So it rained. And it rained. And it rained some more. This wasn’t the typical College Station rainy day, mind you. Usually it’ll rain all day at a steady pace, sometimes reaching hard raid status and sometimes calming down to a glorified sprinkle. But today, it poured for over 8 hours straight. There was even thunder accompanying this batch. Official rain totals came in at about 5 inches. Whoa.

 

Full-Blown Wedding Planning

Wow. Ever since the potential one-year mark passed, it seems like all of a sudden someone flipped a switch and wedding planning has begun. I know I’ve talked about things here and there fore the past 9 months, but now it’s like all of a sudden we’re past the point of no return.

We officially have the most adorable flower girl in the entire world now. I can’t believe I waited this long, but I finally called my cousin to ask if his daughter would do us the honor. She’s going to be the cutest flower girl you have ever seen, trust me.

I made wedding dress appointments. I have three appointments all in July and two places that don’t require appointments. It’s going to be crazy, with engagement pictures thrown in the middle of that. Plus, throw the Fort Worth Bridal show in there too. How exciting and chaotic!!

Now we’re going and decisions are really starting to be made. Being a year out means that people take you more seriously and prices can be more accurately estimated. It means we can now get the ball rolling and not let it stop until wedding day.

It’s all going to start going by so fast! I need to hold on and enjoy the ride! :)