so far, this weekend has consisted of eating pizza at 10pm last night, talking on the phone with my fiance until midnight when my dear friend Kara arrived from Alabama. this morning we chilled out, played some ping-pong and then ate lunch... then took a walk to the frozen and snow-covered pond before she left with her brother. since then, i've been working on Earth Science and writing a paper on Dichotomy and Trichotomy. Now I'm heading back to my dorm room where I'll work on even more homework before taking a relaxing shower and heading to bed.

i miss summer
and can't wait for spring!

i want a new camera. mine barely works. and the batteries are dead =(

byebye

in 130 days i will marry my best friend

the past weekend i worked like a woman on a mission.
My mission: Wedding Planning.
Among my many errands, I

• confirmed bridesmaid dress styles/delivery
• confirmed tux style/colors and got a fit-by date
• reserved a block of hotel rooms for the out-of-town guests
• priced the wedding cake at a bakery
• bought bubbles and yellow ribbon (to tie on the bottles) for the guests
• looked over flower choices and got some great ideas
• narrowed down invitation choices
• worked on the guest list

Lastly, I organized a huge wedding planning notebook that I'll be keeping all my info for everything from the ceremony details, tux rentals, flowers, and music, to honeymoon directions and our registry.

Now I must put wedding-related stuff out of my mind until next weekend. Or I will never get my homework done.

worshiping in the Congo

[i found this picture in the Jan. 17th issue of World Magazine, taken by Sherrlyn Borkgren]

film by Anna

taken Oct. 2008 while we were out climbing one warm afternoon

here, there's snow
everywhere!
it's very pretty and soft and white, but way too cold.

i can't wait for the fresh, warm spring breezes of March and April.

it's Tuesday morning, around 9:40 and i'm eating a bowl of raisin bran (technically a mug of raisin bran), listening to Feist, and getting my books together for class. today i have computer applications (cake!), major cults (intriguing), and earth science (slightly boring-- we're learning about rocks).

bye now!

sjkdfhk

lauderdale by the sea, FL

с новым годом!
Bonne Année!
Happy New Year!
Ano Novo feliz!

2009 is here
another fresh start
another January 1st
another day of life
a brand new year full of surprises!

I'm so excited about this year! so many wonderful new experiences and events will take place; some i already am planning on and some i have no idea about are gonna happen!
biggest excitement:
my marriage to my best friend!

to ring in the new year and celebrate sisterhood,
next week my sister and i are flying to Florida for a few days of beach sunning, swimming, and exploring :) can't wait!!!