So I finally found a ticket for a little under $400; and now I get to go to Texas this coming weekend! I can't wait. I'm hoping to have all my schoolwork for the week finished by Weds. or Thurs. so I'm not panicking about having that done on time. I also want to pick up some bridal magazines to read on the plane, and then maybe go through them together and pick out somethings both of us would like at our wedding.
I still don't have a job, but I'm going to look tomorrow and see if there are any openings at any of the elementary schools for a part time position. That'd be cool since it'd give me some connections in the industry I plan to work in full time. I'll keep you updated on that. I may just end up working as a tour guide at Green Meadows Farm. Eh.

Does anyone know if airports allow you to take a cd player onboard to listen to music? Or an Ipod? (One or the other would be good!) I was looking at some of the things they have listed here, and under electronics, it mentions neither of the two but it says you can still carry a laptop and/or a PDA and stuff. It'd be great to know ahead of time!

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So, I'm trying to get ahead in my schoolwork so I don't fall behind while I'm off in Texas this weekend, and I can't find the quiz that's supposedly available on the site to complete it! Grr. I think I may email her tomorrow morning if I'm still unable to find where it's posted at.
I cannot wait until this weekend, people. I can't even sleep I'm too excited and nervous all at once. Sigh. Four and a half days until I get to see my fiance again! It doesn't seem really real yet for some reason. I think it'll finally feel totally real once I have a suitcase to pack my stuff in on Friday. And when I go shopping for bridal magazines on Friday. I talked to him yesterday, and he said they'd let me carry a CD-Player on board, but I can't listen to it...uh, that's kinda the point in bringing it onboard, so I don't have to pay to listen to music on the plane that I already own. It's not like I have much money in the first place, but whatever. His dad stopped by and gave me some money to use on the plane and a hotel if I should need it. (My fiance lives on a mil. base and it may or may not be allowable to have me stay with him on Sunday night..) It's technically Edward's money, since he's going to pay his dad back.
Have you ever seen Sleepy Hollow? If you're into horror movies, go see it. If not, DON'T WATCH IT. Seriously. I love Johnny Depp, and I've always kinda wanted to see this movie. Well, it was on TNT yesterday afternoon, and I watched about 10-15 minutes of it before I was jumping up and squirming because of what happened on-screen. I tuned in about half-way through the movie too, so I don't know what happened before the parts I saw, but I told my fiance (who's seen the movie) that I'll watch with him so he can tell me when to shield my eyes. Ehh. It's a creepy movie from what I can tell.
I've made a list of some possible songs to play at our wedding. There's two definites on there, and then the rest may or may not be played. Our weddings not for another year or so, so there's plenty of time to decide on a final song list right? I think my aunt may end up singing at our wedding. I didn't even know she sang, but apparently she sang at my parents wedding! Some of the songs though, including one of the definites, are made for a guy to sing. (My Girl is definitely for a guy to sing, not a girl...)
I think I may have found thee perfect ceremony and reception site. (http://www.cypressgrovepark.com). I requested more information about the weddings they hold there, and I'm going to visit the place sometime in the next few months hopefully.

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So the instructor posted the link to the quiz either late last night or early this morning. I'm gonna skim through the chapters one more time before I take the quiz. Even though we are allowed to use the book as a reference, we only get 30 minutes to complete the quiz. That's gonna mess me up BIG TIME since I sometimes have to read things four or five times before I understand what it's saying...
Anyway, everything else I'm doing is surfing the web, and waiting to board the plane on Saturday to see my fiance. I cannot wait...why does time move slowly when you're waiting for it to move, but when you want it to stand still, it speeds up? One of lifes wonderful mysteries..
Edward says he wants to talk to my brother...but he won't tell me what he wants to talk to him about. What does he want to talk to him about? Now my curiousity is killing me. My brother doesn't even get home for another hour! Edward says he'll tell me what he wants to talk to him about after he talks to my brother...which is probably going to be another whole day of me wondering what he wants to talk to him about! I hate waiting. I really do. And this whole next year is just going to be waiting, isn't it? Darn. I'm gonna have to find somethings to fill up my time while he's away...maybe I can find a school to transfer to that has a lot of activities I'm interested in....

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I want to scream. I'm having major cramps, I miss my fiance terribly, and I'm having the most difficult time getting my assignments done for class. I just don't want to do them. (It's really only one half-finished assignment and discussion postings...and the postings are what I'm really trying to avoid for as long as possible.) The time monitor/plan? Forget the plan--I was too inconsistent with whatever I was doing once Ed left. Though I would like to see if I could actually follow a schedule, even for a day. I don't know if I should turn the assignment in for partial credit or try and email my professor and explain the situation or what. Aye. At least I have a little over twelve hours to decide still. Though she'll probably mention it in the mandatory chat tonight..

Jay wanted to see my left hand at church yesterday..to find out if I was lying about being engaged? I dunno, but my ring is not actually an engagement ring...even though I AM engaged. The ring I'm wearing right now is a promise ring Ed gave me when he first left for bootcamp. I'm not sure how badly I really want or need an engagement ring. Doesn't a wedding band mean something more? I'd rather a wedding band than an engagement ring to only be worn for a few months..

During service, Pastor Karl mention the Army and the war in Iraq. Nothing specifically about it, but about the training the Army provides you before sending you off to war. I just got a day off from my incessant worrying, and he brought it back. Thanx, Karl. Anyway, something he said got me to thinking. About a really big decision I've been struggling with for years..I want to talk to Ed about it when he comes back though before I say what it is. I've been able to push the issue under the surface for quite awhile, but Karl said something (don't remember exactly what) that brought it right back to surface. I was so happy just avoiding it! Wow. Karl brought up two issues for me. Thanx again, Karl..grr.

Emily has decided to have me come over to her house every Thursday. (I agreed, so I can't really complain, but she's not my favorite person in the world.) I'm hoping it gets us a better relationship before I marry Ed. (For those that don't know, Emily is Ed's mom. I'm not comfortable calling her my mom though. Even if she is going to be my mother in law..) I love his sister's though; Elisa is soo cute! And Erica's cool. I dunno about Elexis though, she's kinda quiet really. At least, it seems that way around me. I don't really know Eric and Xiomara though, and they don't live here (at least, I don't think they do) so I can't say anything about them. I met them only twice before...

Everyone, please keep praying for Ed and everyone else in his unit that's over in Kuwait right now. Please. I need him to come home; I don't know if I could handle him not coming home and I really don't want to find out for sure. Just pray for him, ok? That's all I want from you guys right now. Just to pray for him and all of the soldiers fighting for our freedom overseas.

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Wow. I haven't blogged on here in almost two weeks. Sorry, I've been busy trying to catch up on schoolwork (unsuccessfully). And I've got a major paper due tonight that I am having a really hard time finishing. Can you start a paragraph with the word 'Which', or is that bad grammar??
I actually don't care. I probably should, but I don't. My grandma passed away the other night on Saturday and I can't stop think about her. Mostly about how she's not going to be at my wedding, which is something I really wanted. Yeah, she'll be there in spirit. But it's not the same. I can't even imagine my wedding day anymore, even though I still want to get married. I don't know. I just feel like I've lost control over everything. Emily wants me to use fake flowers at my wedding; I think fake flowers are ugly. She wants me to get my hair done by someone she knows cause it'll be free; I don't care about the money when it comes to my hair, I want to be able to trust the person doing my hair. I can't trust someone I don't know; Cindy, the girls who's been cutting my hair since I was nine will be doing my hair. I don't want the same photographer that Eric and Xiomara had at their wedding; I know plenty of photographer who can take way better pics. My dress? It's going to look good. Trust me. Just stop telling me how to plan my own wedding! It's my wedding, what I want I'm gonna get. Well, as long as Ed's okay with the decisions. It is his wedding too, isn't it?
Which reminds me, I finally got an address to mail him care packages and things! As soon as UPS drops off my MilKit...it's been 10 days; you said 7-10 days for delivery. I'm gonna complain if it's not delivered today. Actually, I shouldn't count the weekends, but still. He mailed me something within the last month (don't know what..and he won't tell..), I want to mail him something too! Aye.
I'm gonna go try and finish my paper now..wish me luck! (I need an 'A' in this course!)

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So...Ed left this morning. He's currently in Atlanta waiting for his next plane to take off. I miss him so much, and it's only been a couple of hours since our last kiss!! Sigh. These past two weeks went by way too fast. We visited OCSA, which was okay. It was great for him, he really seemed to enjoy visiting everyone back there. I don't know, I liked seeing everyone again, but Ms. Cajigas. She kinda spoiled the entire thing for me, making me feel stupid. God, and she wonders why I never talked to her about the problems I was having senior year?? I'm sorry, but I still cannot stand to be in a room with her and it's been almost two years since I graduated! Ugh!

Anyway, Ed and I went to the mall one day and I applied at Billabong. Haven't heard anything from them, but I have to go back and turn in two other applications for Claire's and Starbuck's, so I'm gonna go back and ask for a status report. Ed seems to love the idea of me working at Starbuck's, so I'm going to try and really get that one if Billabong turns out to be a no-go. Also going to visit a couple of other stores and ask if they're hiring should I not get the others. I really like the idea of working in a mall. I could go shopping during my breaks!! LOL. Probably not the best way to save money though..eh, well. There is a food court so I'll be able to choose from a great variety of menus during lunch and dinner breaks. There's a Nature's Table for healthier options, right?

I'm gonna need a day to ride the bus and figure out approximately how long that would take. And to figure out which buses to take and where to switch off. I'm thinking the 26 from Poinciana to the Osceola Sq. Mall, and then the number 4, but I don't know if the number 4 goes all the way to the Florida mall. My change box is definitely going to come in handy for this!!

Let's see, what else did Ed and I do while he was here? Spent a lot of time with his family. They are so cool, I love all of them! I think they might be getting a dog too, Eddie wants one and all the girls want one. Eddie said he was going to the place where they have the dogs today to play with them, and I hope he had fun! Dogs are cool, but I've become more of a cat person having had cats my entire life. All my neighborhood friend's dogs all bit me too..not a great first impression of dogs, huh?

We took some portraits at Wal-Mart, those should be developed and ready for pick up at the end of February. We also went to Walden's and I got a couple of health/fitness magazines along with Seventeen. Also tried Red Lobster for the first time-it was good. I like the place; I think it's too bad I'll probably get to eat there only once every couple of months or so since my mom can't stand the place. We went out to a sushi bar last night, they had some awesome cheesecake for desert. Me and Sarah didn't really eat anything, though she probably at a little bit more than I did. I haven't seen Sarah since I quit Publix, so it was kinda cool to see her again. Found out we've got a few things in common-love of mountains, dislike sushi, don't eat a lot, etc. It's interesting how our lives are kind of becoming intertwined I guess. I don't really hang out with Ed's friends that much though, like Mike and Joel and such, but I do think they are pretty cool guys.

I think that's the end of today's blog..I have a couple of other things I wanted to share, but I think they can wait until tomorrow. God bless!

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