Engagement Pictures, Car Break-In, Wedding Dress, and More

Last night we took our engagement pictures. I think it went well. It was pretty awkward to have someone hold a camera in your face and tell you to act natural or kiss each other. And when they tell you to just carry on normal conversation, it’s funny what you come up with to talk about. Haha. It was an experience but I bet we came out with some good ones. I’ll definitely post a couple when we get them back. We went to a hotel, bridge, and park in Dallas. I bet he took a couple hundred pictures in so many different ways and places just in those three spots. He was so resourceful! I really hope we can get him for our wedding.

After our pictures last night, we headed to Boston’s to eat dinner with Phillip’s parents. We got there and had a good meal, went out to the car to leave and noticed Phillip’s car door handle had been busted and the window was smashed in. Apparently someone decided they needed his book bag for school, assuming there was a laptop inside when (to their dismay) there was only a few spirals and a textbook. I feel like it was all my fault, though, since I had that bag out right before we went inside and failed to fully toss it in the back seat. Hmph. It’ll be a day’s worth of work on Monday for the window, and probably a few days to a week for the car door.

On a lighter note, I bought my dress today! They took my measurements, and I got to put it on again – this time for a long time! They had to take length measurements. Since my gown is from Allure, that designer takes a length measurement to make a custom length. This means I won’t have to spend $200+ on the hem for alterations – hemming that dress would mean taking it apart at the bodice, taking it up, and sewing it all back together. I wore my veil again too and bought it. It’s so beautiful. For that custom length measurement, I had to get shoes too, so I went ahead and bought an adorable and oh-so-comfy pair from the bridal salon. They are almost flats but are raised an inch with a slight wedge and have a peep toe. So cute. I’m also getting them dyed sapphire blue!!

I also picked up my bridesmaid dress for Samantha’s wedding today – it is so cute and soooooo comfortable. I can’t wait to wear it at the wedding and several times afterward.

P.S. Happy birthday to my wonderful friend, Manda!! I love you so much and hope you have a wonderful day! :)

It's Gonna be a Bright (Bright), Bright (Bright) Sun-Shiny Day

In two and a half hours, I will be home relaxing with my parents and wonderful fiance. I cannot wait to have a slow-paced weekend at home for a change. There's still going to be fun stuff happening, but at least it's not all going to happen at once or span all three days.

Tonight I'm going to spend the evening with Phillip as soon as I get home. We have no plans and no places to go to. We might go grab some dinner, but that's it. I feel like I haven't really spent time with him in a month since the last time I was home I spent it with my family.

Tomorrow is engagement picture day! I'm pretty excited about it. Tomorrow I am getting my nails done and helping Phillip shop for clothes if he needs some. We might also go looking for props for the picture session and/or see about getting my ring fixed and cleaned. Pictures are at 6:00 in Uptown Dallas. I've never been there, but our photographer feels it's the best location for the types of pictures we want. I'm nervous about looking awkward or fat in the pictures, but I know the more anxious I get, the worse they'll look. I just need to breath and pretend like the photographer isn't there acting like poparatzi.

Saturday I'm buying my wedding dress! Yay! I will finally put money down and make it official! Every time I look at pictures of me in it, I am reminded about how much I love that dress. I'll also buy the veil and maybe some shoes if I like a pair there. Just wrap it all up! Maybe they'll even let me try the dress on again? :)

Sunday I have no plans. Phillip is off work so we can relax and enjoy the day. Coming back with be depressing as usual, but at least I don't have any homework to come back to. Plus, next week is the last week of summer school!

So many things to look forward to and I'm finally getting out of this rut!

I Know, I Know, I Know

I did not get to update at all yesterday. I appologize.

I had so much to do yesterday/last night. Plus, yesterday went by so quickly! You see, I had lab, then lecture, then at work I wrote my lab report and did all of my homework - that made work fly by! Then as soon as I got back to the apartment yesterday, I typed up all of my notes into a psuedo study guide for my exam and studied slash watched TV until bed time. Then I woke up this morning, went to lab, studied during lunch, then took my microbiology test, then came to work to finish my homework, and now here I am.

Phew. I got exhausted just typing that. Needless to say, I'm sorry for the neglect.

Home tomorrow night and Engagement Pictures Friday!! :)

When It Rains, It Pours

So today after work, the health center was locked up and I walked toward my car. I got halfway there and realized that I had left my keys in the locked up office. Great.

Then, after two weeks of dry weather, it randomly starts pouring down rain. I didn’t have an umbrella. Even more great. This sums up my life right now: sunny with random bouts of rain and forgetfulness from stress.

At least my wonderful roommate came to the rescue with my spare key! :)

Trying To Get Through This Week

So after this week, magical things will happen. My class will only have one week left. Things will be wrapping up and I'm excited about that. I do have four final exams next week, but please let's forget about that for the time being.

This week I have a lecture exam and a lab report due in Microbiology. One of my other classes just has an exam, and then the last one has one quiz and a final to go! I'm almost done!! I'm almost out of this depressing mess I'm in. I'll finally be out of this funk I've been in. Hooray!

I can't wait! Now tonight, I just have to write that previously mentioned lab report, do some prelab questions, and go grocery shopping. Then all done for the evening.

Four More Days

I can’t wait for Thursday evening when I get to go home for another three day weekend. I really love those moments when I get to escape school and work for a bit to spend time with the love of my life and our wonderful families.

I will be pushing on through the next four days of school and work. It shouldn’t be too bad. At least I know I still have a job in the fall, and at least I know that after this week I will have only one more week of classes. Hooray!

Plus…. ENGAGEMENT PICTURES are this weekend! I’m so excited to get some beautiful pictures of us and finally get our engagement announcement in the newspaper. I have a few outfit options already lined up so we’ll see how it goes. I’m sure I’ll be sharing more about all of that business later on this week and the weekend. I also get to order my wedding dress this weekend! :)

Austin Bound

Shortly, Emily and I will be heading to Austin for the night. I’m ready to get out of here and actually do something. I’m tired of moping around the house with nothing to do but homework and sleep. I did want a little more support from Phillip but I guess I’ll take what I can get.

So tonight will be fun and so needed. I get to spend time with the girls and enjoy the Austin scene. Plus I get to see Heather. :)

Extreme Emotions

All of my friends are on polar ends of the happiness spectrum right now. They are either extremely happy with life and loving every second, or extremely unhappy and wanting something more.

Where am I on this spectrum? I’d say probably smack dab in the middle. Some days are better than others, but some days I just want to go back to bed. I’m chugging along in school and thankful I’m fortunate enough to be able to go to such a wonderful school, but can’t help but miss everything back home and feel like this school thing has been going on long enough.

It’s a weird feeling these days. I wake up confused sometimes with weird feelings going on. Something always feels wrong, but then again, I always have something happy to look forward to.

But I can’t help but realize that my life right now is filled with looking forward to things to stay happy. When will it be time to enjoy the present? December 17? It’s going to be really hard to wait that long…

You're Hired!

I walked into work today and my boss told me great news! She's able to keep me for the fall semester! Yay!! I knew coming into this job that I was "competing" with the other hired girl for the spot. Well it turns out, they're able to keep us both. What a relief!!

End of an Era

So as graduation gets closer (less than 5 months now!) I can help but look back on all of the milestones I’ve had in my life, and look forward to all of the ones I will have in the next year. It’s crazy and scary and exciting at the same time.

The last time I graduated and moved away from a school was my high school graduation. So much has changed since then, but luckily some things have remained. I was so afraid I would lose all of my friends and the love of my life. But I didn’t. I kept all of the ones that mean the most to me, and Phillip and I grew closer together instead of further apart. I still see my wonderful friend from back home, and have new ones to add from College Station.

This weekend Samantha is moving to La Vernia and in October, she will no longer be a Galloway. That’s so weird to me. When I go home next weekend, she won’t be there to hang out with me and do some shopping when I get bored. It makes me sad to think that I’ll come home to no Samantha, no Jeremy, and none of their animals. I can only imagine how my parents feel. All growing up, that house has been chaotic with visitors in and out, dogs barking, and so much activity. Imagine what it’ll be like when the current population is almost cut in half and silence replaces the commotion. It’ll be so weird.

I will graduate December 17th or 18th of this year. It blows my mind how quickly it all past by when it seemed to drag on a couple of years ago. That little freshmen with huge eyes embarking on her first day of classes now knows the campus like the back of her hand and can even navigate through the city surrounding the school. I am no longer the lonely scared person searching for these so-call “life-long friends” everyone tells you you’ll meet. I found them. I’ve found three in particular that I won’t let go anywhere any time soon. In fact, they’ll all three eventually settle down in north Texas with me – I’ve kind of made it my personal goal. But in December I will leave this place I have called home for three and a half years. It’ll be bittersweet. On one hand, I am about to embark on life’s biggest adventures, and on the other hand, I’m waving goodbye to the simplicity of youth.

In January I will be thrown into adulthood. I still don’t know what that will be – nursing school, graduate school, sonography school, or work – but it’ll be the biggest step I’ve taken towards my lifelong career yet. It’s scary to think that all I have been working towards in school for so long is finally within my reach. I’ll be a “big girl” in the world of 8-5, no matter which road I end up taking. And let’s not even begin to talk about how to choose between routes if more than one chooses me.

And in June, I will start the biggest journey of all, marriage. It is a lifelong commitment that I don’t take lightly. It’s exactly what I want, but it’s still scary to think of such a defining life moment happening so quickly. No longer will I be at home laying around the house with my family on the weekends. I’ll have to drive to see them and it won’t be as frequently as every day or every weekend. I can’t wait to share a life with Phillip but it’s still so crazy!

Beyond marriage, so many adventures remain. Phillip and I could move to Albuquerque for his graduate school or another city if his career takes him there. The uncertainty for me is quite scary. You know me, I’m the planner and it takes me some time to process big events.

So there’s tons to look forward to and so much to be grateful for. I have a great family, wonderful friends, and a fiancé that I absolutely love. Wish me luck in my future and help me to never forget my past. Cheers!

The Final Countdown

There are only 2 more weeks (8 days total) of lab left for Microbiology. This makes me so happy since it'll be my last science of my undergraduate career. Hooray! After tomorrow, there are only 2 more weeks (8 lecture days and 2 exam days) left of lecture. Hooray again! I'm almost done and this will all have been worth it. There's light at the end of the tunnel and I'm ready to get out of that tunnel. It's rather lonely and dark in here...

It’s Just You and Me, Ashley

Tonight I have already finished my homework at the ripe young time of 6:00. This is incredible since I normally don’t finish until at least 10:00. This is exciting news to someone who has tons of friends in town and people that want to spend oodles of time with her.

I, however, do not seem to be that person. You see, my friends are not here at the moment. I mean, I have one here, but she’s constantly wanting to spend time with every other person in this city but me. So I have come to the realization that tonight will be just me and me. I’ll probably pop in some leftovers for dinner and veg out.

I mean, I’m not complaining about the fact that I have no homework and can just sit and relax. I’m just saying that it would be nice to actually be invited to go do something. It’s kind of sad how many times people do things without me thinking I didn’t want to go.

Side note: Who died and made you suddenly able to decide what I want to and don’t want to do? I can make decisions for myself, thank you, so inviting me occasionally to do something would be awful friendly of you.

Anywho. Tonight I will relax and breathe and watch some mindless television – don’t judge. Perhaps I’ll even log in to Phillip’s netflix account and watch a movie? Hmm, that’s actually a pretty good idea.

Happy 200th Blog Post!

So with this monumentous posting, it is only fitting to talk about Phillip and me for  a change. Ever since I changed things up a bit, I’ve talked about myself a lot. But this entry will be about the two of us.

I am still so madly in love with him and feel more in love with him today than I did yesterday. My feelings for him are so strong and I can’t wait to spend every day with him. I can’t wait to have him to come home to, no matter how good or bad my day was.

I will never be able to explain to you how much I am in love with him. He completes me and him being away for even just a few days is heartbreaking. Please June 4 or June 11 or June 17, get here ASAP so we can finally have all of this nonsense behind us.

149 days until Graduation

318 days or 325 days or 332 days until Happily Ever After

I Got An A!

My first test in microbiology lecture was yesterday afternoon. I am very excited to inform you that I got an A on the exam! This may seem like a small feat, but it certainly wasn't. We have a group discussion grade that counts the same as a test, which is expected to be a 100 as well. This means I already have 190/500 points! Hooray!

Busy Monday

Today was so busy and productive! I woke up earlier than usual this morning so I could get gas and print some things off before class. After lab I went straight into study mode for the lecture exam. I took the exam (it wasn’t too bad!) and then the most glorious thing happened – we were able to leave for the day! I was completely ready to dive right back into lecture material for the next exam, but she sent us packing out the door. So I had about an hour and  a half to spend in the computer lab organizing things to do for the evening. Work and the rest of the day was spent doing all of that, and I just finished!

Today I:

- organized by application and requirements for UNT’s Health Science Center. That’s all due November 1st, but I want to get it all taken care of ASAP.

-made a checklist for my TCC nursing school application materials that’s due September 1st, but I want to turn it in as close to the “opening” date as possible, which is August 1st.

-took notes on how to start my statement of purpose for the above-mentioned HSC application.

-formally requested reference letters from two recommenders for the HSC application.

-made a few phone calls to places I had been meaning to call.

-took my Environmental Health and Sexuality online quizzes.

-emailed my Environmental Health T.A. about changing my exam time (she responded as if she didn’t even read the email, so I emailed her again).

-wrote an entire legitimate lab report.

-finished my prelab questions that are due every day in lab.

-reworked a little of the wedding budget to accommodate more accurate numbers.

-talked with my dad about apartment sublease arrangements (it’s looking like we’re close to getting it all worked out!).

Recap

The bridal show was so helpful! I found a DJ I really want, a new cake place to look into, a lady that rents the table runners I want at a lower cost than it would be to make them, and a good starting point for invitation designing. Plus, I also picked up a little flier for a place to take bridal portraits! I’m so glad I was able to go and I feel like I have some great starting points now. I just hope it all fits into the budget!

Now I’m back in College Station. At least Tabitha was able to spend time with me tonight so I didn’t have to spend the evening sulking alone in my room and trying to study. Reality will hit me tomorrow when I’m forced back into the monotonous routine of school and work.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful I have both. After all, lots of people would kill to be in my shoes. But it’s still daunting when I look at all of the things I have left to do in my classes before the end of the summer session. Hopefully this will at least make the time pass by quickly.

Oh! And FYI: Phillip and I’s wedding is now officially less than 11 months away! Can you believe it!? It seems like just yesterday I was writing entries about having to sit idly until the true planning rush starts. Now I’m officially in it and there is no end in sight until the big day. Yay!

Bridal Show! :) Then College Station :(

In about an hour or so, my sisters, my mom, and I will be heading to the Fort Worth Bridal Show to scope out some potential vendors and see what’s up. I’m anxious to see what all is out there that I don’t know about, but am also still tired from this weekend’s festivities.

Of course, as usual, I’m not ready to go back to College Station. I feel like I haven’t been able to see Phillip at all this weekend so it makes me pretty bummed about leaving. The drive back is always so depressing and going to class seems so daunting – especially since I have a pretty big test tomorrow. Hmph.

P.S. I am still head over heels in love with my wedding dress. So yes, I’m going to buy it ASAP!!

THE Dress!

I decided on a dress today! No more shopping! I know, I had all of these plans to make a two week long adventure out of it… But when I tried it on, it was perfect. It’s everything I could have ever wanted and more.

I’ll order it ASAP. I can’t wait to have it finalized. It’s a little more pricey than I had hoped for, but it’s still within my budget. I didn’t want to take it off. Everyone was crying and I was breathless. It is perfect and I can’t wait for everyone to see it in less than 11 months! :)

Exhausted Already

Today was day one of three for wedding-related activities. I’m already exhausted. Tonight will be spent gathering up more energy so tomorrow I’m ready to hit the ground running for dress shopping!! Wish me luck!!

Hello There, Fellow (Really) Early Bird

This morning I woke up super early on my own. My alarm was set for 8:30, but when 7:15 rolled around, I was awake. I guess it’s from waking up at that time every day during the week. It’s strange how even if I only get a few hours of sleep or am extremely tired, my body still wants to wake up early. Grr.

So I showered and now I’m sitting in the empty living room about to go get ready at some point. I am getting my nails filled at 9:00 so I have an hour to muster up the energy needed. After that it’s a day filled with wedding stuff (for Samantha). We’re doing some shopping, some tasting, some trying on of bridesmaids dresses (yay!!), and walking through her venue.

People ask me all the time if the Galloway house is crazy with two weddings or if I get overshadowed or competitive. The answer is absolutely not. I love my big sister and am so glad she’s getting to have a short engagement and marry the love of her life. There’s no jealousy or anger in that at all.

I get to help her plan her big day and take a part in it. I get to do fun stuff now and later when it’s my turn… a double whammy! Now I do know if she had decided to have a longer engagement that next year would get really hectic. Thankfully, she doesn’t have to be a waiter like me. :-P

Busy Day!

This morning I woke up and quickly packed the car up to leave at 5:00 this evening. I didn't even have time to pack a lunch, make coffee, or eat breakfast. Lab and lecture went by rather quickly, and now I'm at work. In three hours I'll be out the door and on my way to a fabulous wedding planning weekend! Words can't express how truly excited I am about this weekend! It's going to be MAGICAL!

P.S. An ice cream social at work soon will definitely be the highlight of my workday. Yay!!!

Emotional Day

Today has pretty much been a roller coaster of emotions. I’ve been up and down and up and down all day long. It’s been kind of crazy and I tried to hold on as best as I could.

I do know a few things.

1. I can’t wait to go wedding dress shopping this weekend. I am very fortunate to have a group that has dropped everything for me for two full days and I can never fully express my gratitude for that.

2. I get to go home tomorrow night!

3. Microbiology is the first science that’s actually clicking. I understand it and kind of find it interesting – even if it is writing intensive and a lot of work. No matter how much work it is (and it is) I am grasping the concepts and feel pretty confident in it so far.

I am ready for the weekend. It’s going to be a great way to end this week. Plus, who doesn’t want to try on gorgeous wedding dresses and spend time with great people!?

Amendment

My bosses rearranged their location so i can leave tomorrow night! Yipee!!! I am so excited! A ray of light in my dismal week. HEB-bound in 24.5 hours!!!

Trying Not to Cry...

So my boss told me from the very beginning of working here that if I wanted to request a day off, she needed a day's notice. So I figured asking five days in advanced would be enough to have this Friday off. I asked and they said they'd have to double check for schedule's sake.

I made plans. I made appointments. I was going to try on bridesmaid dresses for Samantha's wedding. We were going to go cake tasting and look at the venue. I was really looking forward to spending time Thursday night with Phillip before this hectic weekend.

All of those plans came to a screeching halt when my boss informed me that she had to go upstairs Friday to look through papers and nobody can sit at the reception desk. Therefore instead of doing all of those fun things, I get to sit here and twiddle my thumbs for three hours. Instead of returning home tomorrow night, I have to wait and be rushed and sit through hours of traffic.

It's days like this that I envy those students who don't have to take summer classes or work when I have to do both at once.

This schedule is really getting to me. I only have 5 hours worth of free time at night to work on homework for the next day and possibly spend an hour doing absolutely nothing, if I'm lucky. I'm exhausted. I'm overworked. I feel under appreciated by everyone around me. And all of these emotions come to a peak when I realize I still have three more weeks of this.

I wish I would have known a year ago I was going to graduate early. I wish I would have reconsidered not having a summer job and spending a 10 week summer school session at home instead of a 6 week one here. I wish I didn't renew my lease so I wouldn't be bogged down with this potential financial burden.

I spend all night in my room writing up three lab reports and prelab questions a night. That's not to mention the two or three writing assignments and two tests each week. And that's just one of my classes. I still have biweekly quizzes and assignments in my other two classes.

I can't wait to get out of here. I've never been so miserable in my life. I know this sounds so dramatic but I'm serious. I miss my family. I miss my fiance. I need this weekend to at least gather up the amount of sanity I have left. And that weekend could have been a three-day one if it weren't for work.

I'll be fine. I know I will. I have to be in order to get out of here in December. Everyone keeps saying "keep your eye on the prize" but then they also say not to rush through things. What am I supposed to do? Looking back I know it will all be worth it, but is my misery really able to be belittled like that? Does that mean I can't vent my emotions to you? Can't you just listen and tell me it's all going to be okay?

Today is a bad day. Hopefully tomorrow is better. But for now, I just need to focus on not making a fool of myself by crying. Crying shows the rest of the world that you can't handle what it's giving you. I can handle it, and I will because I have to.

Please weekend. Please get here fast so I can put this terrible week behind me. It's only Wednesday but I don't know how much more of this I can take.

Don’t Want to Study

I have my first microbiology lab exam tomorrow morning at 8:30am sharp. I know the material and understand it all but I still need a little bit of extra studying. Plus I have some prelab questions and a few write-ups to do in my lab notebook.

But I’d rather lounge around and watch TV instead. I’ve been feeling kind of under-the-weather lately. It’s probably a mixture of exhaustion and exposure to minor bacteria for a week now. Some rest will help.

So studying and writing will have to wait until 8:00 so I can watch my TV show.

So Sleepy

I am so sleepy today/tonight. All day it’s been hard to keep my eyes open. I need to stop getting so much sleep on the weekends so I can’t fall asleep Sunday nights until super late. It makes Monday mornings terrible.

Tonight I will be getting to sleep early. Homework is done and tv shows are in the line-up. So sayonara blog until tomorrow.

Executive Decision

Well I officially decided this morning that I will be leaving here Thursday night after work instead of Friday after class. I have friends now that can fill me in and I really want to have a relaxing Friday before the chaos begins. That's not too much to ask, is it? So give me 75 hours and I'll be heading back north to be with family and my love.

Gone Baby. Gone Baby. Gone

Phillip just left and my heart is breaking once again. Every time seems to get more and more painful. I cannot express to you enough how badly I am wanting December 18th to get here. I am tired of being in a long-distance relationship. I am tired of my heart hurting and the tears that come down as soon as his car is no longer visible.

At the end of high school when we decided to go to separate schools, I knew we’d be fine and knew we’d grow stronger together – and we have. But if I had known then how miserable I’d be now every time we have to part ways, I would have never come here.

I love College Station and Texas A&M, don’t get me wrong. I have made some great lifelong friends and wouldn’t change that part of it for anything. But what I would change is College Station’s location. Why can’t it be as close to home as UTA is? Or even UNT… I’d take that over 3 hours away any day.

But I can’t change that, and I can’t change the current situation we’re in. All we can do now is wait impatiently for my to graduate and move back home. Until the next time I see Phillip, I will sit bored and trying to figure out what to do to keep busy.

FUEGO FUEGO FUEGO FUEGO!!!

Did I mention that I may have a slight love affair with a restaurant? See previous post titled “The Extraordinary Adventures of Fuego and Ash” for the full scoop. And in case you were wondering, I do still love them. Their queso is really starting to become the highlight of my meal. The fish tacos are still my fave so far.

The agenda for the rest of the night consists of being pretty lazy with the man I love so much and soaking up every second before he leaves tomorrow. This is probably the last one-on-one weekend we’ll have until August. Every weekend is packed with things to do and even if we’re together, we’ll still be busy doing things.

So tonight, we just relax and enjoy being in love, as we always do. :]

11 Months To Go!!

Tomorrow, Phillip and I will have been engaged for 10 months, and have about 11 more to go! It’s hard to believe that we’re halfway through our engagement. It feels like he proposed just yesterday. They weren’t kidding when they all said it would go by so quickly. I just hop I can drag out the next 11 months so I’m not saddened with how fast it went by.

One week from today I will be embarking on my first wedding dress shopping trip. I will have a rather large enterouge, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I am especially excited that both my mom and Phillip’s mom are able to go and that Heather has arranged it so she’ll be in town. Yay! I can’t wait to starting picking through and narrowing down my options.

I will most likely not make a decision next weekend, but will find out what I like and what I don’t like. I have a couple of places to go down here in College Station with Tabitha and then have another weekend filled with appointments on the 31st back home. I tallied it up last night and if I only go to the salons I’m thinking of going to at this point, I will have gone to 8 places before making my decision.

If you know anything about me, you know how terrible I am at picking out dresses. Prom was nearly a disaster and we spent an entire weekend trying on dresses through tears and anger before finding the perfect one. I can only imagine how difficult the wedding dress shopping process will be if prom was that much of a fiasco.

This is why I’m going in prepared. I am taking at least two weeks to go through and try on every dress I possibly can. I”m exhausting all options so that I don’t regret buying one when I find a dress I like better down the road. Hopefully after going through meticulously, I can make a decision and put an order in by mid-August. That would be ideal. I’m just glad I’m taking the time to do this now before school gets crazy and I feel forced into making a decision.

I will definitely keep you posted as much as possible. I don’t, after all, want to give away too much information for wandering Phillip eyes who reads this blog.

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Tonight we started painting on two canvases. I found really cute ones at JcPenny that were selling for like $40 for the set. So, I did what I always do when wall art is too expensive – I went to Hobby Lobby and bought canvases for $7 and proceeded to make them with Phillip. We drew out the design and painted the base coats on tonight. Tomorrow we’ll do the artsy overlay and finish them up. Eventually they’ll hang in our future apartment.

We will have many many more nights of this in our future. It’s what we do when we’re bored and Hobby Lobby has their painting supplies on sale. You just want until we have our own house and every wall is covered in hand-painted art. I know, you’re jealous. Maybe we’ll make you some original paintings one day.

Good Morning

I am in a fantastic mood since I got to sleep in. Things just go better when you feel well rested and have a wonderful man in the same zip code. Ah. Life is good. It’s Friday, I had no lab, and there’s a full weekend ahead with hardly any homework. This is the life.

He’s Here and I’m Happy

I went to a busy and long day of class/work today, which has almost become second nature to me. But then as 5:00 rolled around, I realized that I wasn’t coming back to an empty apartment or a lonely and boring evening. I was going back to Phillip.

I can’t ever fully express how happy he makes me. I mean even as I type this, we’re just hanging out watching the Ranger game. We don’t even have to be doing anything fun for me to be content. It almost makes me sigh one of those cheesy sighs of happiness you witness in the movies.

Until next time.

Here

My wonderful fiancé just walked in the door. He smells like his house, which is really comforting. I love how when we see each other, we just pick right back up where we left off. There’s no awkwardness or even any over-the-top sappy hello like in the movies. Nope. No nonsense. No drama. Just us. Plain and simple. I love us.

TODAY!

Phillip was supposed to come in town this Thursday to spend the whole weekend with me. I have been excited since I left him Monday morning. But then last night I got great news from him!! He somehow pulled him magic and worked it out to be able to drive down tonight - as in leaving in 45 minutes!!! Yay!!!

I'm so excited! I truly love spending so much time with him!

As a side note, I must say that I feel for Manda. She doesn't get to see her husband as often as she should be able to. Granted, he is doing a great job serving our country in the Army, but still. I remember back to the days of freshman year when Phillip and I were lucky to get to see each other once a month - and now it's hard to go even two weeks without each other!! She has to wait so much longer between visits. My heart goes out to her. It must be so lonely. I can't even imagine.

Do Wisdom Teeth Make You Wise?

If so, when you have them removed does it make you less wise? This is a very important question, as Heather got hers taken out this morning and I get mine taken out in December. Hm.

Totally kidding. Get real. I'm just kind of in a weird mood right now - exactly halfway between exhaustion and complete dilerium. Luckily work is slow so I finally have some down time. This down time will benefit me greatly in the coming 5 weeks since I'll be using it primarily for homework from this point forward.

I am so tired and ready for sleep. I will be asleep by 11 tonight. I have to be.

Nothing To Do

Okay, seriously, this being bored at work thing needs to stop. I have literally done nothing productive today. It's not because I don't want to, but because there is nothing to do. This is why I am updating for the second time today. I surfed facebook for a good while, have mapped out my tv schedule for the evening, and played around a little bit on the The Knot's website.

And I have decided that I am in a no-wedding mood right now. It happens from time to time when you've been engaged for a while with no end in sight. This weekend all we talked about was wedding stuff. It has made me exhausted. Therefore, I will be making a 2 week long hiatis before diving back into it with wedding dress shopping and spending time at the bridal show that same weekend. My brain is just getting tired of thinking of things and planning things. Enough is enough for the time being. But don't worry, I'll jump back into a wedding mood soon enough. I just need a break every now and then. Having a long engagement makes that possible. Thank you Phillip, again, for that. :)

Incredible Weekend

I had the BEST weekend! I got to spend so much time with Phillip and his family. Plus I had some great friend time thrown in there too. Last night was relaxing and I enjoyed catching up with old friends.

Today I woke up early to come back to work. I'm here and the office is so dead. I can hardly control my boredom and my eyelids keep trying to close on me. Any suggestions for what I can do in the mean time?

Heather gets her wisdom teeth out tomorrow morning. Wish her luck!

Oh, and question... why do I have to be so awkward?

Happy Independence Day

First of all, if you subtract the time from the last entry, you know that I got entirely too little sleep last night. This holds even more true when you find out that I stayed up an extra hour on top of that. This brings the grand total to just under 7 hours of sleep. And I actually feel well-rested. I guess it’s the routine I’ve gotten into down at school. I find it difficult to sleep in anymore.

So today is a very important day for our country. I love this day because everyone gets so patriotic. Plus, I find it really amusing that pretty much the entire country does the exact same thing to celebrate the 4th – we eat bbq and watch fireworks. I mean, I know other holidays we all do the same thing (like Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving). However, I’m pretty sure this is the only holiday in which we all eat the exact same food and traditions don’t vary too much.

Happy 4th of July! I hope all of you have as much fun as I will be having between two wonderful families. :)

Late

I know it’s super late – I’m impressed I’ve made it this long too. Heather has decided to come home and left at 11:15 or so. She should be walking in the door any minute now but waiting up has been brutal.

Tonight Phillip and I joined his parents for the ranger game. We had the all-you-can-eat seats which was quite an experience! It was wonderful! We got all of the nachos, hot dogs, peanuts, popcorn, and drinks we wanted for the whole evening. And to top it all off, these items were in a private buffet for anyone sitting in that section! It was delicious!!! I definite want to do that again sometime! [Plus, the rangers won!]

Being at our reception venue made it so hard for Phillip’s mom and me not to talk about wedding stuff – so we gave in and chatted throughout the evening. There’s so much to do and so much planning that can already start! Yay! I’m really getting excited now!

Birthdays and Engagements!

First of all, let me say how sorry I am that I did not update one bit yesterday. I was going nonstop from the second I woke up tot he second I finally went to sleep.

Yesterday was the wonderful Phillip's 22nd birthday. Doesn't that sound just so grown up? I thought so. We went to dinner with his parents at Billy Miner's (of course) and then drove around downtown fort worth a bit looking at all of the beautiful sights, and finished the night with milkshakes. I may have had more fun that the birthday boy himself!!

I'm so thankful to have him in my life and am so glad I have been able to celebrate so many birthdays with him (this was number five!!). I can't wait for the next birthday when I'll have to do something oh-so-wifey.

Last night was also a huge night for my big sis. She got engaged!! She will be getting married October 2nd of this year and I can't wait to gain a brother-in-law and a new niece and nephew. I'm so happy for my sister and am glad her life is finally falling into place. I just wonder now what she's going to do now that everything's easy!

P.S. I'm at Phillip's right now and his keyboard is terrible. I've always said this mainly because the keys are black, the board is black, and you can't see what in the world you are typing unless you shine a 1000 watt bulb on in. But today in particular it is difficult to type on. The keys are so spread apart and high so you miss keys all the time. This post has take twice the amount of time it should have. I apologize for any typos that have resulted.

Orange Juice and Toothpaste

So one of the background projects I have going at work is looking for interesting tips, facts, and articles about topics relevant to college health so they can be posted to our twitter and facebook feeds. Today I came accross an interesting article about - you guessed it - toothpast and orange juice.

It turns out there's a reason it tastes so badly. This article states the leading theory is the foaming action of toothpaste actually supresses your mout's ability to taste sweet things. Another scientist suggests it has to do with the chemical reaction between the sudsy paste and the citric acid.

Take a look at the article: http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/beauty-hygiene/orange-juice-toothpaste.htm

Side note: the article also says it takes about an hour for the effects of the foaming toothpaste to wear off enough to taste sweet things. Very interesting.

Good Morning

I am going ton conquer the day today! I have a midterm this morning that I’m really not as prepared for as I’d like to be. However, it’s over sexuality so I should do okay seeing as how that’s what I’ve been focusing on at work.

I then have a peer-review session in class over my paper I wrote last night. I bet it’ll go well. I just need them to add some more “fluff” to my paper since I can’t seem to include anything but the brass tacks.

Work will be the usual combination of tasks here and there followed by some downtime to study for midterm number two which is tonight at 6pm. I’ll study away for that and maybe even have time to update this blog.

So today will be good. I love Thursdays. I always say that my Fridays start on Thursdays because Fridays you do your “last” everything, so Thursdays are prep days. Tomorrow I’m heading back home for the lovely Phillip’s 22nd birthday! More about that to come, I’m sure.