February brings new things!

Can you believe it's February already? Things couldn't be any busier right now with work and school (3 papers due this weekend!!!) but i'm thankful things are going well despite that. I thought that it would be too overwhelming, and so far, it has been bearable, so that's been a blessing.

I'd love to write on here more, but I really don't have a lot to write about these days. The superbowl party we had last night at the DePriest's was so fun. It was awesome getting to know new people from church and have fun, food and fellowship...my favorite things! :-)

I'm going to France at the end of February to visit my bestest friend from my growing up years, Pam! She's a missionary at a Chateau there and has been there on her second term now for 13 months. It's been that long since i've seen her and I can't believe it. So I've decided that during my break from school, i'm taking off of work. I randomly bought a ticket one day and will be headed to Franace February 27th! You can imagine the excitement there! :-)

Something funny....I have a feeling this month will be filled with many exciting things. Well, when Paul and I talked about getting engaged and rings, etc. back in November...I had mentioned that he could propose NO later than April because I need a good 6 months to plan! But I told him that Ferbruary would be perfectly ideal because that'll give me 8 months...and i need 8 months to plan if i'm working full time and taking 18 credits at school. So off and on we'll quickly mention it and I just have this feeling it could be any day now. I've already seen my ring actually. Back in November was the last time I saw it. Paul and I went to this "Mom and Pop" shop near where he works and found the perfect ring. The guy in the store was so personal and told us that these rings were one of a kinds. They do not mass produce them, so any ring I chose, no one else would have...which i REALLY liked. So I remember telling Paul that it was probably way too expensive (because from what I remember...it was GORGEOUS!!! Unlike anything I've seen before!), and that we should just look elsewhere. But he assured me it wasn't too expensive and made sure it was the one I wanted. From then on out, I've tried not to think about it much. I obviously know what ring I'm getting but what is really exciting is that I can't remember exactly what it looks like...because there were so many details on it! I just remember really liking it a lot. So needless to day, it's not one of those traditional stories where the girl is completely surprised haha. And both him and I are okay with that because #1 - He wanted me to really love the ring i'll have the rest of my life and #2 - We needed to plan a little when engagement would happen so that I can figure out what is going on with school. So I guess we'll see what happens soon :-)

I'll be in touch!