Things have been a little crazy around here for the past month or so! Most of you are already up-to-date, but to recapitulate:
1. Matthew and I are engaged. We are very excited. He proposed on 9-23-09 on a foot bridge at the base of a beautiful waterfall. For the non-facebookers, here’s the facebook album:
Engagement Pictures
We haven’t set a date or made any plans. I need to get all my applications in for graduate school, and then we can do fun things, e.i. plan a wedding.
2. I took the GRE on 9-30-09 and did well on the things that I needed to do well on. I did score VERY poorly in the math section, but I don’t care. I am content with the outcome overall and I’m not retaking. Score one for the home team!
3. We spent the first weekend in October at a game convention. Super nerdy and super awesome. Nikki and I were sort of spectacles, since there are not many gamer-ladies in the community. There’s another convention in Seattle in January and I think we might go to that one too. It’s much bigger, and it’s in Seattle which means fun times exploring a new city. Sounds like an adventure is a’ brewing.
4. Matthew got offered the other job that he applied for, but in the end he decided to stay at his current position. Where he is now, there is more room for advancement, continued education, and overall growth. In addition, it will look better on his resume that he worked at the same position for almost two years, rather than 9 months at one job and 9 months at another. He’s going to have to find a new job where ever we end up next, and he wants to do what will help him most when that time comes.
5. I got a raise! My job is the same though, except…
6. There is a new girl at work and she just happens to be amazing! Her husband is awesome too, and he and Matt seemed to like each other when we all hung out the other weekend. Also, she taught me how to crochet. I’m still learning, but I’m happy to have a new outlet for my crafting needs. It’s all very exciting.
I think we’re caught up to the present now. It’s been getting colder in Portland, and all the leaves are falling off the trees. I really need to go collect some before they’re all brown and mushy. This rainy fall weather has inspired me to pick up my knitting again. I’ve decided that I’m going to make a blanket out of many knitted squares. It’s a hardy endeavor, but I’m up for it. I’ll put up a picture when it’s all done. Unless its ugly. Well, I’ll probably put up a picture either way.
Next Friday, Matthew and I will celebrate our 6th anniversary. I’m going to leave work early so we can have more time together in the evening, but we’re not sure what we’re going to do yet. We don’t have plans for Halloween either. We did get some pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, and I think we’ll carve them this weekend. I do love this time of year!
Overall, things are happy and things are good. I haven’t decided on all the schools that I’m applying to, but that’s what today is for. Matthew is at work and I am at home, so I need to be productive. Better get back to it!