I'm now on MySpace...

It's been an incredibly long time since I've posted. I apologize for taking such a long hiatus. Life is finally slowing down for a week or so. Wedding invites are in the mail - well, half of them anyway. Bagelheads is still pretty fun. I've been working "Drink & Drive" the past several weeks. That just means I'm a barista, only not at Starbucks. And I also work the drive thru. I don't get to say, "Would you like fries with that?" or use a little intercom headset. It's actually only a call ahead drive thru. People don't get that, though. Then they have a tendency to get upset when they've waited in line for 20 minutes just to get to the window and see the call ahead only sign. I always feel bad turning them away, but we're not exactly fast food and it would make my job way more complicated to take their order.

That was a silly rant. Wedding stuff has been a lot of fun. I had a shower Saturday. I was overwhelmed with the number of gifts. And several people from my church apologized for not being able to make it or send a gift yet. I am so grateful to everyone for how much they care about Jon and me. They hardly know him but they love us both so much. It's cool to know how much they care.

I've been saving my tip money for the honeymoon. We're going to Nashville and we'd like to stay somewhere nice, so I figured it would be a good way to save a little cash. I've been saving for almost 2 months now. We don't get a lot in tips, but somehow I've racked up over $300. I'm pretty pleased with that. Actually, I'm downright excited about it! I had no idea I was making that much money!

School is good. I have 4 A's right now, and they're strong A's. I've only made 2 since I started college. I'm proud of myself. The other class I have a B, I think. I think it has something to do with not having Jordan around to make me skip class...;) Jon won't skip unless it's to study for another class. What a nerd.:)

I think that gives you a good update for now. I've missed blogger...

Well, school has started. That's a good place to start. My classes are alright. Nothing terribly exciting. It's going to be a lot of reading and even more writing. I'm about to head to work where I'll be training at a different position: cashier. It's more money (tips), and I'll get more interaction with people. I think it'll be fun, and, at the very least, it will be a change of pace. I'm thinking about looking into some other options though. I just have this weird feeling about BagelHeads. I have this fear that they aren't going to keep being so cooperative about Sundays. They put me in prep so that it wouldn't be so obvious that I had Sundays off, but now that I'm moving to cahier... I'm going to look into substitute teaching. There is a shoratge of substitutes in Escambia County.

Yesterday was my birthday. VEINTE! (That means 20 in Spanish:)) I had about 10 phone calls yesterday, a decorated apartment and car, birthday whippings from my roommates and a wonderful breakfast from Jon. He brought me Chick-fil-a and Hardee's along with a morning paper and presents. He gave me the MAS CD and a Nickel Creek concert poster from the tour that went through Tuscaloosa. He was looking for the one we saw in B'ham, but he couldn't find it yet. This one is the first of four that he intends to get for us to frame for our apartment. Jennifer and Rob sent me flowers. Gerber daisies to be exact. Very pretty. Tonight my parents are coming to take me out to dinner at Copeland's. Then Jon and I are going swing dancing. It has shaped up to be a great birthday!:)

Now it's time to go to work. Eat bagels or die. Just say no to doughnuts.*

*These are not necessarily the views of the blogger or any of her affiliates.:)

It seemed a little bit surreal until now, but it's kinda sinking in that I'm getting married in 4 months! 115 days to be exact. My dress came in yesterday (it only took 2 weeks). My ring FINALLY came back from being sized today. Apparently in Florida 2-3 weeks really means 5. OK, so it could be California (the company is there, but the production happens in FL). Either way, someone will get onto me for picking on their state.:) I would post a picture of the dress, but Jon would probably then start reading my blog again, and we can't have him seeing the dress yet.

I have found a new friend at work. Her name is Julie. We got to talking yesterday while she was washing dishes and I was chopping something (because that's what I do - chop things). Somehow we ended up talking about faith. I found out that she has a passion for home missions, and I told her about camp stuff. It was so cool to know that I work with another believer. I was starting to think I was alone. When I was leaving she told me the exact thing that I was thinking about her. She said that when she first met me she knew there was something different. She didn't think anyone could act like that and not know God. She's like that, too. Her joy is just constantly shining through. It was so awesome to hear that someone saw my faith in my actions. I worry about that a good bit. I'm always afraid that I'm not bold enough. I pray that now that we know we're not alone, maybe we can start making an impact at Bagelheads...

Maybe... But only for a little while... By afternoon it'll start storming again... That's been the MO for the past two weeks anyway. It will be bright and beautiful and HOT for an entire morning. About an hour or two after I get home from work, though, it starts thundering- just a little rumble- then comes the downpour. But that's OK because I have good rainy day music. I just downloaded Nickel Creek's new album on RealRhapsody (it's legal, I pay for it, I promise). It's perfect for the current weather and mood.

Jon comes home tomorrow! I went to the grocery store today to get everything for a big, wonderful, "welcome home" meal. I know he'll be tired so I hope to help him relax on his first evening back in town.

I'm thinking about going to Olive tonight for Crossroads. I'll be by myself, but I've gone to church by myself before. Granted, I knew at least one person there when I went by myself. Here I won't know anyone. If I go to Hillcrest it's fairly likely that I'll see someone I know, so maybe I'll go there. Or I could just pick some small church at random and see what they have to offer. Hmmm... Decisions, decisions. I guess I should decide quickly, though, since it's already 6:30. OK, yes, that's what I'll do now. Decide where I'm going to church. OK. Ready. Go.

Well, I fianlly have internet access at the apartment. It's really a good thing, too, because I've had very little to do after work. Jon is in North Carolina on a BCM trip, and I'm sticking it out at home. Oh yeah, I have a job now. I'm the "prep girl" at BagelHeads. Basically that means I slice meats, cheeses and veggies, and I make the cole slaw and chicken salad, etc., etc. Anyway, I have today off so Mom, almost Mom-in-law and I are going to get silk flowers for the wedding. Then Mom and I are going to pick up some more fabric for hiding the sanctuary as much as possible. My church is... How do I say this nicely?... Ugly. It's very blue and it makes me feel like I'm in a fish bowl. So that will fill up this day. I spent Friday-Sunday in Pinson with Jen and Rob. I found my wedding dress (which I would love to post but then Jon would see it). I decided on bridesmaids dresses, too. So this weekend was also preoccupied. Yesterday,however, I was a little bit lonely. I got off work early so I had even more time to kill. I made lunch and played on the computer a little bit. I layed down for an hour for a power nap. It was nice. When I woke up I decide I needed to procrastinate cleaning the place so I took some movies back to Blockbuster and wandered around Target. I came back home. I almost hate to post what was next; it sounds a little pathetic... I watched a Cary Grant movie and ate ice cream sitting on the couch in my PJs. Wow. That's pretty bad. It's just that almost everyone I know in P'cola is in North Carolina. Actually, I have a new friend who invited me over sometime this week to watch Audrey Hepburn movies while Jon is gone. I think I'll call her today...