New follower

I am pleased to say I have a 4th person who reads my blog! WOOOO :) To add to my dad, Conni Jo, and Amanda, we can welcome my girlfriend Nichole to the bunch. She informed me last night that she actually reads this thang! Spotlight on Nichole >>>She dates Eric's cousin Tommy...scratch that because they just got engaged! So anyways our fiances are cousins which we discussed one night with some of the other Bacigalupi cousins girls and found hilarious...we figured out, "Hey...we all date cousins?!" It was pretty funny because we are all friends anyway and then we actually put it together that we'll be family down the road. Fun times.
Eric & I helped coach t-ball last night which was fun (in part because I never played past t-ball so I'm on their level). Then we met up with Tommy & Nichole for dinner. Today is back to facing the reality that I have to finish this semester of school. This is my list of things to do: show up to class (4 total classes +supervision), present on Appalachian culture and identity, take a quiz on couples counseling, and take a Multicultural Final Exam...then in the summer I just have supervision for my work at Central State NO CLASS. This is the most surreal shiz because I have had back to back class since Kindergarten. I mean summer off during college was great, but I always knew I'd be goin back in the fall. This is like for real dunzo. (throw back to Laguna Beach). So I really still have to finish my dissertation (actually START my dissertation) and move to St. Louis for a year, but that is definitely not going to a scheduled class :)

Anniversary

Today is my 4 year anniversary with Eric. It will be the last time this anniversary really means much of anything because in 39 days we will get married and make a new anniversary. The one I am celebrating today recognizes that he & I decided we liked each other. Enough to say, don't you go hooking up with anybody else or you will piss me off! Really, our anniversary was prety funny the 1st 2 years, as Eric kinda pissed me off on both (being drunk and asleep on one). Last year he proposed on our anniversary, so that was pretty damn sweet. This year he is going to go to this lecture with me about sexuality (something I have to go to for school and is open to the public so he agreed to go too) and then we're gonna get some sushi. I am pretty pumped that from now on when we celebrate our anniversary (May 12) we will celebrate a day when we said vows to each other and started our lives as a family. That is SO much better to celebrate than us agreeing to be exclusive :)

It feels weird that soon I will be a wife. I am excited, but the whole title of it makes me feel a bit old. I think I'll go with wifey for a while til I have a kid or something! Also, soon I will have a new last name. I am not really in love with my current last name as it is very German and hard to pronounce for people...but my new last name is going to be pretty much the same (German and hard to pronounce). I think if I hyphenated my name I would sound like Hitler's niece or something. Not the connotation I'm going for.

Sometimes the day drags onnnnnn

I have to have a certain # of hours to complete my contract with Central State. I have never been shown this contract, but apparently I am working under it. So, I have to force myself to stay and work when I could think of so many other better things to do with my time. I love seeing patients, but the other crap I have to do is pretty annoying. I have been watching the clock since about 10AM for 4:30 to get here. I have 1.5 hours left...

Heading to the fish fry tonight and can't wait to EAT! Fish sandwiches and macaroni & cheese make my heart sing during Lent.

Blogging on the clock

I would feel bad for blogging on the clock, but I am locked out of my shared office so that people can gossip/chat without a student around. My stuff I was working on is in there, so basically that = I can chill? Anyways, now that match is over I am SO into wedding stuff. I have ordered some decorations and accessories + working on invitations & bridesmaid gifts. Also, yesterday I booked our honeymoon in ......KEY WEST!

This is one of the pools at out place >>

We are staying at Southernmost on the Beach...still gotta book flights & a car to drive from Fort Lauderdale, but I am PUMPED! Eric & I have a lot of fun when it's just us and we love to try new things, so I can't wait to explore Key West and do stuff (snorkel, see tortugas, eat alot!?)
Next weekend is my 1st bridal shower (for family) and I am excited about that too. Gives me a reason to get my hair done (which I have been putting off) and maybe buy a new shirt? haha I'll take any reason I can get!

MATCHED!

Ok, so sorry for that cliff hanger and then no news...I matched!

Friday morning I woke up early so I went to the tanning bed and picked myself up some Panera. On the way home I got a text from a friend saying that she had gotten her match news...!!! I got home and told Eric (who was upstairs) that I was going to check my email...nothing was there yet. I wasn't supposed to hear til 10AM and it was only like 8:25, so I wasn't surprised. I decided to check out Facebook for a minute. I looked back at 8:30 and noticed that I had a new email. AHHHH I said APPIC Match Result!!! I hollared up at Eric "I got an email!!. E- "OK...and??" me- "Should I open it?" hahaha He knows I am crazy. I opened it and it said ST. LOUIS VA MEDICAL CENTER!!! My #1 pick!! I ran upstairs and Eric met me at the top...I say "Do you wanna know what it said?" I told him and we literally jumped around for a minute. I was so excited and called my baby sister. She was supposed to have come over to wait with me, but we got the news early. She was asleep and tried to be excited, but wanted to go back to sleep. I continued calling and texting family and friends. Then I realized about 2 hours later that I forgot to call my Nanny (grandma)...She said she was so worried :( But she was so happy to hear that I got my #1 pick! YES!!!

Countdown

I'm sitting up awake while Eric sleeps. He's had a long day so I told him to knock out, but I'm still wide awake. Match day is today...but its only 12:30AM and I find out around 10AM lol. Tonight after class I got sushi & tried to chill out. My muscles have been really tense, so I've been trying to "breathe" out my tension...that's my health psych coming out. I've decided tomorrow won't make me or break me. It won't compare to the best or worst days of my life & its not life or death. My heart will go on...thanks Celine. Anyways the countdown is down to mere hours...updates to follow. Life just keeps on getting more interesting.

The Waiting Game

Sorry I haven't posted in a while (to my 3 readers). I have been not so busy, but busy at the same time. I have a lot of major life things happening
1. Selling my house (it's been shown 4 times this week!)
2. Planning my wedding...and impending marriage :)
3. Contemplating where I'll be living next year.
4. Taking my last semester of classes EVER!
5. Trying to work on my dissertation.
AND
6. WAITING, next Friday is match day... & I'm vewy vewy newvous.
My life is going to change a lot soon & I hope I'm ready. Breathe in breathe out. No stress. Only happy thoughts.