Amidst Chaos

This month has already proven to be the busiest of 2010. This past weekend I had Relay for Life this past Friday night. I had to leave that early to get some sleep before Chilifest Saturday with Heather and some of her friends. This morning I had a test, Wednesday night I have a test, and Friday morning I also have a test. This week I also have a lot of homework and two online quizzes to do. What a busy week!

To add to all of this, I now no longer have a mentor partner to assist me in leading weekly discussions with my group of freshmen I mentor. I can definitely handle it for these last few weeks, but the sudden nature of it added a little stress for a bit.

This weekend Phillip is coming in town (YAYAYAYAYAY!!!) and then we’re heading to Austin for the day for Shauna’s 21st birthday dinner. We’ll get to see a lot of our friends too, so it’ll be a whole lot of fun.

Next weekend is the engagement party. I bought the perfect dress, and I’m ready to see all of my family and have them meet all of Phillip’s family. I just know they’re all going to love each other! Heather is getting in town next Thursday night, and Friday she and my mom and grandmother are going out to the lakehouse to set-up lights and others things that can withstand any possible weather issues. Next Friday Tabitha and I are heading north where we will help Heather tie up any loose ends and get ready for Saturday. Saturday is when all of the fun begins! Hopefully a hair appointment early in the morning, followed by a pedicure with the lovely ladies of my family, and then going to the lakehouse to finish cooking, set up tables and chairs, and finish up getting ready. I’m so excited!!! I can’t wait to see everyone and celebrate the start of a very fun time in my life!

One More Month!

That’s right, there is just one more month left in this semester. I will only get a short break before trekking through my tough summer class line-up but it’ll still be a nice break with absolutely no school work.

I have a lot to do over the next four weeks. I still have half a dozen tests to take and some final assignments. Not to mention, I need to wrap-up work and my organization stuff. Oh, and on top of all of that, I have the engagement party, chilifest, relay for life, Shauna’s birthday party in Austin, and a road trip to Galveston.

Why does is seem like April and May are always the busiest out of the whole year?

In Arlington [again]

That’s right my avid followers, I am back in north Texas for yet another weekend. A&M gave us Good Friday off and my lab cancelled tomorrow, so I drove up this morning/afternoon. I am very pleased with this amount of time I get to spend with my love, though it does come with its share of chores/to-dos…

Tonight we ate dinner with Phillip’s parents, which is always fun. I just love them!! Then we went to the mall so Phillip could get a new pair of shoes for our engagement party that’s coming up (yeah, what a shocker… Phillip got new shoes… who didn’t see that one coming?). Now we’re just hanging out at his apartment. He’s studying for his test tomorrow morning and I just finished up some math homework.

Tomorrow is going to be a busy day! We’re heading to Ross so I can try on the dress I believe I’m going to buy for the engagement party, since I always need second opinions before I make any decisions ever. Then we’re heading to Staples or Office Depot to see what they can do about making us stationary. We’re in need of nice paper with our names on the top (think “Phillip and Ashley”) so we can write some already overdue thank-yous. You see, we’re getting to the point where here and there people are beginning to show their love and support for us in various ways. We need to be able to thank them from both of us even if one of us is doing the writing. Having personalized thank-yous will make this an easier task. After the hunt for stationary, we might go by a jewelry store if time permits. I need to get some estimates on replacing the face of my dressy watch and adding a new stone/diamond/pearl in the ring my grandmother put my great-grandmother's diamond in.

And after all of that tomorrow, Phillip is going to go work a baseball game tomorrow night and I will spend the evening/night with my family. Hopefully Friday I’ll get to spend the whole day with my big sister. We’ll see.

Easter will be fun this year. My plans include going to church, eating lunch with Phillip’s family, dinner with my family, and then leaving short after that. All-in-all I’m ready for a nice Easter break.

All I Ever Wanted by Chuck Wicks

Girl you got me going
Yea I think you know it
Oh I’m ready for this ride
So come on take my hand
Cuz only you, you understand
How to kick this feeling into

Drive all night with me
Sing my favorite song and sleep
Under the stars on the hood of our car
It’s all I’ve ever wanted
All I ever wanted was to
See you in the pale moon light
Just the way ya look tonight
And maybe some day
If love comes our way
We’ll be walking in the meadow in the early spring
You’ll be twirling in a sundress wearing my ring
Can you see it
Girl I believe em that
It’s true
All I ever wanted
All I ever really wanted was you

If life is what you make it
Here’s my chance ill take it
You know I wanna make you mine
I have this picture in my mind
You were in it all the time
So baby hold on tight

And drive all night with me
Sing my favorite song and sleep
Under the stars on the hood of our car
It’s all I’ve ever wanted
All I ever wanted was to
See you in the pale moon light
Just the way ya look tonight
And maybe some day
If love comes our way
We’ll be walking in the meadow in the early spring
You’ll be twirling in a sundress wearing my ring
Can you see it
Girl I believe em that
It’s true
All I ever wanted
All I ever really wanted was you

All I ever wanted
Was to see you in the pale moon light
Just the way ya look tonight
And maybe some day
If love comes our way
We’ll be walking in the meadow in the early spring
You’ll be twirling in a sundress wearing my ring
Can you see it
Girl I believe em that
It’s true
All I ever wanted
All I ever really wanted was you

Sunshine

Today is the first day of the year in which it’s so sunny and so warm. It’s supposed to get up to 80 degrees today. I feel like celebrating this wonderful weather! I’m not going to sit around in my bed all day and watch it outside my window. But now to find something to actually do outside…

In a little while, I’m going to go lay out by the pool. I need to get some color in before the end of the weekend and today seems like the perfect day. I suppose I’ll do that from about 12:30 until 1:30 or 2.

Does anyone else have ideas for what other outdoor activities I can do after that?