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Well...
It's been a very long time since I've made a post on here, let alone a post that had anything meaningful to say.
Needless to say, a lot has been going on. So much so that I rarely have a spare moment to myself these days. But it's a good thing.
My sister's getting married. In April. I'm the maid of honor. It's kind of surreal. I always took her relationship with JD for granted. I figured they'd always be at the same stage they were, never getting married, just because that seems like something they would do, but the whole marriage thing kind of jars me. Well, jars isn't the right word, but it's something akin to that. I'm really happy for them, and I know my parents are excited. I'm pretty excited because being maid of honor in a wedding is a big step up from being a flower girl in the last wedding I was in about 15 years ago. Plus, being asked to be my sister's maid of honor is really special.
Ethan and I have been dating for just shy of eight months now. I'm happier than I've ever been, I can tell. I'm so comfortable with him, and, aside from all of the wedding talk with my sister, Ethan and I have talked about our future. I never thought I'd be the kind of person who found the person they want to spend the rest of their life with in college, but I suppose it's a good thing. I'm ecstatic, overwhelmed, fantastically happy. Apparently, my friends always thought I would be the first of my group to get married. They're probably going to be proven correct. A lot of my family thought I'd be getting married before my sister, not necessarily to Ethan, but just married in general. The relationship itself scared me, at first, because of how fast it progressed. A lot of it, I know, was because of his age (he's eight days shy of being eight years older than me) and because I had never been in a serious relationship before. I think I was worried that he would expect too much from me, but I've never felt that way. It's surprising how ok I am with how everything has been. It's a little weird when all of your friends aren't experiencing the same things you are, but we spend a lot of time with Jessica and JD, so that helps a bit. It's kind of cute, actually, because Ethan and JD are really good friends now. They're so alike, it's uncanny, but not in a bad way. I'm really glad they get along, especially since JD is really a part of my family now. My parents love Ethan, mostly because he makes me happy, but I know that they really do like him as a person. And his family likes me, too. His nephew is so cute. He'll be two in January and every time Ethan's parents or his sister and her husband mention Ethan, he always says, "Eth! Eth! Manna! Eth! Manna!" It's a bit hard for him to say Joanna, and I was originally Nanna, but his other grandmother is also Nanna, so it got a bit confusing. Anyway, he's adorable and I'm really excited to see him this weekend!
School is... school. Three of my four professors this semester I've had before, so that makes things nice and uncomplicated. I never see Amy anymore because she's always hidden away in the architecture building and I'm rarely on campus anymore. April is at Baylor now, so I don't have nice lunch outings with her anymore. I feel so anonymous at school. I get along with people in my classes, but we're not friends so much, at this point, that we hang out outside of class. I think a lot of it has to do with my not living on campus, but I don't want to, nor ever wanted to, do that. It's not like I'm lonely. I spend almost all of my time with Ethan these days, so I'm rarely alone.
It's kind of odd how happy my post is. I mean, they were always pretty happy because I'm usually happy, but this one is a little cheerier than others, mainly, I think, because my outlook on life is happier in general.
I suppose that's it for now. I need to get back to studying for my midterm tomorrow, but I do hope to possibly update this more often. Don't hold me to that, though.
It's been a very long time since I've made a post on here, let alone a post that had anything meaningful to say.
Needless to say, a lot has been going on. So much so that I rarely have a spare moment to myself these days. But it's a good thing.
My sister's getting married. In April. I'm the maid of honor. It's kind of surreal. I always took her relationship with JD for granted. I figured they'd always be at the same stage they were, never getting married, just because that seems like something they would do, but the whole marriage thing kind of jars me. Well, jars isn't the right word, but it's something akin to that. I'm really happy for them, and I know my parents are excited. I'm pretty excited because being maid of honor in a wedding is a big step up from being a flower girl in the last wedding I was in about 15 years ago. Plus, being asked to be my sister's maid of honor is really special.
Ethan and I have been dating for just shy of eight months now. I'm happier than I've ever been, I can tell. I'm so comfortable with him, and, aside from all of the wedding talk with my sister, Ethan and I have talked about our future. I never thought I'd be the kind of person who found the person they want to spend the rest of their life with in college, but I suppose it's a good thing. I'm ecstatic, overwhelmed, fantastically happy. Apparently, my friends always thought I would be the first of my group to get married. They're probably going to be proven correct. A lot of my family thought I'd be getting married before my sister, not necessarily to Ethan, but just married in general. The relationship itself scared me, at first, because of how fast it progressed. A lot of it, I know, was because of his age (he's eight days shy of being eight years older than me) and because I had never been in a serious relationship before. I think I was worried that he would expect too much from me, but I've never felt that way. It's surprising how ok I am with how everything has been. It's a little weird when all of your friends aren't experiencing the same things you are, but we spend a lot of time with Jessica and JD, so that helps a bit. It's kind of cute, actually, because Ethan and JD are really good friends now. They're so alike, it's uncanny, but not in a bad way. I'm really glad they get along, especially since JD is really a part of my family now. My parents love Ethan, mostly because he makes me happy, but I know that they really do like him as a person. And his family likes me, too. His nephew is so cute. He'll be two in January and every time Ethan's parents or his sister and her husband mention Ethan, he always says, "Eth! Eth! Manna! Eth! Manna!" It's a bit hard for him to say Joanna, and I was originally Nanna, but his other grandmother is also Nanna, so it got a bit confusing. Anyway, he's adorable and I'm really excited to see him this weekend!
School is... school. Three of my four professors this semester I've had before, so that makes things nice and uncomplicated. I never see Amy anymore because she's always hidden away in the architecture building and I'm rarely on campus anymore. April is at Baylor now, so I don't have nice lunch outings with her anymore. I feel so anonymous at school. I get along with people in my classes, but we're not friends so much, at this point, that we hang out outside of class. I think a lot of it has to do with my not living on campus, but I don't want to, nor ever wanted to, do that. It's not like I'm lonely. I spend almost all of my time with Ethan these days, so I'm rarely alone.
It's kind of odd how happy my post is. I mean, they were always pretty happy because I'm usually happy, but this one is a little cheerier than others, mainly, I think, because my outlook on life is happier in general.
I suppose that's it for now. I need to get back to studying for my midterm tomorrow, but I do hope to possibly update this more often. Don't hold me to that, though.