Snow White
In life there is likely to be an abundance of dwarfs and a shortage of tall princes.
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty is more than skin deep; allow time to get deep.
Cinderella
It’s good to be fashionably late and to leave the prince wanting more.
Sleeping Beauty
The situation will likely be better when you give yourself time to sleep it off.
Peter Pan
Wendy may have fun with Peter Pan, but eventually she will decide it is time to grow up. If only Peter would grow up too.
Little Mermaid
Men never know what you are trying to say until you speak up.
11/10/08
5 weeks left
There is only 5 weeks left in this semester. I couldn't be more excited to be able to move on to the next semester. I have field methods that takes me out into the beautiful geology of Utah every Friday. I couldn't be more excited to have the last hard science class out of the way. I hope that it will be an enjoyable class.
As of right now...I have 1 year 5 months and 28 days left until I graduate...can you tell that I can't wait for that to happen? I am very glad that it is under the 2 year mark. The one year mark will be awesome though. I am just too excited for that day to come. It is 9 months 7 days until I start my student teaching. (Don't think I knew these off the top of my head, I had to go and look at them. I am not that crazy!)
As of right now...I have 1 year 5 months and 28 days left until I graduate...can you tell that I can't wait for that to happen? I am very glad that it is under the 2 year mark. The one year mark will be awesome though. I am just too excited for that day to come. It is 9 months 7 days until I start my student teaching. (Don't think I knew these off the top of my head, I had to go and look at them. I am not that crazy!)
11/8/08
Better Late Than Never
I can't believe how long it takes the financial aid department here to qualify people for certain grants. Here I am coming upon the last few weeks of school and I get an email saying that my financial aid status has changed. There is nothing wrong with that, I had been expecting a grant for quite some time. The year before I got it before the start of November so I counted myself out of the running this year. I go and look at my financial aid and finally one of my biggest grants finally came through. I am on my last year with the SMART grant. It is the best grant that I have ever been able to qualify for. And it only is on the basis of need and major so there is little to no discrimination. I am quite happy that I have that check coming to me in the mail. It will make our savings account more than presentable :)
11/7/08
School
I know that I have posted a lot of woe is me things regarding school, but this semester takes the cake. It is almost unbearable! There are a few days that I have enjoyed the classes and whatnot, but I am so done with this semester I could puke. My teachers like to show that they are superior to the students (duh! that is why you are teaching us!) and they have tons of busy work and show no expectation of quality before you have to hand in an assignment. I have bad teachers across the board. In every class the teacher is less than sub par. I know that it is so close to being done with, but motivation is being completely tossed out of the window as of right now. None, zero, zip, nada. That is all I have to say about this semester.
11/6/08
Football...
I usually have not gotten into football because I was never part of a sporting team that actually won consistently. I was sick and I missed the game tonight but oh how I wish I could have been there. It was awesome!!! 13:10 for Utah. We are still unbeaten. We won against the team that BYU lost to. Nothing against BYU, but it is nice that we can say that before the rivalry game. Endrit is going to be so hoarse when he gets home. He called me Yelling because he knew that my news coverage of the game was at least 1 play behind live. Our defence was awesome. We won it in the last 2 minutes. Not the best offense, but TCU is said to have one of the best defence in the BCS. I honestly thought that we would loose this game. Welcome Utah to a bowl game! I am excited for our team!
11/4/08
Chapter 10 - Wedding
Endrit's parents were taken to Rick and Janet's house the night before the wedding so Endrit and I didn't have to take them to the temple too early. It was nice that we had people coming up from Salt lake and Weston which is a few hour drive so the wedding was at 11:30. Endrit and I were able to get up and visit with each other about our wedding and how it was amazing that we would be sealed for all eternity by noon. We were more in love than we could ever have been but we were starting to get bored. We packed up my dress and his suit and our temple clothing and headed out the door about 8:30 to just go and walk around the temple grounds. We were supposed to be there at 10:30 so we only got there about an hour early.
My wonderful aunt Gloria got there a little bit after us so we had a great time hanging out with her before we had to go inside. My parents called me before the wedding luckily because they were traveling and didn't know if they were going to find an internet cafe that had international calling. I was glad that they did. It was nice to talk to them. I told them when we should be out of the temple after the wedding for them to give me another call. It was definitely an emotional day for everyone involved. My Mom showed a picture of me in my dress to a lady in Ukraine and told her I was getting married that day. It touched that lady enough to at least start investigating the church.
The wedding itself was awesome. We had a wonderful sealer. Alex was my witness and Rick was Endrit's. We had wonderful people there that we wanted to be there to witness out marriage. The sealer took us aside outside the room before the people filed out to congratulate us and told us that was the best wedding he had ever performed. That we had wonderful work to do and that many ancestors were there to witness it as well.
We went outside to take pictures and my parents called again. I talked to both of them for a little while and handed off the phone to the aunts and uncles that came to the wedding for them to be able to talk to them on how it was. I have a cherished picture that shows me on the phone with my parents that I have written an essay about because not many people cherish such a wedding picture.
We went to the luncheon right after the wedding and spent more time with the family and friends that were able to come. It was nice to get some food in us. It was such an emotional day that Endrit and I were exhausted so early in the day. We started to help clean up the gym and were told to just go and relax. It was nice to be able to see all the people there and we said goodbye.
On our way to our 1 night honeymoon, I told Endrit that I didn't feel any different. We had been engaged so long that I didn't feel married. I knew that I was married but I didn't feel different and married was supposed to feel different right? He told me that he had the same feelings. It is one of those things that you sign a paper, you have someone say you are married and it is done. It was definately a weird inbetween that we both felt. All we knew was that we were happy that we were together.
My wonderful aunt Gloria got there a little bit after us so we had a great time hanging out with her before we had to go inside. My parents called me before the wedding luckily because they were traveling and didn't know if they were going to find an internet cafe that had international calling. I was glad that they did. It was nice to talk to them. I told them when we should be out of the temple after the wedding for them to give me another call. It was definitely an emotional day for everyone involved. My Mom showed a picture of me in my dress to a lady in Ukraine and told her I was getting married that day. It touched that lady enough to at least start investigating the church.
The wedding itself was awesome. We had a wonderful sealer. Alex was my witness and Rick was Endrit's. We had wonderful people there that we wanted to be there to witness out marriage. The sealer took us aside outside the room before the people filed out to congratulate us and told us that was the best wedding he had ever performed. That we had wonderful work to do and that many ancestors were there to witness it as well.
We went outside to take pictures and my parents called again. I talked to both of them for a little while and handed off the phone to the aunts and uncles that came to the wedding for them to be able to talk to them on how it was. I have a cherished picture that shows me on the phone with my parents that I have written an essay about because not many people cherish such a wedding picture.
We went to the luncheon right after the wedding and spent more time with the family and friends that were able to come. It was nice to get some food in us. It was such an emotional day that Endrit and I were exhausted so early in the day. We started to help clean up the gym and were told to just go and relax. It was nice to be able to see all the people there and we said goodbye.
On our way to our 1 night honeymoon, I told Endrit that I didn't feel any different. We had been engaged so long that I didn't feel married. I knew that I was married but I didn't feel different and married was supposed to feel different right? He told me that he had the same feelings. It is one of those things that you sign a paper, you have someone say you are married and it is done. It was definately a weird inbetween that we both felt. All we knew was that we were happy that we were together.
Chapter 9 - Reception
We had been planning our reception for a long time. We were only having one and it was going to be in Weston. It was going to be the day before the wedding because I just wanted it out of the way so that people wouldn't look at us weird like I have seen with every other reception that we had gone to. I just don't like the dumb questions that newlyweds have to endure all night.
Endrit and I...or possibly just I wanted to have pictures of us in the dress and suit to put on the tables for the reception. I agreed to meet with Brydie, my sister-in-law the morning before the reception so Endrit and I had enough time to take the pictures, head a half an hour to Logan, do 1 hour printing and come back and have time to get ready and set up the reception. Luckily I had the Stewarts that were my savior through all of the wedding process. They were my alternate family and I truly love them and all that they did for me. I found out that Brydie was with them getting sheet cake and I have to say I truly turned into what bridezilla is supposed to look like. I just wanted to go to the church and take pictures. I wanted more time! Brydie was so patient and kind and we took pictures in street clothes, wedding attire and Endrit and I were gone to logan with about 3 hours to spare before the reception. Thank goodness for the wonderful people that set up the reception more beautifully than I could imagine. I walked in, put the pictures in the frames, got into my dress and had a few minutes before I stood in my "line" with just Endrit and I.
We had many friends and family show up from around the area. From Pocatello to Salt Lake people came to our reception. I even had my brother and sister-in-law fly in from Kentucky. I was lucky to have them there. There were a couple of things that bugged me but they were minor and I have subsequently gotten over them but I was just touchy at the time. I didn't get away from sly remarks about the wedding taking place after the reception so we wouldn't get "confused" but it was a great night. At the end of the day I sold the table cloths that I made to the decorator for her use and I packed up the dress and cleaned up then Endrit and I went home where he slept in the front room, I got the bed and we had a great night's sleep.
Endrit and I...or possibly just I wanted to have pictures of us in the dress and suit to put on the tables for the reception. I agreed to meet with Brydie, my sister-in-law the morning before the reception so Endrit and I had enough time to take the pictures, head a half an hour to Logan, do 1 hour printing and come back and have time to get ready and set up the reception. Luckily I had the Stewarts that were my savior through all of the wedding process. They were my alternate family and I truly love them and all that they did for me. I found out that Brydie was with them getting sheet cake and I have to say I truly turned into what bridezilla is supposed to look like. I just wanted to go to the church and take pictures. I wanted more time! Brydie was so patient and kind and we took pictures in street clothes, wedding attire and Endrit and I were gone to logan with about 3 hours to spare before the reception. Thank goodness for the wonderful people that set up the reception more beautifully than I could imagine. I walked in, put the pictures in the frames, got into my dress and had a few minutes before I stood in my "line" with just Endrit and I.
We had many friends and family show up from around the area. From Pocatello to Salt Lake people came to our reception. I even had my brother and sister-in-law fly in from Kentucky. I was lucky to have them there. There were a couple of things that bugged me but they were minor and I have subsequently gotten over them but I was just touchy at the time. I didn't get away from sly remarks about the wedding taking place after the reception so we wouldn't get "confused" but it was a great night. At the end of the day I sold the table cloths that I made to the decorator for her use and I packed up the dress and cleaned up then Endrit and I went home where he slept in the front room, I got the bed and we had a great night's sleep.
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