It's Official

Dan and I signed a contract for the apartment we will be living in after we're married! We're pretty excited about it. Most married housing rent is anywhere from $600-750 per month but ours is only $500. I was worried with such low rent it would be a dump...but it's totally not. The only downsides:

-There is carpet in the kitchen (yuck)
-The bathroom is pink (as in the tub, toilet, sink)
-The bathroom tile is the little square-inch tile and one of the previous tenants replaced all the tile by the threshold to make it look like an entry mat and it says "John" (although I find that kind of funny)
-You can't have kids (though we're not planning on that super soon so it's alright)

The plusses:

-You get reimbursed for any upgrades you make. Dan still has hook-ups to free carpet from his old job so we could potentially make $200.
-It's super close to campus
-We already have friends in the ward (people I knew freshman year) and we've heard the ward is awesome and chill
-There's a lot of storage space
-The previous tenants are offering to sell us their washer and dryer for only $150 total
-The walls are painted nicely

I also finally sold my current contract. I suppose that's not official yet because nothing has been signed, but I talked to someone who said they would absolutely not back out and we're going to get it finalized on Saturday. Even though I'm not too worried I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't fall through. But I've had several other offers so even if it does I should still have back-ups.

In other news, Dan got an internship at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple doing facility management stuff. His first day was last Thursday. Next Saturday he'll be running it all by himself...after only 3-4 days of training. That means if there's anything wrong he's in charge of fixing it, and along with that he's the first respondent for security and health emergencies. Crazy stuff.

Finally........we're getting married two weeks from tomorrow!!!!! And finals suck!

It's December

And that means I can finally say....I am getting married this month!!! I'm so excited.

28 Days And Counting

Dan and I are getting married in 28 days!! I can't wait! Invitations are in the mail (well...at least for everyone who posted addresses on facebook or who are family/friends of my family...still working on Dan's family/friends) and all plans are coming together. I still have quite a bit to do though...

I don't know if I can handle one more semester of school. I am doing bare minimum right now, probably even less than that haha. But I must.

Dan has an interview for an internship with the Oquirrh Mountain Temple tomorrow! He eventually wants to end up working for the church if possible and manage church buildings and/or temples, so we're hoping he'll get this internship. It would be an awesome resume builder AND Dan heard that most of the kids who get an internship through the Church get hired by the Church. The only downside....he has to work 20 hours per week if he gets it, and 10 of the hours MUST be worked on Saturdays. Hello boring weekends. That's okay though. :]

I've decided that you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes. Today I was eating lunch on campus and was observing this guy, and I couldn't decide if he was the quiet but still confident type or if he was very introverted, shy, and maybe even sad. I found myself trying to look at his shoes to make the final decision. Unfortunately I couldn't see them so it's still a mystery. But do you guys agree with me? Or am I crazy?? You can tell who's a nerd, who's a prep, who's a punk, who's a tool, who's high maintenance, who's conservative (not in the political sense) and so much more...Often times I think I can even tell the type of music people listen to by looking at their shoes.

Have You Noticed I've Been Posting More Frequently?

That's always a telltale sign I am becoming progressively more unmotivated.

By the end of the day today, I will have had 9 classes so far this week. I will have attended 4 of them. Don't tell my parents.

I had a 100-point assignment due last week. When I found out that it was taking most people 5-6 hours, I just didn't do it. My teacher will drop the lowest score so I figured if it's going to be dropped anyways, I'm not even going to try.

I have another 100-point assignment that was originally due at midnight tonight. My teacher emailed us and pushed it back til tomorrow night. Guess what I'm not doing tonight? Guess who will be hating herself tomorrow night?

I am totally not trying to complain at all, just state that I am in stuck in a huge rut and have no clue how to get out of it. Suggestions? I feel like this:

(This is a Fathead Sculpin Fish. For real.)

I just want this semester to be over so I can get MARRIED. And I just want next semester to be over so I can GRADUATE. Aaah. Graduate. Today I realized what that actually meant. I've always known that graduation means no more school, but it's real--no more school for ME. I will not attend school. MY education will be complete. (For now anyways.) I will get a job, a job that once it's over it's over, and I won't have homework. Do you know how blissful that sounds!? I'm tellin ya....5 years of college can really burn one out. It is crazy to think that when I graduate, I will have been in school for 18 consecutive years. I might not know what to do with myself. Oh the joyous day!!!

Okay I am rambling now...

11/11/11 11:11

Did you make your wish at 11:11 this morning!? If not don't worry....there's still another 11:11 tonight. Don't miss it, it might be the luckiest wish of your life...unless you live until the year 2111. (Kinda wish I was around for the year 1111!)

To boost your luck, here are all the lucky things I could think of for you:

Happy 11/11/11!

In celebration, Dan and I are going to buy Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 on DVD. I am so excited!!!!! Best date night eva!

Ode to J.K. Rowling

For all you Potter nerds out there.

I am re-reading the Harry Potter series and am reading the very last battle scene in the seventh book. Re-reading the series (several times) has really made me appreciate J.K. Rowling's wit and style of writing. There have been so many instances throughout the books that I think, "Wow, she really thought that out," or, "That ties in perfectly!" But I also really appreciate her humor.

Right now, Harry, Ron, and Hermione are trying to get through the secret passage under the Whomping Willow to get to Voldemort in the Shrieking Shack, and Ron is fretting about getting the tree to hold still, saying "If we just had Crookshanks again!" And Hermione yells, "Are you a wizard, or what!?"

If you recall in the first book, Harry and Ron become entangled in Devil's Snare, which will release its victims when set on fire. Hermione stands around helplessly saying something about needing wood to start a fire, and Ron shouts, "Are you a witch or not!?"

J.K. seriously just ties everything in a perfect circle, makes perfect closes. That one really made me laugh. I am such a dork.

In Lieu of Homework...

Here are some things that have interested me lately/currently:

-I feel like a bit of a fool admitting this, but yesterday as Dan and I were driving past a large body of water behind Timpanogos, I realized that bodies of water are in fact not blue, they are just reflecting the sky. Because water is clear. Or yucky brown.
-Tomorrow I can say, "I am getting married next month!" That's right, 57 days to go! We're on the downhill now!
-I am at work right now and I am dressed as a garden gnome. I even have a giant mushroom sitting next to me on my desk. I'll try to remember to post a picture later.
-I definitely put the dvd "Fantastic Mr. Fox" on our wedding registry list at Target. Also, Dan may or may not have registered for 6 king-size Kit Kat bars at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Call us tacky...because I totally know we are.
-And speaking of tacky, we're trying to avoid "true" tackiness--aka putting on our wedding announcement, "Due to the fact that the couple must drive back up to school, gift cards are appreciated." My mom has been searching the internet for non-tacky ways to say that, and here's the solution she found: on the invite, write, "Visit the couple's website (insert URL) for more information" and then write that nice little tidbit there. So I've gots ta make a wedding blog.
-Lacey's bridal shower is on Saturday. I'm not completely sure if she knows that yet...and I still have a ton to plan.

I honestly tried to do my homework. I have a ton of reading and journal entries to do by tomorrow for my deviant behavior class, but the website (stupid jstor) where I'm supposed to read articles has died apparently. Hopefully it comes back in the next few hours or I'm in deep trouble.

Thank you, that is all.