School has been going well, as has wedding planning.  Derek and I have a meeting with the events coordinator at a potential reception site on Tuesday, and we ought to have a deposit down on one of two places by the end of the week.  Very exciting!  All we need now is a cake, photographer, music, and flowers.  I'm excited...it should be a big fun ( Read more... )

Well, this is it.  First day of school is tomorrow.  Don't expect to see me here ever again!  Kidding...

Wish me luck!

Freaky-weird dreams last night.  In the first one, Vladimir's grandmother died and he asked me and the girls to come in to her apartment and help him sort and pack up her stuff.  Somehow, I got roped into entertaining a large group of children with songs while the rest of the family enjoyed a picnic.  We had to  somehow make it across an iceburg- ( Read more... )

When life gets overwhelming and there's too much to do in what little day there is, nothing beats the accomplished feeling of rising energized at 6:15am and getting it all done before the alarm you set even goes off ( Read more... )

I really don't understand the obsession with blasting through the new Harry Potter book.  Yes, it just came out and that's all exciting, but my friends' page and virtually everywhere else I turn is bombarded with posts about how people read it in 12 hours, or didn't sleep for two days to finish it or whatever.  It's a book.  It will wait.  Of ( Read more... )

Stupid rain.  It's not supposed to rain in the summer.  My hair is all wacked out ( Read more... )

Even though I'm all moved out and happy and stuff, I still feel like I have far more to do than there is time to do it in.  Granted, I'm still settling in and still have a lot of "set-up" type stuff on my to-do list, but it's rather hellaciously long.  And working nearly 40 hours in a 4-day week doesn't help.  I am glad to have a job that lets me ( Read more... )

Welp, I'm all moved out/in with the exception of a list of items I didn't have time to pack so I'll slowly be bringing them into my new place.  I was thrilled with how smoothly everything went on Saturday thanks to the help of some very strong guys, and the careful driving of my dad.  I can't believe how stressful moving is...I have been looking ( Read more... )

Well, this is it.  Last night at my dad's house.  Tomorrow I move out and finally start this whole "on my own" thing.  It's amazing and wonderful that I don't have to do it totally on my own...I have an amazing boyfriend who I love more than anything in the world, supportive family, and wonderful friends.  I don't deserve all the wonderfulness in ( Read more... )

I'm so excited for the move.  I've been puttering and packing for the last couple of days, and I'm probably about 1/4 of the way done.  But I'll be more productive from now on =)  I reserved the truck for Sat and have a bunch of fabulous people coming to help out.  People are much more willing to help when beer and pizza are involved ( Read more... )