Updates

Updates to my life. It hasn't been terribly interesting. However, I will not be moving into my house until Dec 1. Which is an inconvenience and not so great but still, I think I'll be able to handle it and it will be great to finally do it when we get there. In the mean time I should probably work on school--at least, that seems like the ideal idea.
Life is good if not the most interesting. My best friend/roommate got married. (I'll post pictures once my home computer gets fixed.) And I officially completed all of the repairs for my house. I moved in with my family until I can get into my house.
Things have been crazy the last little while and it's nice to let things go for a bit.

Upon Being Sociable

So I have found the secret to being a social person: Stop worrying. And just live and learn. I am somewhat of a socially awkward person. I don't always know what to say and often my mouth gets away from my head. And many many other reasons but basically I was always so worried. I was so different because of this reason. Or that reason. I didn't really fit in. No body would be able to accept me. Blah blah blah blah blah. Insecurity. Stupidity. Got it. Did it. Still. ^ ^

News

Wow. Its funny how quickly things change. Just Monday I was saying that there wasn't a whole lot going on in my life. Well I'm not really sure I was wrong however in the past few days that has most certainly changed. I'll begin with the news and then I'll tell the reasoning and the experience behind it.
I'm buying a HOUSE!! ...There, I said it. *phew* It seems so crazy and insane and yet completely right. And I have no idea why. All I really know is that I can't deny it.
But I will admit that I am extremely psyched for it although I am nervous as all get out. The house is a 3 bedroom 2 bath affair (I would more qualify it as 1 1/2 bath) But really it's even bigger than that. It's great. Upstairs there are the 3 bed 2 bath. And a soon-to-be marvelous living room, kitchen and dining place area. The living room has 3 great windows so a lot of light comes in. And the dining area has a set up for a stove or fireplace--It just doesn't have them yet. Then there is the downstairs. There is a finished living room area and 2 partially finished rooms--as in they are finished except for painting and carpet and one of them has to fix up the sheet rock in one corner. Then the unfinished basement has hook ups for a dryer and washer and a place and fixtures for a small bathroom if I so desired. I'll just have to see. Its on just under a half acre and needs plenty of tender loving care but that's part of the fun for me is envisioning what I'm going to do with it and how I am going to make in into a home. I'm muchly excited.
So it seems like a lot of home for just me and my dog. And it wasn't really what I originally intended.
I had a story to it but it feels strange writing very personal experiences and feelings--especially since they can be misconstrued in ways that I don't intend for them to be and it feels very personal. So I will say that I am very grateful for a loving God who will answer prayers and hope that the reader will understand this to mean that this is the house that I'm going for. And that's that really.
So soon--possibly next month, I will be a homeowner. Right now I am a homebuyer. *insert mild form of freaking out a little* I don't really feel old enough. And there are so many other worries and questions and wonderings I've had. However. I am going forward with faith. It's gotten me through so far.

The Nose Goes

Really not too much is going on in life. Which is extremely nice. I am meeting people right now and actually being social (a giant gasp should be included in there.) And life is wonderful. I finished my first semester of grad school. Passed too. It feels so crazy but I am definitely enjoying the 2 week break. Seriously. It needs to be longer. Then, hmm...*ponder ponder*
Really my life is about enjoying my break from school and being social (or more so attempting sociability--that is a word, I looked it up.) But other than that--oh! I did have one announcement: I am buying a house. Yeah, that makes me feel so official and kinda oldish but I have decided its the right thing for me to do. So I'll just see how that goes.
Then my random hilarious but disgusting event in my life: My Morning Events
So this morning I was starting to go walking with my Mom and our dogs. We weren't even a block away when my mom's dog found us. She brought a pungent odor with her--actually pungent is too mild a work, try the freaking worst smell in the history of, well, just about anything. Seriously. That's right. She'd found a skunk. Yeah, that guy.
Goodness! I thought that the odor was bad just smelling them across a field or what not. It had nothing on this dog. I thought my gag reflex was pretty down pat. Gags was about all this induced me to. We tried to walk but only made it a block before it was apparent that our full 3 miles was so not happening. Literally, I couldn't make it past the block without gagging to the extreme. Walking and gagging are not very nice to lungs. Once we were back home we realized that we had no place to put her. Nobody wanted to get close enough to put her leash away or hook her to something else. And she normally resides in my family's house. There was no way that was happening. Finally we put her in the shed. And tried our walk. It wasn't very successful. By that time my mom and I were still gagging and shuddering. Even still I got an email from her--12 hours later talking about how she could still smell the disgusting-ness. I keep asking my coworkers to smell me in case I still have something sticking to me. Because it's really disgusting.

Blog Change How Tos

So I have just found out some of the coolest things in regards to blogs. The Title fonts I learned how to do here that website is where I got the font for them as well. And the fabulous header I created I learned how to do here. I think it's fabulous.

Ending Results

So I finally found a new friend: It's a Singer 7407 and I have to say I love it. I've never been a big sewing person. More because I haven't had the access though. I love sewing when it comes down to it. So I decided that he could be worth my investment. And so far so good. It works like a dream--and that is with me working it too! I even made some things without any pattern. I finally made the cover for my bench. It was this really bad as far as material wise. But now I think it looks marvelous.
Remember this? Yeah, sad isn't it. Well now I actually have this lovely piece of furniture in my front room where all can see. Because it's not tragic anymore. At least I don't think so. Kinda reminds me of a life guarding chair though. Then this sad headboard. He is now a matching set with the table. And looks nice and sparkly. Even if you can't tell from this picture.
Then because I had this spiffy sewing machine I decided I needed a desk for a work place then to go with the desk I needed a chair. I didn't get a picture of the desk--don't know why--but imagine it a lot like the chair. I wanted them to be blue (don't ask I couldn't really tell why) but I found blue paint in the "Oops section" at Home Depot and it worked fabulously. I also bought some fabric to cover the chair. I'm quite pleased with the result. It makes me want to sew even more. Which is good--I have to justify buying a machine. Well that's all folks

Wedding Madness

Whew so my life has been just a teensy bit crazy. First off my other self is now MARRIED! It's crazy. I now know that I will NOT do everything by myself. And garden receptions are a lot of work. And everything involved in a wedding is best planned well before 2 weeks in advanced (long engagements are not good if one is a procrastinator)

(Because as you can see sometimes things fall down--it's better to have time to fix back up)

However the end result is that everything was gorgeous (check out the pictures) The bride was beautiful.
And I ensured she was blushing. Her new husband was happy. She had rock awesome body guards. And an even more awesome best friend (Read: ME)
After I got a day of R & R from the wedding--Okay 1 day and then work. I decided to be carefree and crazy and went to an amusement park! It was a great day carefree and wonderful. I pretty much rocked it.
THEN I worked. And then had a crazy family reunion. (Woot woot.) All in all not very much going on in my life. I've been super stressed with classes and a ridiculous paper. And work is busy. But life is wonderful and I am so grateful to have it.