Onward
For anybody who still checks in with our little blog, I’m sorry it’s been so long since the last post. Up until last week, our life was sort of on hold because I still hadn’t heard from all my grad schools. As most of you probably know, I did not get in to any of the programs that I applied to. I don’t see this as a sign that I shouldn’t be in grad school; rather, I see it as an indication that my applications did not aptly express my skills and potential for success in the field of writing. I’ll need to do some self-reflection and think about what I need to do to prepare for another round of applications this fall.
On the bright side, Matthew and I can now seriously discuss our wedding. We’ve decided that having a fall wedding won’t be reasonable if we want to get married any time soon. We don’t have enough time to plan and carry out a wedding this fall (plus I just started my new job and don’t want to ask for a large chunk of time off). If we wait until next fall, then we’ll run into the same problem as we did this year: living in limbo for months while waiting to hear from my schools. So, we’re pretty sure that we’re going to get married May 2011. We’ll do some preliminary planning this summer, wedding stuff will be put on hold while I work on my grad school applications in the fall and winter, then from next January to May we’ll finish planning the wedding. Though it’s not official, I do have my heart set on The Gale Mansion for the venue. Pretty beautiful, isn’t it? More about that later.
About my new job: it’s still awesome. I don’t want to work in a dental office for the rest of my life but, for the time being, I’m very happy. I enjoy all my co-workers, I love that I walk to work (and home for lunch) and the pay/hours/benefits are much better. Matt and I will be able to save much more each month for the wedding/future in general, and that is a relief.
Since its been almost two months since the last update, here’s a brief rundown of what we’ve been up to:
Grandpa came to visit
We attended (and had a fantastic time) at another nerdy board game convention called Game Storm
Had a lovely Easter Dinner with our friends
Visited Matt’s Uncles and Nana in Medford
And my engagement ring got a new look after I had the silver polished to removed the “smoked” effect
So there you have it. Lots of planning and preparing in our future, but we’re optimistic and, most importantly, happy.
