sleepy as always

so, it's ridiculous how busy you can be when you throw a wedding into the mix. just fyi.

cake, fabric, flowers, food, uh...invitations, meetings galore--it's something every weekend. don't get me wrong, it's actually pretty fun, but i'm wondering what on earth i ever did before i started planning this bad boy.

work at work is work, and hours seem longer lately since i've been less busy in the office and more antsy to get my "extracurriculars" done. i have, however, gotten a slight foothold in the door of bumping myself into marketing-dom...maybe. well, at least my nervous, background murmurings have been made a little clearer and i'm being kept in the loop a little more. maybe my opinions will strengthen so i can start to matter a little more soon. i don't know. it's definitely something i want and need to grow into, but it's kind of awkward-going. i really do have to prove myself, and i'm worried that what i want to prove might not be quite where anyone wants it to be. sure, i'm smart on paper, but do i really have enough to offer?

in the meantime, i've been spending my evenings trying to work on a couple side projects. logos are all the rage on my laptop, and while they're not disney world-exquisite, i'm kind of proud of what i'm working on. now, if i could just get a little quicker and a lot sharper.

so, time to go look those art projects over for a few more minutes so i can catch some shut-eye. funny how the longer you've been in a routine, the longer you tend to sleep in (after a while, you really start to know exactly how little time you can get away with when it comes to washing your hair and zipping 10 (?) miles down the road).

anyway. i'm kind of tired, and i swear that my computer screen keeps swaying back and forth. onward with my plans.

goodnight.

Nine Twenty-Four A.M.

so, i'm engaged. yayyyyy!

hehe. understatement of the century, right?

it actually happened about a month ago, on a bench in radford. we were looking for cars, so i didn't question being there in the first place. although, pulling into the campus parking lot was a bit of a red flag. that, and the whole, "hold on a second, i forgot my toboggan" thing.

we walked through this perfectly deserted concrete and brick wonderland, and even though it was cold, we were happy. when we went to look at the decorations on the fountain, he asked which bench was ours, and one hug and "i love you" later, the ring was on my finger and we were smiling out of our ears. he spun me around on our way back to the car, and my nervousness began as I bit my fingers and contemplated how to tell my parents.

(they were happy, by the way. not surprised. but it's still bittersweet to bring a ring of diamonds home to your daddy and mommy.)

and, there you go. the understated version of our love. spark-noted for an easy summary, but also to spare the gooeyness. don't get me wrong, i love love, but i can't stand the thought of making anyone vomit with my happiness. better to be asked before doing that.



and, until later...