This day seems to be dragging on forever. It is only 3:28. One and a half hours left to go, and I am bored to death. I've just about narrowed down my search for a photographer. I have heard back from a couple and am just waiting for a couple more to get back to me so that I can show them all to Eric and make him pick one. Nothing else exciting is happening here.
Funny story though:
There is a guy in my office (I honestly don't know his name), but he thinks mine is Stephanie. Every time he passes my desk he says "how's it goin Stephanie?". In fact he's even tried to shorten it up to Steph as well, like we're really close friends or something. The poor guy, I just can't correct him. He is always in a hurry when he passes my desk so I haven't been able to correct him yet, and after 4 or 5 times I think I've lost the chance.
What do you think? Is it appropriate to correct him, yelling out for the whole office to hear as he bolts past my desk ever morning and lunch?
I guess he's better than this other woman who walks past my desk and doesn't even look my way. Even the first couple of times when I tried to say hi. All I got was a grunting kind of noise. No eye contact. Gotta give the guy SOME credit.
katherine elizabeth
1.19.2011
1.18.2011
wedding plans.
Why is it that I have been planning this wedding since I was probably 10, and now that it's here I just can't get it right. This week it is our goal to find a photographer and a venue. The rest will just fall into place after that. I have ideas about what I want for the small things, but these two bigger things are going to drive me nuts.
Eric is out right now looking at two places that we've narrowed it down to. That part wasn't actually too hard. We found a bunch of places, called around and only 2 were booked yet so we just picked one and are now going to pick between these two after he sees them.
The photographer is giving me a headache though. Litterally I have been looking at the computer ALL day both yesterday and today. I found a couple who are booked or not doing weddings anymore. That was no help. And I found about 500 that I am head over heals in love with. Theya re all form Texas, Utah and Orange County CA. It is not in my budget to fly those people out here either. So I am so stumped, and just can't make up my mind. If anyone is out there, I need some suggestions.
Mandy Baker
Amy Erickson
Rice Photography
Carey Nash
Kelsy Nielson
Rhonda Steed
Whoever you are, give me your preference. Help me to narrow them down so I can be one step closer to being a wife and not a bride.
Eric is out right now looking at two places that we've narrowed it down to. That part wasn't actually too hard. We found a bunch of places, called around and only 2 were booked yet so we just picked one and are now going to pick between these two after he sees them.
The photographer is giving me a headache though. Litterally I have been looking at the computer ALL day both yesterday and today. I found a couple who are booked or not doing weddings anymore. That was no help. And I found about 500 that I am head over heals in love with. Theya re all form Texas, Utah and Orange County CA. It is not in my budget to fly those people out here either. So I am so stumped, and just can't make up my mind. If anyone is out there, I need some suggestions.
Mandy Baker
Amy Erickson
Rice Photography
Carey Nash
Kelsy Nielson
Rhonda Steed
Whoever you are, give me your preference. Help me to narrow them down so I can be one step closer to being a wife and not a bride.
1.17.2011
creativity.
One of my favourite things in the world to do is to make things. Anything really. I just love it when I get a creative brainwave and am able to follow it through and make it happen. It feels so good to have that thing in the end that no one else thought of but you. That you were able to create from scratch (right from the thought process).
Working at my new job, I get a lot of time to spend at the computer. I work a lot of wedding plans. But on days like today: when Eric is in school all day and I can't talk to him, and when I find out my favourite photographer that I've seen is booked for the day of my wedding already, I like to take a break from wedding things and look at me things (although the wedding is almost entirely a ME thing as well).
I have a couple of websites that I love to look at for inspiration. Some people are just so brilliant and crafty and inspirational, that I can't help but get excited to do something when I read about them. Today I looked at a lot of things, and I need a project. I need something to work on and something to keep me busy. I need something that I can create and call my own. Something that makes me really excited.
Where do you guys get your inspiration from? Let me know, because I need a little more than I have now to get this figured out.
Working at my new job, I get a lot of time to spend at the computer. I work a lot of wedding plans. But on days like today: when Eric is in school all day and I can't talk to him, and when I find out my favourite photographer that I've seen is booked for the day of my wedding already, I like to take a break from wedding things and look at me things (although the wedding is almost entirely a ME thing as well).
I have a couple of websites that I love to look at for inspiration. Some people are just so brilliant and crafty and inspirational, that I can't help but get excited to do something when I read about them. Today I looked at a lot of things, and I need a project. I need something to work on and something to keep me busy. I need something that I can create and call my own. Something that makes me really excited.
Where do you guys get your inspiration from? Let me know, because I need a little more than I have now to get this figured out.
1.14.2011
I just finished up all my work for the day, and it is 4:22. Only 38 minutes until the weekend starts, and it can't come soon enough. I'm almost done my first week of working in a real live job, and I gotta tell ya: I don't love it. I would feel so much better about my days if I was at school, or doing something I enjoy doing. This office job thing is not for me, but it will pay the bills. Especially that one big bill I have coming up: The Wedding Bill.
This is probably the one and only bill I will be so excited to pay though. I used a lot of my free time at work this week to start working on some wedding things. Another friend of mine got engaged at the beginning of this week, and his fiance's almost done planning the wedding already. They don't even get married until 3months after me! That kind of freaked me out, and got me working on stuff. I'm actually having a lot of fun with it to be honest. But the wedding stuff is not what I want to talk about today really (though I'm sure you will be hearing all about it soon enough).
I want to talk about the reason I'm having this wedding. Eric Persson. I'm sitting here anxiously awaiting quitting time because when 5:00 rolls around, he will be here to pick me up.
I haven't told you much about Eric and I, but boy is there a lot to say. Let me give you a quick time line, to catch you up to this point.
May 2009 - Eric moves to Halifax, with a whole bunch of other guys, from Calgary. At this point I am deciding between moving to Calgary and moving to Lethbridge. these beautiful boys convince me that Calgary is clearly the better choice, and I just couldn't resist them.
Summer 2009 - I spend a lot of time flirting, and eventually win the attention of a boy named Eric (not before actually having a crush on, and flirting with a different boy. Man am I glad that never panned out.) Eric and I start to spend a lot of time together, a date on the beach and a magical first kiss in his kitchen, I've pretty much secured his attention ("at least for the summer" I'm thinking).
September 2009 - I make the move across the country to Calgary, with Eric in his new car. That's right I drove all the way out west with him. I should clarify that it wasn't FOR him though, it was WITH him. A common misconception.
November 2009 - Eric and I have enjoyed some time together, but we decide at this point that it is not right for us to get married, and that this probably won't go much further. So we break up. (don't worry not for long though).
December 2009 - Look at that we're back together. After a lot of talking, and a little bit of kissing, Eric and I are back at it again. But not for long this time.
January 2010 - Eric dumps me. AGAIN. For a little while this doesn't bother me, I kind of saw it coming. But then it hits me: I love this guy, and he refuses to talk to me.
January-April 2010 - Eric and I see each other at school and church a few times, but never ever talk to each other. Literally the hardest few months ever. I missed him lots, but was still angry with him. I was so lost and confused.
April 2010 - Eric finally asks me to have lunch and we sort out some plans for a trip we planned to make down to Utah with our good friend Michelle at the beginning of April. We decide that it isn't fair to her to ruin this trip and make it awkward, so we may as well make up and start talking again. By the way that was make UP not make OUT (that part comes again later).
So we enjoy a lovely trip to Utah, during which I flirt shamelessly (and hope that what he is doing is flirting as well. I can't really tell though because he is so tricky to read!)
May 2010 - Right before I leave to go home for the summer, we decide that it is an appropriate time to start talking and kissing again, for the third time. This lasts a week, then I go home. After a painful goodbye at the airport, and a telephone conversation some friends convinced me was a good idea, Eric and I decide that that was fun and all, but it would be a bad idea for anything more to come of it. So I go the summer thinking about him a lot, and talking to him a bit. He goes the summer dating a couple girls, but most importantly still thinking of me a lot too.
September-October 2010 - I'm back in Calgary and Eric, Michelle and I hang out a lot together. I'm spending more time with him, and can't help but think and daydream about him. What can I say, I obviously still love him. (all you girls can tell that from this story I'm sure.) But I convince myself that there is nothing there on his side, so I really need to move on. I go on a couple of dates (with a couple of his friends), but still can't get him off my mind. And apparently it was the same for him.
One night in October, the weekend of my best friend's wedding - He apologizes for how much he has hurt me, asks me what I think of how he ended things before (all 3 times), and then kisses me. Okay what am I supposed to do with that? You know I still love you, and I obviously want to kiss you, what the heck are you doing to me Eric? So I threw caution to the wind and just went with it.
Between then and the end of the year, he tells me he loves me, he takes great care of me, kisses me lots,and then tells me I'm the girl he wants to marry. You can only imagine how excited I am to hear this! Of course you do, you silly boy. That's what you've wanted all along, I JUST KNEW IT!
November 20th 2010 (and a couple times after that) - He takes me rign shopping, and we pick out some gorgeous sparkly things to that will soon decorate my finger.
December 30th 2010 - Eric takes me to the Economy Shoe Shoppe (my favourite restaurant in Halifax), then to the beach (where our first date was). We spend a lot of time talking and having fun. Then he takes me to the temple, where the president unlocked the gates for us, and left us the lock. We walk around a little bit, then he finds the perfect place with good lighting (because he caught it on tape!) and gives me a beautiful speech, gets down on one knee and asks me:
This is probably the one and only bill I will be so excited to pay though. I used a lot of my free time at work this week to start working on some wedding things. Another friend of mine got engaged at the beginning of this week, and his fiance's almost done planning the wedding already. They don't even get married until 3months after me! That kind of freaked me out, and got me working on stuff. I'm actually having a lot of fun with it to be honest. But the wedding stuff is not what I want to talk about today really (though I'm sure you will be hearing all about it soon enough).
I want to talk about the reason I'm having this wedding. Eric Persson. I'm sitting here anxiously awaiting quitting time because when 5:00 rolls around, he will be here to pick me up.
I haven't told you much about Eric and I, but boy is there a lot to say. Let me give you a quick time line, to catch you up to this point.
May 2009 - Eric moves to Halifax, with a whole bunch of other guys, from Calgary. At this point I am deciding between moving to Calgary and moving to Lethbridge. these beautiful boys convince me that Calgary is clearly the better choice, and I just couldn't resist them.
Summer 2009 - I spend a lot of time flirting, and eventually win the attention of a boy named Eric (not before actually having a crush on, and flirting with a different boy. Man am I glad that never panned out.) Eric and I start to spend a lot of time together, a date on the beach and a magical first kiss in his kitchen, I've pretty much secured his attention ("at least for the summer" I'm thinking).
September 2009 - I make the move across the country to Calgary, with Eric in his new car. That's right I drove all the way out west with him. I should clarify that it wasn't FOR him though, it was WITH him. A common misconception.
November 2009 - Eric and I have enjoyed some time together, but we decide at this point that it is not right for us to get married, and that this probably won't go much further. So we break up. (don't worry not for long though).
December 2009 - Look at that we're back together. After a lot of talking, and a little bit of kissing, Eric and I are back at it again. But not for long this time.
January 2010 - Eric dumps me. AGAIN. For a little while this doesn't bother me, I kind of saw it coming. But then it hits me: I love this guy, and he refuses to talk to me.
January-April 2010 - Eric and I see each other at school and church a few times, but never ever talk to each other. Literally the hardest few months ever. I missed him lots, but was still angry with him. I was so lost and confused.
April 2010 - Eric finally asks me to have lunch and we sort out some plans for a trip we planned to make down to Utah with our good friend Michelle at the beginning of April. We decide that it isn't fair to her to ruin this trip and make it awkward, so we may as well make up and start talking again. By the way that was make UP not make OUT (that part comes again later).
So we enjoy a lovely trip to Utah, during which I flirt shamelessly (and hope that what he is doing is flirting as well. I can't really tell though because he is so tricky to read!)
May 2010 - Right before I leave to go home for the summer, we decide that it is an appropriate time to start talking and kissing again, for the third time. This lasts a week, then I go home. After a painful goodbye at the airport, and a telephone conversation some friends convinced me was a good idea, Eric and I decide that that was fun and all, but it would be a bad idea for anything more to come of it. So I go the summer thinking about him a lot, and talking to him a bit. He goes the summer dating a couple girls, but most importantly still thinking of me a lot too.
September-October 2010 - I'm back in Calgary and Eric, Michelle and I hang out a lot together. I'm spending more time with him, and can't help but think and daydream about him. What can I say, I obviously still love him. (all you girls can tell that from this story I'm sure.) But I convince myself that there is nothing there on his side, so I really need to move on. I go on a couple of dates (with a couple of his friends), but still can't get him off my mind. And apparently it was the same for him.
One night in October, the weekend of my best friend's wedding - He apologizes for how much he has hurt me, asks me what I think of how he ended things before (all 3 times), and then kisses me. Okay what am I supposed to do with that? You know I still love you, and I obviously want to kiss you, what the heck are you doing to me Eric? So I threw caution to the wind and just went with it.
Between then and the end of the year, he tells me he loves me, he takes great care of me, kisses me lots,and then tells me I'm the girl he wants to marry. You can only imagine how excited I am to hear this! Of course you do, you silly boy. That's what you've wanted all along, I JUST KNEW IT!
November 20th 2010 (and a couple times after that) - He takes me rign shopping, and we pick out some gorgeous sparkly things to that will soon decorate my finger.
December 30th 2010 - Eric takes me to the Economy Shoe Shoppe (my favourite restaurant in Halifax), then to the beach (where our first date was). We spend a lot of time talking and having fun. Then he takes me to the temple, where the president unlocked the gates for us, and left us the lock. We walk around a little bit, then he finds the perfect place with good lighting (because he caught it on tape!) and gives me a beautiful speech, gets down on one knee and asks me:
"Will you NOT marry me"
I of course said"No Way!"
Then he asked the real question"Will you marry me?"
and I said:"Of course!"
Then he gave me the most beautiful ring I have ever seen, that he designed himself and had made perfectly. And now he is all mine. You ladies can't have him, because he officially belongs to me. And I know he's not going anywhere, so don;t bother trying.
So that's how it all happened. A long story I know, and one I didn't plan to tell in such detail. I needed to catch you guys up though, because half of it has happened since the last time I really blogged. I just love our story. It started perfectly. The bumps in the middle made us stronger and happier, and more prepared for what's ahead of us. And now it never has to end. I'm sure you will hear a ton more about this wonderful man in the future, cause he's everything to me. But for now, I am done work and he is here to rescue me!
So that's how it all happened. A long story I know, and one I didn't plan to tell in such detail. I needed to catch you guys up though, because half of it has happened since the last time I really blogged. I just love our story. It started perfectly. The bumps in the middle made us stronger and happier, and more prepared for what's ahead of us. And now it never has to end. I'm sure you will hear a ton more about this wonderful man in the future, cause he's everything to me. But for now, I am done work and he is here to rescue me!
1.13.2011
2011 - a bright new beginning
Well 2011 was supposed to be my year of flawless blogging (or at least journaling), but that has not yet happened. A man I love dearly writes a journal entry every night (even if they're just dot form notes on scrap paper, before he falls asleep). He always finds something in each day worth writing down. Sometimes they're not exciting fun and exciting entries, but I think it's important to remember the boring dreary things in life as well; just as a way to better appreciate the really good times. I've gotten you mostly caught up on the rest of 2010, but I'm sure there are a couple of important things I forgot because I didn't have them written down. From now on, this is my attempt to you keep you, and especially me, in check with the things going on my life. Good and Bad.
A brief dot form catch up of what I have already missed in 2011 (some very important details will follow, when I have the time to give them):
December 30, 2010 ( I know it's going back a couple of extra days, but I think it's worth it): We do gorgeous family portraits with H.M.F Photography for the last time that the whole family, including Grandmas, are all together). Then a lovely night with Eric, at the end of which I get ENGAGED to ERIC; my very favourite person in the whole wide world (I have much more to say about this, but it is a detail that will come tomorrow I think)
December 31: I enjoy a lovely and romantic New Year's Eve celebration with my brand new fiance. Which includes: watching Harry Potter on my computer in the car; eating ice cream from the tub and chips from the bag; a wonderful view of the city and midnight fireworks; dancing outside the car after the movie to music from he computer.
January 1: We (from now on referring to Katherine and Eric) spend the day with family and friends, eating food and showing off my new ring
January 2: We make our way to our old Halifax ward to see some friends, and to show off the ring (to be seen here).
January 3: We dropped the Grandmas at the train station, and said our goodbyes (until April 30th). Then spent a fun romantic day in Halifax, going into some shops and taking some pictures.
January 4: The kids go back to school and then the whole family goes to see the movie Tangled (a Christmas gift from Grandma).
January 5: I go wedding dress shopping with Mom and one bridesmaid (Megan). Then head to the fabric store to find stuff for the bridesmaids.
January 6: We spent another good day in Halifax shopping, taking pictures and enjoying some food at the Mongolie Grill. I think this might also be the day that I make Eric watch Bride Wars with me as well.
January 7: We spend the day together making some wedding plans. Then we go to the Paladium for some wonderful Greek food, and then to the boardwalk to see the water that Eric has missed so much. Then he brings me home, where my mom, Megan, and a ton of women from church are waiting to surprise me with a bridal shower. A Pampered Chef one at that.
January 8: We go to the farmers market with the family, and then go to say goodbye to our rental car (freedom). By the way, the place closes at noon (which is totally ridiculous), and we do not actually get there until 3, so we are toast. Then we spend the whole night packing to leave Halifax the next morning.
January 9: Home day comes. We say goodbye to Mom and Dad at the airport and head home. Sad to say goodbye, but happy to see home and family in Calgary again.
January 10: Eric drives me into work, where I start a brand new job. Yes, I am now a working woman. I work as a receptionist now. (Which is why I have so much time to get caught up on all of this stuff in the middle of the day).
January 11: Eric drives me into work, where nothing really exciting happens. I work a day, finally learn how to take the train home so that it no longer takes me 2 hours. Then I see Eric for supper when I get home.
January 12: Eric drops me off again, then picks me up from work (which is SO nice), and brings me home for supper and family time. I finally get to see Jordan, Breanne, Verona and Max, since being back from Halifax (aka since being ENGAGED)!
January 13: I make my first commute to work, giving me lots of time in the morning to think. I finally realize that I spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, on the computer, when I can be writing a blog entry everyday.
Okay. I know that was long, and maybe a little boring, but it needed to be said. While I was remembering, I needed to write these things down so that I do not forget them. 2011 has been fun so far, and I am excited to see what else it holds. With all of this time I have at the computer now, I hereby promise that I will keep up with this blog. I will not fall away again, and I will always have something to say (whether people are reading or not). Right now, however, I am tired of writing. You have two entries to read, and a promise for more; what else do you want from me.
You will be hearing from me again, I promise. So relax and enjoy the day. After all, its Thursday the 13th, not Friday. There is nothing around to worry you!
A brief dot form catch up of what I have already missed in 2011 (some very important details will follow, when I have the time to give them):
December 30, 2010 ( I know it's going back a couple of extra days, but I think it's worth it): We do gorgeous family portraits with H.M.F Photography for the last time that the whole family, including Grandmas, are all together). Then a lovely night with Eric, at the end of which I get ENGAGED to ERIC; my very favourite person in the whole wide world (I have much more to say about this, but it is a detail that will come tomorrow I think)
December 31: I enjoy a lovely and romantic New Year's Eve celebration with my brand new fiance. Which includes: watching Harry Potter on my computer in the car; eating ice cream from the tub and chips from the bag; a wonderful view of the city and midnight fireworks; dancing outside the car after the movie to music from he computer.
January 1: We (from now on referring to Katherine and Eric) spend the day with family and friends, eating food and showing off my new ring
January 2: We make our way to our old Halifax ward to see some friends, and to show off the ring (to be seen here).
January 3: We dropped the Grandmas at the train station, and said our goodbyes (until April 30th). Then spent a fun romantic day in Halifax, going into some shops and taking some pictures.
January 4: The kids go back to school and then the whole family goes to see the movie Tangled (a Christmas gift from Grandma).
January 5: I go wedding dress shopping with Mom and one bridesmaid (Megan). Then head to the fabric store to find stuff for the bridesmaids.
January 6: We spent another good day in Halifax shopping, taking pictures and enjoying some food at the Mongolie Grill. I think this might also be the day that I make Eric watch Bride Wars with me as well.
January 7: We spend the day together making some wedding plans. Then we go to the Paladium for some wonderful Greek food, and then to the boardwalk to see the water that Eric has missed so much. Then he brings me home, where my mom, Megan, and a ton of women from church are waiting to surprise me with a bridal shower. A Pampered Chef one at that.
January 8: We go to the farmers market with the family, and then go to say goodbye to our rental car (freedom). By the way, the place closes at noon (which is totally ridiculous), and we do not actually get there until 3, so we are toast. Then we spend the whole night packing to leave Halifax the next morning.
January 9: Home day comes. We say goodbye to Mom and Dad at the airport and head home. Sad to say goodbye, but happy to see home and family in Calgary again.
January 10: Eric drives me into work, where I start a brand new job. Yes, I am now a working woman. I work as a receptionist now. (Which is why I have so much time to get caught up on all of this stuff in the middle of the day).
January 11: Eric drives me into work, where nothing really exciting happens. I work a day, finally learn how to take the train home so that it no longer takes me 2 hours. Then I see Eric for supper when I get home.
January 12: Eric drops me off again, then picks me up from work (which is SO nice), and brings me home for supper and family time. I finally get to see Jordan, Breanne, Verona and Max, since being back from Halifax (aka since being ENGAGED)!
January 13: I make my first commute to work, giving me lots of time in the morning to think. I finally realize that I spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, on the computer, when I can be writing a blog entry everyday.
Okay. I know that was long, and maybe a little boring, but it needed to be said. While I was remembering, I needed to write these things down so that I do not forget them. 2011 has been fun so far, and I am excited to see what else it holds. With all of this time I have at the computer now, I hereby promise that I will keep up with this blog. I will not fall away again, and I will always have something to say (whether people are reading or not). Right now, however, I am tired of writing. You have two entries to read, and a promise for more; what else do you want from me.
You will be hearing from me again, I promise. So relax and enjoy the day. After all, its Thursday the 13th, not Friday. There is nothing around to worry you!
2010 - out with a bang
September 29 was a long time ago. It has been so long since I've been around, that I don't even know where or how to start. In fact, I have typed and retyped the beginning of this entry 5 or 6 times I think, trying to get it right. I have a lot to say, and I don't really know how to do it.
I have so much enjoyed these last couple of months. The summer, and few weeks that followed, were hard for me. Living back home was hard. I felt trapped in my old teenage body and mindset. It was frustrating to see myself digress, into the person I was so happy to grow out of. I am so glad to know now that that was a minor and temporary set back. Being back out on my own has been so wonderful, and completely liberating. I finally got the chance to see that I have grown up, that I am my own person, and I that I am independent and mature (in my own ways). So many wonderful things, both small and simple and great and marvelous, have blessed my life as of late. Here is what the last quarter of 2010 handed me (that I can remember):
- a childhood friend and former roommate marries the man of her dreams, becoming Mandi Schmale
- the man of my dreams realizes he loves me (again) and comes crawling back to me, with kisses and apologies (more to follow)
- I leave behind my teenage years, turning 20 on the 20th
- I finish writing 3 huge papers in a week (one taking me 24 hours straight to do), officially earning my status as a crazy university student
- I get added to Elder Persson's family email list, and get to hear all about his mission in California
- I set up my very first roommate Christmas tree, lights and all
- little Verona learns how to say Katherine, and by the way she loves me
- I go home for Christmas, bringing a boy with me
- my youngest sister Hannah is baptized
Just to name a few. As you can see, 2010 ended much better than it was there for a bit in the middle. October was a beautiful month of golden leaves and a wonderful wedding. November was a fun month of birthday celebrations and of school work accomplishments. December was a encouraging month of Holiday spirit and love.
The first quarter of 2010 was hard. The middle to quarters were confusing and frustrating. Then the last quarter came along to make this past year a memorable one.
Goodbye 2010, you were great while you lasted.
I have so much enjoyed these last couple of months. The summer, and few weeks that followed, were hard for me. Living back home was hard. I felt trapped in my old teenage body and mindset. It was frustrating to see myself digress, into the person I was so happy to grow out of. I am so glad to know now that that was a minor and temporary set back. Being back out on my own has been so wonderful, and completely liberating. I finally got the chance to see that I have grown up, that I am my own person, and I that I am independent and mature (in my own ways). So many wonderful things, both small and simple and great and marvelous, have blessed my life as of late. Here is what the last quarter of 2010 handed me (that I can remember):
- a childhood friend and former roommate marries the man of her dreams, becoming Mandi Schmale
- the man of my dreams realizes he loves me (again) and comes crawling back to me, with kisses and apologies (more to follow)
- I leave behind my teenage years, turning 20 on the 20th
- I finish writing 3 huge papers in a week (one taking me 24 hours straight to do), officially earning my status as a crazy university student
- I get added to Elder Persson's family email list, and get to hear all about his mission in California
- I set up my very first roommate Christmas tree, lights and all
- little Verona learns how to say Katherine, and by the way she loves me
- I go home for Christmas, bringing a boy with me
- my youngest sister Hannah is baptized
Just to name a few. As you can see, 2010 ended much better than it was there for a bit in the middle. October was a beautiful month of golden leaves and a wonderful wedding. November was a fun month of birthday celebrations and of school work accomplishments. December was a encouraging month of Holiday spirit and love.
The first quarter of 2010 was hard. The middle to quarters were confusing and frustrating. Then the last quarter came along to make this past year a memorable one.
Goodbye 2010, you were great while you lasted.
9.29.2010
some things I've been taught.
Basically under-expressing one, will cause an over-expression of the opposite on the wheel, and a bunch of other boring stuff as well... BUT as we talked about our families' dynamics and the importance of all four of these emotions, I was very glad that in my house we always had someone there who understood us when we were scared. I found myself very grateful that I was always able to express when I was mad, and that we always had someone to comfort us when we were sad. Emotions can be a tricky thing sometimes, I think. There are so many taboos these days around when, why, where and how to express ourselves, that it's no wonder my psych class is full of so many different people, from so many different backgrounds. One thing we all share is that we have brains and a beating heart, the rest up for interpretation and discussion.
So this is my daily expression of emotion. Right now I am:
- glad that I know what I know, and have learned what I've learned
- scared I may not ever get this paper done, let alone for next Wednesday.
- mad that it's taken me so long to just get this far.
- sad that...well I'm not really sad about anything, but that's okay with me for tonight because I've got enough of the other 3 to hold me over!....NEVER MIND. I just couldn't get through the day without this one. I just broke my hair clip and have nothing else with me to hold my hair up while I study :( sad.
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