Well, well well......

Man I've been lazy on this thing.

Well not entirely lazy. Its been a really busy two months. Is it already the second half of June?! Holy hairy balls....

So since April, I have finished my schooling and internship, moved home and only stayed home for 5 days before traveling to Ontario for 10 days.

That was awesome! Five months without R was torture, but what a reunion! Of course we didnt have a lot of time to play (like 3 hours) before we had to get to the first thing on our agenda for the week...the church prep.

It was better than I expected. No Catholic agenda was forced upon me which made me feel better about the whole thing. The Catholic deacon that did our paperwork also was very encouraging about raising our children with both of our faiths instead of just the Catholic faith. At least this one endorsed it...I'm sure there will be less "liberal" Catholics along the way. Oh well...

Smile and nod.

Then it was find a new apartment, get our engagement photo taken, work on details for our ceremony, his stag party and my shower his mom was throwing for me. All in all, it was a great time together.

Then I was home for a week where I started working at The Gem. I had worked there before, just not selling...so it was easy and familiar to get back into it. Have even had a few good days selling some items too which feels good. Its also summer and boring at times because we are slow during the day. I'm used to the Christmas madness. I'm just happy to have a job and an income again. Got my first paycheck yesterday in two years...man that was awesome...200 bucks more than I had a couple days ago.

Then it was another trip back to Chicago for my graduation. Also wonderful and R made it down as well. It felt really good to hear, "Master of the Arts" conferred upon us.

Despite the hard work and stress, the shitty people I met, and the troubles of living in the city, I'm so glad I didnt quit or give up on school. I really made a huge accomplishment that not many get to do and I made some wonderful friends I'll keep forever. Without the support of my family and R, it might not have happened. I am truly blessed.

Today started the official immigration process as I made my way to the local police station to get fingerprinted. I'll send out the paperwork to the FBI tomorrow. Here we go...no turning back now!!! You'll probably reading about the immigration stuff for awhile now as I enter this next stage and challenge in my life.

Wedding plans are coming along. Not much left to do, just cake and flowers and other small details. I'm ready for it to be over though, and just ready for the day. Lots of drama and crap which is per usual when it comes to weddings and I dont want to deal with it anymore. Lets just be married and start our life already!!! Only 3.5 months to go!!

Family reunion is this weekend so run, run, run again. Should be a good time, havent had one in a few years. Be nice to see my extended family, in particular those I havent seen since Christmas. This summer is just flying by I can hardly believe it.

My good friend Liz is due to give birth anytime....in fact she's a bit late...come on Baby Tange, the world wants to meet you!!!

EmmyLou is coming home tomorrow! I'm so excited since I havent seen her since February and we'll get to spend at least one day together when we head to Forks to see some friends.

Anywho, thats about it for now. I'll do better this summer, now that I have more time.

Woot!