i'm dreaming of a white thanksgiving

everyone looks positively alaskan today.

discoveries: 

i need to train moses or milo to sit on my feet for me.

vw golfs and icy roads do not love each other.

oh, and this lovely bit of in formation: muncie indiana has no money.

i'm actually really enjoying the snow covered scenery.  it is happening a little earlier than normal, but i don't mind.  it is the holiday season after all.  i'm hoping that mother nature gets it all out of her system right around christmas time and decides to give us an early spring... in january.

socially awkward... and not the good kind, either.

i depended on a vending machine dinner, once again this sunday evening. i have a shift at the computer lab from six until midnight every week. it is horrible.

but anyway- tonight i was really enjoying my cheddar and sour cream ruffles a lot. so much so, that i had a huge urge to rip open the empty bag and lick the inside clean... there was so much flavor to be had! alas... i am working.. in a public lab... in a very visible point of the room. i am just not brave enough to be that embarrassing tonight... so as i type this with one hand, i am slowly and sadly dropping the bag into the trash with my other hand. goodbye deliciousness.

also, i was taking a sip of my hot chocolate, and i missed my mouth, pouring it all down my chin... the best part was that i did it right as some one was walking into the lab looking right at me. all i could do was giggle and apologize. ugh. i don't think he really minded too much, but still. i would prefer to appear like i'm kind of cool or something.

i am kind of a really big nerd, i think.






crap... i just realized that i could have easily folded the chip bag up and saved it for later. ugh.

the dress

my mom and i are discussing the possibility of making my wedding dress.  i have looked at pictures of a lot of dresses, and i just can't really seem to find one that either hasn't been worn by a friend (shel, your dress was amazing... bah), or has the style i am looking for. the idea of going to a bridal store and trying on dozens of dresses makes me cringe.  i am very against the idea of taking part in stressing over planning  everything, and i want to be able to look back on the day and have a lot of good memories tucked into it... not reminders of all of the hectic dress fittings and negotiations with vendors.  so when it comes to finding the perfect dress, there is great appeal in spending time with my mom putting a pretty dress together. she is very weary, but i am not... that may be because i have very little experience or knowledge about sewing anything and she does, so she has a better idea of what making a wedding dress would entail... but i'm feeling optimistic about it.

to persuade her, i am looking at patterns and finding fabric samples that will give her a better idea of my ideas. i went to joann fabrics today and got a few different shades of silk and a few different lace patterns.  it was really fun to hold two-inch strips of fabric up to my face and imagine what an entire dress of those fabrics would look like.  i have my favorites, but i'm looking forward to showing my mom and talking with her about everything.

i found a how-to website that teaches how to make a dressmaker's form out of duck tape.  i figured that that would be a useful tool to have on the occasions when my mom and i are not able to be in the same place to work on the dress.  plus, if i ever decide to take up sewing as a hobby then i would be able to make clothes for myself with out the awkward process of pinning fabric on myself.

it is so tempting to show kevin the fabric strips, but i'm going to try and resist. he hates surprises, but i think if i can wait to surprise him with this then he will be very pleased.  we'll see if i'm strong enough to keep it hidden.  in order to cope with not showing my best friend, i am basically showing every one else... so if you have a craving for looking at fabric samples, let me know- i can help you out.

happy birthday mr. nichols.

i caved and bought the real simple wedding magazine yesterday.  it was just so lovely to flip through and i couldn't resist the urge to mark pages of ideas that i liked.  bah.  it is so fun getting married.

today is kevin's birthday.  after promising a delicious breakfast... and then failing to actually do it, i owe him one hell of an evening.  i hacked his facebook account, and posted that it was his birthday (that silly boy didn't have it up there), so now people can know, and make him feel facebook-loved.

i found (a.k.a. some one else found, and i'm taking the credit for it) this really cool personality quiz today.  i haven't had the time to do much reading about it so i have no idea about the science or method behind it. but based on the order in which you choose a series of colors, it describes for you what kind of stress you have, the kind of environment you crave, and what kind of challenges you face.  it was really interesting and mildly accurate for me.  you should check it out.

taking a bow at precinct twenty eight.

i went him this afternoon to vote. when i walked in, this little old man volunteer asked me if it was my first time voting.  i was 17 during the last election so i replied with a sheepish, yet proud, "yep."  all of the sudden he announced this news... to every one in the room.  they all were clapping and cheering... it was really embarrassing.  after i turned in my ballot, the little old man walked up to me and we chatted about the day.  he said that this was the most important election of my life.  i told him that i agreed. it was nice to share that with a stranger.

barack got the very first vote of my life.  i'm happy to offer it.

love and marriage.

want to know why i haven't posted anything new lately? wellll... basically i've been bursting at the seems, and needed to stay away before i declared things that i needn't declare yet.  now that the family members all know, i can finally post something...

kevin has asked me to marry him a few weeks ago, and i said yes.  

lala.  i'm so excited.  we are thinking of getting married in the spring or summer of 2010 after we graduate.  we are really happy to begin planing our wedding and our life together.  

i have started a website for every one to keep an eye on our wedding plans.  there are other things on the website too, like a recipe index, and a blog about my new found ambition of getting in shape. the link to it all is on the side of this blog, but you can also just click right here. so far i only have a few of my random ideas for the ceremony, and pictures of the wedding party, but you can go take a look anyway.

the summer of 2010 could not come soon enough.