New Years

Tomorrow Phillip and I head down to the Texas coast with Samantha and Jeremy. I'm looking forward to the fun car ride, spending time with family I don't normally get to spend time with, and relaxing.

As I look back on 2009, I realize how much has happened. But the funny thing is, that other than the month of September, nothing really has happened this year. Everything has been pretty normal and expected. So this means that the best part of 2009 was September - which I'm completely okay with.

So what's in store for 2010? Well, some major wedding planning will hapen, particularly in the second half of the year. Until April, I'll be consumed with school and helping Heather plan the engagement party. It's crazy to think of where I'll be a year from now. I'll be one semester shy of graduating, moving back to north Texas, and getting married. 2011 will be one of the biggest years of my life, and I feel like 2010 will be spent preparing for that milestone of a year.

Crazy Break Thus Far

So since the crazy week of finals ended, it seems like the break has been even crazier - well, more like very eventful.

I arrived Wednesday night in time for some dinner and hanging out with family. Thursday Phillip and I spent the whole day taking down wallpaper and painting an entire bathroom at his parents' house. I felt pretty accomplished from that. Thursday night was more hanging with the family. Friday started the crazy and exciting weekend.

Phillip and I exchanged presents - I know it's early, but we've never even been able to last THIS long before giving each other our gifts. We'll have to work on that before getting married... develop some sort of system so we have SOMETHING to open on Christmas day from each other. I bought him a gorgeous dress watch from Fossil. I'd like to take the credit for picking out such a perfect gift, but alas, I must admit that he pointed it out several weeks ago. But at least I remembered, it right? He coincidentally enough bought me a watch from Fossil too! It's a more casual one that I can wear every day (saving my dress one for nicer occasions). After exchanging gifts and taking Max to the boarder for the weekend, we left with his parents for San Antonio. Upon arriving and settling into the timeshare we ended up with, we walked down to the riverwalk and had margaritas and sopapillas. DELICIOUS!

Saturday, we walked to the football game - the whole reason we took the trip. The game was extremely exciting and our high school won the state championship!! The conclude the evening, we had more margaritas and called it an early night. Sunday we shopped at the outlets in San Marcos before coming back to Bedford, where I spent another evening with my family.

Yesterday Phillip and I went to have my engagement ring appraised. The appraiser gave us GREAT news and was able to give me some more interesting information about the diamond my grandmother gave me. So cool! After that, I tagged along with Samantha for some of her last-minute shopping.

And today, I've just kind of been running around doing errands and such. We had our girls' secret santa exchange and seeing all of them made me really happy.

Tomorrow, Phillip and I will be spending all day together. I'm so excited! We haven't had any "date" time in a while and it'll be great to spend one-on-one time with him. Yay!!

Well if I don't write again until after Christmas, I hope all of you have a blessed one! :)

Phillip + Finals = Neglect

I'm so sorry to have neglected this blog for the past week. Phillip's visit and studying for finals are to blame.

When Phillip's in town or I'm spending time with him, I tend to completely shut off the rest of the world. I don't really know if that's supposed to be a good thing or bad... It's good because that shows that I'm still madly in love with him and he still has all of my attention. It's pretty bad because obviously I lose track of things and forget about people. I need to work on a balance.

Finals have been pretty low-key for me this semester. Well, I say that, but it's because I've had 3 finals before the actual "finals" period began. I have my Anatomy final this afternoon (getting dressed to leave soon) and my History of Jazz final tomorrow. That's all that separates me from home.

I've been really homesick the past couple of days. Thankfully Phillip coming in town took a little edge off of it. Everyone's back home except for me. They're having fun while I'm stuck here studying for finals. Luckily tomorrow's final should be pretty simple and the studying shouldn't take more than a couple of hours. So cleaning, washing, and packing will consume my life this afternoon and evening.

I'm so ready to be home and celebrate Christmas with my family. Wednesday I'll spend the evening relaxing, Thursday and Friday I'll help Phillip start our home-improvement projects around his parents' house, and Thursday night and Friday night I'll spend more time with family. Saturday morning I'm going with Phillip and his parents to San Antonio for the high school football state championship. I've gotta be honest though, I'm looking more forward to the margaritas on the river walk and shopping in San Marcos more than the actual game Saturday afternoon. I'll be coming back Sunday afternoon to spend the whole next week surrounded by people I love and people that love me to usher in the Christmas holiday.

It's the MOST WONDERFUL time of the year!!! :D

SURPRISE!!!

I was getting ready for my Ags of OAK Christmas party tonight when I heard a knock on my bedroom door. I called for Tabitha but she didn't answer. I thought I was going crazy so I ignored it. But then the knock persisted. I opened the door and there he was!! Standing looking so great!! Phillip was supposed to get here Thursday evening. He was supposed to have a final tomorrow. But the final got moved to yesterday. So he decided to conspire with my roommate to surprise me. :) I LOVE HIM!!!

New Years on the Coast

Usually between Christmas and New Years, my family travels down to the Texas coast to spend time together at my aunt and uncle's beach house. This year my parents have decided not to go for various reasons. However, Phillip and I have decided that we're going to make the 6-hour journey down to see everyone - and it was Phillip's idea!!

I'm really excited about it! We'll get to see a lot of family (some of which haven't ever met Phillip or have only briefly years ago), walk on the beach, and ring in the new year together. I love him so much for this - among other reasons. And I can't wait to have a few days to show my extended family how incredible he is and what a wonderful addition he will make. :]