So I got engaged in May...right before my birthday, to one of my friends from high school. When we started dating in December everything happened so fast, it was like it had always been that way. My friend soon became my best friend and I have never had someone make me feel like such a wholesome person. Yea he makes me feel good about myself, but most important he's like that one person in my life that supports me and my dreams and respects me as an individual, not just his "other half". Honestly I never thought that existed, I thought when I got married I would come to the crossroads of "this is who I used to be" and "this is who I'm going to be". But I was wrong, I can be a wife, friend, and one day a mother without losing my identity, without compromising my dreams. When we announced our engagement, no doubt everyone was going to be surprised. I didn't exactly tell everyone that I was madly in love...I was too worried that I would be criticized for falling in love so soon. what I was really surprised about was that I was questioned about whether or not I was settling. I never would have believed that I would ever be the type to settle. Of course, not everyone had the chance to get to know my fiance, true, but they know me...right? Maybe I looked at it all wrong, and I just didn't give them a warning. Anyway...all is good. Everyone is excited for us and I am beginning the wedding plans....from Cincinnati. It's complicated but not impossible. Well we don't have a date yet so there is not serious rush, but if I learned anything from all the magazines and websites I've been reading, planning takes so much time and work that I need to give myself at least a year. I don't want to wait that long, so I am trying everything I can to get going without losing focus on my schoolwork and job hunt (in Cinci and Cbus)! Anyway...engagement isn't what I expected, it's definitely so much better! He is the most amazing match for me ever I couldn't ask for more!
As far as school goes, I graduated in June. Yay...sort of. I have another class I have to take and instead of proceeding with wedding plans and job searching, i'm stuck here for another 3 months for this one little class. Don't get me wrong, I love Cincinnati so much, it's gorgeous and has so much to offer, and my friends here...well most of them are scattered about the country now...but it's so hard to just try to go out and enjoy the summer when I have so much to do.
So what now? Oh there's finishing my last class, job hunting in cinci, job hunting in cbus, wedding planning....oh and the everyday things like bills and looking for someone to sublet my cincinnati apartment September-December. Oh and I have to squeeze High school reunion in there somewhere....ahhhh. :) all in good fun....ish.
