hello all :)

well, it's been a little while...i don't have much to talk about but i'll give ya the skinny on what's been going on.


i'm having a lot more fun than i thought i would be having at the beginning of the summer...but it's still not as good as school and i can't wait to move back! (15 days and counting!)

i had a bit of a surprise today...adam and i went to visit paw paw and he randomly decided to give me maw maw's wedding rings which she had set aside for me...and let me tell you somethin, this is NOT a small amount of blingage we're talkin. adam and i had planned on shopping that day so while we were at the mall i took it into one of the jewelry stores just to get a rough estimate on how much it's worth...they told me that the diamonds alone are worth at least $1800! woa! so yea...then i felt really weird all day cuz i'm like "i'm carrying around like 2 grand in my purse right now..." but ANYWAY the sad thing is that i would never wear the ring as is...it's just too big and too much for me...so i have a choice to make: leave it as it is and just let it be passed down throughout the family...OR use the diamonds and possibly the gold to make a different ring/jewelry out of it. here's the thing...there are 18 smaller stones in the double band and then a big solitaire on the engagement ring...so i'm thinking if i did use the stones for something else, i could at least get 2 rings and a pair of earrings out of it...and if i do that i can give one of the rings to my sister, which i'm sure would a) make her feel awesome and b) be nice because then we could both have something of hers to pass down. after thinking about it all day i'm leaning toward the make something out of it option because i feel like something like this should be appreciated and cherished, and i don't think that can be done if it just sits in a box and is never worn, ya know? any thoughts people?

adam and i are doing REALLY well, i love our relationship right now. i think we got a lot of kinks worked out this last year and through all of the fuck-ups we've gotten something really good out of it. i have no doubt in my mind that he's the man i'm going to marry, and i think he's finally at the point to say the same about me (except of course...substituting "woman" in there, haha...) point being, things are great with us and i firmly believe they will continue to be so.

hmm...what else? ... i don't know...my life is pretty boring really, i just work a lot. oh, the rollerblading is coming along nicely, the last time we went i didn't fall a single time, so that's an improvement :) once i get up to school i'll have to scope out my best paths for getting to class with the least amount of interference from bad pavement and people haha.

oh, the 2020 desk job isn't going to work out for the fall...but she made it sound like i'm pretty much guaranteed a spot there for the winter because she REALLY wishes she could hire me. so...i'm currently trying to find a part time job because since i'm bringing my car up this year i'm gonna need somethin to help pay for gas at least! i guess my first choice would be the hills desk, not that it's great or anything...but it's money and its easy and i can probably get a position there very easily...BUT i saw on the GV job board that EGR is looking for a swim coach...which is tempting...very tempting...i might e-mail them my resume and see what happens...the only thing i would worry about is whether it fits in my schedule and how far of a drive it would be...because i want to skimp on gas as much as possible lol.

well, i think that's it...please, if any of you have an opinion or suggestion feel free to comment. :)

i can't wait to see all you GVers again soon!!!!! MUAH!