looooong time no update
Hey all! I know it's been half of forever since a last update.... probly several many months.... sorry, just been insanely busy. Sooo much has changed since last time... let's see, where to begin...
Well, one of the MAJOR changes has been in relationships. Me and G broke up beginning of June. It was mostly b./c of me... I felt bad, didn't want to hurt him, but at the same time I knew it was something I had to do.
Which led to me and Patrick starting to date. We've been dating since June 14th, and it has been the most amazing 3+ months ever. I've known him since January and he very quickly became one of my absolute best friends in the world. It's just been a crazy, crazy, 3 months..
In just that time we have already talked abou moving in together, and even crazier - marriage. Yes, we both know that we are the ones we want to spend the rest of our lives with. Nothing "official" yet... I don't think the official end of it will come for some time... but we know it is coming. Everyone else knows it too that knows and has seen us. Several of our friends have jokingly asked where the ring is, and since me and him are having a party with some of our signer friends on Saturday, one of them even asked if it 's going to be an engagement announcement party. (it's not). Course, these are also some of the same people that apperently knew we would end up dating before we even knew. lol. So I guess it only makes sense. It's just nuts though.... never in a million years did I ever see myself jumping into something so huge so quickly. But it just feels so perfectly right. I have never been so much in love in my entire life.
Next is school - I've now moved up to President of Lakeland Signers. Which I was a bit nervous about at first. But I'm having the time of my life with it. And I think I stepped in quite nicely as far as getting the job done and everything. And with my ASL classes and everything going as well as they are... it's just more assurance for me that I'm doing the right thing. Everything is just working out so much easier with this than it did with my music major.. I mean, I love my music. But it just wasn't working. Probly because that was my plan, and not God's. which is fine.
I can't help but think that if I had gone my way, and not just followed him, where I'd be... yeah, I could very well still be happy and what not, but yeah. I mean, now, looking back, I can see exactly where God had been leading me to this since at least my sophmore year in HS. That was when I decided that I was going to go to Kent for a music ed major and an ASL minor. Which, yes is a strange combo... but even more strange is the fact that I have no idea where the desire for ASL came from. (well, besides God). And it's weird, b/c then my senior year of hs when I was trying to get things finalized is when Patrick started his first sign class. Then nothing worked out to go to kent, I took a year off.... then against my wishes, ended up at lakeland. Which, after last spring semester and now of course this one, I have come to love, and actually in some aspects don't want to leave. But then after last fall semester I again attempted to get the ball rolling to go to kent starting this year. Obviously that didn't happen either. Which leads to last spring semester when, upon me making a signers group on facebook (w/o really being involved with signers at that point.) Patrick (who didn't know me at all) asked if I would be at all interested in becoming either secretary or treasurer for the club. Obviously, a little apprehensive, but I closed my eyes and jumped. Had to be one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. That was it. We quickly became friends, then soon best of friends, and now... inseperable. :o)
It's quite amazing how God works. It's amazing to look back and be able to see why He led me the way he did. And I'm quite excited to see where He'll continue to lead me in the future. :o)
Alright, there could be more to write, but I don't feel like it, and this had been long enough. But I'll try to update a bit more often. But I can't make any promises with my classes this semester.
have a good one, and I'll ttys!
Well, one of the MAJOR changes has been in relationships. Me and G broke up beginning of June. It was mostly b./c of me... I felt bad, didn't want to hurt him, but at the same time I knew it was something I had to do.
Which led to me and Patrick starting to date. We've been dating since June 14th, and it has been the most amazing 3+ months ever. I've known him since January and he very quickly became one of my absolute best friends in the world. It's just been a crazy, crazy, 3 months..
In just that time we have already talked abou moving in together, and even crazier - marriage. Yes, we both know that we are the ones we want to spend the rest of our lives with. Nothing "official" yet... I don't think the official end of it will come for some time... but we know it is coming. Everyone else knows it too that knows and has seen us. Several of our friends have jokingly asked where the ring is, and since me and him are having a party with some of our signer friends on Saturday, one of them even asked if it 's going to be an engagement announcement party. (it's not). Course, these are also some of the same people that apperently knew we would end up dating before we even knew. lol. So I guess it only makes sense. It's just nuts though.... never in a million years did I ever see myself jumping into something so huge so quickly. But it just feels so perfectly right. I have never been so much in love in my entire life.
Next is school - I've now moved up to President of Lakeland Signers. Which I was a bit nervous about at first. But I'm having the time of my life with it. And I think I stepped in quite nicely as far as getting the job done and everything. And with my ASL classes and everything going as well as they are... it's just more assurance for me that I'm doing the right thing. Everything is just working out so much easier with this than it did with my music major.. I mean, I love my music. But it just wasn't working. Probly because that was my plan, and not God's. which is fine.
I can't help but think that if I had gone my way, and not just followed him, where I'd be... yeah, I could very well still be happy and what not, but yeah. I mean, now, looking back, I can see exactly where God had been leading me to this since at least my sophmore year in HS. That was when I decided that I was going to go to Kent for a music ed major and an ASL minor. Which, yes is a strange combo... but even more strange is the fact that I have no idea where the desire for ASL came from. (well, besides God). And it's weird, b/c then my senior year of hs when I was trying to get things finalized is when Patrick started his first sign class. Then nothing worked out to go to kent, I took a year off.... then against my wishes, ended up at lakeland. Which, after last spring semester and now of course this one, I have come to love, and actually in some aspects don't want to leave. But then after last fall semester I again attempted to get the ball rolling to go to kent starting this year. Obviously that didn't happen either. Which leads to last spring semester when, upon me making a signers group on facebook (w/o really being involved with signers at that point.) Patrick (who didn't know me at all) asked if I would be at all interested in becoming either secretary or treasurer for the club. Obviously, a little apprehensive, but I closed my eyes and jumped. Had to be one of the best decisions I've ever made in my life. That was it. We quickly became friends, then soon best of friends, and now... inseperable. :o)
It's quite amazing how God works. It's amazing to look back and be able to see why He led me the way he did. And I'm quite excited to see where He'll continue to lead me in the future. :o)
Alright, there could be more to write, but I don't feel like it, and this had been long enough. But I'll try to update a bit more often. But I can't make any promises with my classes this semester.
have a good one, and I'll ttys!