Stress-Free Fee!

Weddings are stressful. And they shouldn't be. It should be a magical day for the happy couple to share with their friends and family and each other. Therefore, I think paying for a more expensive venue and catering is a good option at this point. We shall call it...the Stress-Free Fee!

Now if only there was that sort of thing for my thesis and oral exams...

Break Time!

I am taking a break from writing my thesis, and decided to update! (Aren't you proud of me, Sam? :) )

Speaking of my thesis...if everything goes well, I will be done writing it this week, will meet with Dr. Ellsworth on Friday to find out what I need to do to fix it, will fix it next week, print, turn the damn thing in, and schedule my oral exams. Oh, and bring Patrick a latte. A really big one! I had a dream last night that I had too much to fix, though, and couldn't get it done in time to turn in this quarter. While that would be entirely my fault as I have procrastinated more than even I would have thought I would, that would be a nightmare to be sure. I hope it isn't the case.

I want to read. For fun. REALLY bad. And organize at home. I have been wanting to reorganize the closets and cupboards and things, and have been too tired, either honestly physically tired, or mentally tired from either writing or thinking about my thesis. It would be nice to have the energy to do something else.

Which means: I need to push through and get it done! Here goes nothin'! Wish me a good week, because it's about to be long!

IT BEGINS!

"My eyes are closed, my muscles are sore, and with this finger, I quit corps. "

A buddy of mine said this a few years ago in response to our drum corps director saying: "The sun is up, the sky is blue, and morning stretches are waiting for you!" It was pretty comical. We had just gotten off a bus after a 9 or 10 our drive the night before and we were all beat. The last thing we wanted to do was get up, stretch and get to practicing. But we did nonetheless.

I was 20 years old, in shape, and felt like I could do anything...except on those mornings. But I did. Because I knew I could. Quite easily too. I was just "mentally" lazy; my body was in prime shape and had no problem making it happen.

Now, more than 6 years later, it is the opposite. I wake up and my mind wants to go, but my body won't let me. BUT! Heather and I have gotten a gym membership with hopes of getting the two seemingly-opposing units to work togethor.

We started on November 1st, and have gone three out of the five days of the month. We are going to go tomorrow night, and then again on Sunday. That will bring us to a total of five out of seven days of the month of November (any way we can put it to make us think that we've succeeded thus far is going to have to work for now). The best thing: it feels good.

If we continue this and work out 20 days of the 30 in the month, then I think we will have done an incredible job at beginning some sort of routine. We are off to a good start. The fact that we felt incredibly guilty about skipping two days is probably a good sign (and that was because we were busy with school conferences...).

So, as I sit and sip my Jack Daniel's (regaining the carbs), I am quite content with the establishing of the routine. Cheers!

Sam

A Happier Update

So, I supposed that I should update with something happier. Here we go:

WE ARE GETTING MARRIED 8 MONTHS FROM TODAY! 8 PEOPLE! That is not a lot! And I am so excited and couldn't be happier about spending the rest of my life with Sam. He is an amazing man, and is everything I have ever dreamed of. He is faithful (in God and me), he is strong (especially when I am freaking out), and he loves me! Thank God we met and had class together!

I love you, Sam, and cannot wait to marry you...IN 8 MONTHS!!!

~Heather