19 days!!!

It's been quite a while since I've posted but not that many people read this I'm sure, but those who do I'm sure know that I'm getting married in 19 days!!! It's been so fast and wonderful and I am truly blessed to be marrying such a wonderful, sweet, kind, loving, handsome man. He is truly my best friend and I cannot imagine life without him. It's been pretty stressful so far but the things that truly count are happening the way they're supposed to. I know probably more trials will happen before these 19 days are over, but they will be all worth it in the end. My friend Beth told me yesterday that Satan works on you up until the very end, so we're just trying to stay faithful and be the best we can be. The only things left to do are really to finalize the ring ceremony things, food for the St. Louis reception and take care of the little things. I am so completely excited and ready to be married!!!!

Updates

I thought I might just post a little about what's going on now. Things have and will continue to change. I have an absolutely wonderful boyfriend. I love him so much! We do lots of things together and really couldn't be happier right now. School is going pretty well, I have two classes to finish up from last semester when I was sick, one will be finished on Friday (hooray!!!) and the other shortly after that. So far I have the most A's I've had in one semester of college, and I hope that these last two classes will add toward that :) I'm looking forward to seeing my brothers in their plays, The Wedding Singer and Peter Pan. It'll be good to go home and be with my family. Can't wait to be done with classes!

Growing Up

This year I've really noticed that I'm growing up. I actually turned 20. And it wasn't a big deal. Nothing changed, nothing is staying the same, but nothing changed just because I am now 20. This year at school has been challenging. I'm in more challenging classes and things are generally more difficult. But I think I'm handling better than my previous two years, and I like that. I could be doing better of course. But I think better should count for something! I also have a house about 3 blocks from campus. It's FANTASTIC!!!!!!! We love it sooo much! So much better than living in the dorms and I can cook my own food! Generally I feel better, and I'm really liking my major. Yesterday I was wondering why I didn't declare sooner. Really. What else would I be doing? I'm really enjoying this! I LOVE my English classes!

Caught

So just now, I got caught dancing in my room. I know, you're thinking, so what? Isn't that what you always do. And yes, I do dance frequently. But my roomie just texted from below me and heard my floor boards creaking. Not my music. Me and my dancin' feet. So I've stopped for now. But never fear! Choreography will resume tomorrow! Once I get up...

Ramble

So. Here in Florida. Still. Watching a Nicholas Cage/John Cusack movie, Con Air I believe. My aunt and my cousin are both asleep. One on the couch, and one in my bed. We went to Laser Quest (I ranked 14 out of 25 yay!) and it was fun, and I am very exhausted. It's interesting that the summer is ending soon. I am very ready for school to begin. It's been a good summer all in all, but all things must come to an end. Essentially I have 3 days to pack up my room, if I want to go visit the Marlers (I really do) So that's what I'm going to do. In 3 days, beginning August 3, my room will no longer be mine. No, I'm not getting kicked out, but I'm hardly home to use my room, so why waste that room? It'll be Brandon's and I'm sure he's ready for his own room. Goodness, he graduates next May. Yikes. He'll probably grow a bunch before then too. Well, the movie is winding down, hooray for happy endings!

Girls Camp and Family

I've been back in Florida for about a week and a half now from going home for Girls Camp. As usual, I didn't realize I missed my family until I was in between places. It was really good to be home and to be with my family, I love them so much!

Girls Camp was lots of hard work, but lots of fun too! We made tons of fajitas, and found leftover ways to reuse them! The number one way, being a fajita facial!

Back in Florida, we went down to the Keys, specifically Key West. We walked around and went to the Pirate Museum, Mel Fisher's Museum, and Ernest Hemingway's house(he has 44 cats!) That was lots of fun especially Mel Fisher's Museum with all the sunken treasure! That night were going to go the the Whale Harbor Buffet deal, but instead we went to a Brazilian Steakhouse. BEST MEAL EVER!!!!!! We began with a buffet of all sorts of delicious dishes, and then when we were ready, they came around with 8 different kinds of meat! All you can eat meat!!! Lamb, filet mignon, shrimp, sirloin, etc. OHMYGOODNESSDELICIOUS!!!!!! Then to top it off, I had key lime pie for dessert. I figured since we were in the keys, I should have some and it was really good! One of the guys that was coming around with the meat came up to us right before we left, asked if he could say something, and then he told me that I was the most beautiful, gorgeous girl he's seen. I smiled, thanked him, and promptly turned bright red according to Aunt Melany. It was a good night ;)

Sharkyness

So, apparently everyone would like to hear more about the shark incident...so here goes!

After the dolphin encounter and we had lunch, we decided to try one of the beaches of the Keys. The problem is that the Keys aren't really made for swimming because it's so shallow for a while. Logan had went out really far to deeper water, so I went out to get him, and there was a man and some kids, but they weren't as far as Logan. The man saw the shark and showed me, and it got maybe 1 foot away, so we high-tailed it closer to shore. I couldn't believe that I was that brave to be so close! That was when Logan realized he should have listened to me to go further in to shore. Later Aunt Melany told us that shallow water is their feeding grounds, and they like to eat when the sun begins to go down. So it made sense for a shark to be there. I think it was a little over 2 feet long! Yikes!

Today we went biking, and we're totally exhausted. Logan had horse riding lessons this morning, we're beat! I'm headed to the movies tonight with some girls that I met at church yesterday! Hooray!