Hello again to the five of you who still have a subscription to my blog! Now that i have all sorts of things going on in my life to talk about, i of course have less time for blogging. I do miss it, though. It’s good to be back. 
Three major life-changes have taken place since the last time i wrote. The first was a new job! I started work at Spindustry Interactive a little over three weeks ago. I’m still doing web design, and i actually have a full work load for the first time since college, and i really enjoy it. I won an award for fitting in right away, because on my first day the office prankster sent out an email to everyone and spelled my name wrong where he mentioned me in it. I hit reply-to-all and corrected him. They apparently loved that.
On my third day of work, Nathan surprised me when i got home with a note which he instructed me to read in private. The note was beautiful, and featured a series of little drawings. At the end it said “come find me,” and when i went to him he knelt down and asked me to marry him! Needless to say, I said yes. I cried and cried, and then we went out to a nice dinner and called our families to tell them the news.
So with a new job and a new jewel on my finger, i figured the only thing to do was buy a new car. A few months ago i sold my Saturn and bought Nathan’s Blazer for insurance purposes. The Blazer was great for plowing through the snow last winter, but the body was rusting badly and it needed at least one repair, so i decided to trade it in on a newer snow-worthy vehicle. I won’t go into the details of that story because car-buying proved to be quite a stressful process. Suffice it to say i have a new 2004 Honda CR-V and – yes, it’s a manual transmission.
Prior to my test-drive, i had driven manuals on all of two occasions, and both attempts had involved an abundance of tears and frustration. But, hey, everyone told me i’d learn to love it, so why not? Right??
I’ve been driving my Honda to and from work this week, and today was the first day that i managed not to kill it even one time. I have not been a quick learner with this. Digital stuff is easy to learn – Javascript? No problem! But physical things take a lot more practice.
Speaking of Javascript, i will still be taking classes on Monday and Tuesday evenings for five more weeks. If i take a class next semester it will only be one, because now that i’m working full-time, six hours of classes each week is cutting into my free time a little more than i’d like. Learning programming has been pretty fun, and i think next i need a refresher course in Flash (especially since i’m supposed to be the office Flash expert at Spindustry).
As beautiful and wonderful as last fall was, i think this one has definitely rivaled it. I had never heard of any such thing as “engaged bliss,” but i’ve discovered that it exists. Or maybe that’s just understood to be the state of being engaged. Everything is so lovely. I feel terribly fortunate.
Thursday, November 12th, 2009 10:55 pm • jobs, life, relationships
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November 13th, 2009 at 5:52 am
You guys are so cute its gross
November 13th, 2009 at 7:59 am
yeah … niki’s right, but you know it’s true!
I love it!
Last weekend I was telling Mark before he met you that you’re like the cutest couple ever, and at the end of the night he was like, “you know, they really are like the cutest couple ever. It’s kind of gross.”
haha.
November 13th, 2009 at 9:53 am
Congratulations on everything! What exciting changes!
And I love the last picture… it’s perfect!
November 13th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Great to see a couple on the right track. Stay focused, stay happy. Love to you both. Dad
November 13th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
My jaw dropped at the image of you two in the leaves. So so beautiful
November 18th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
I’m so beyond happy for you!!! And I agree with Stephanie F – that last picture is breathtaking
November 18th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Thanks everybody
December 1st, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Dude… I am so beyond happy for you. Looks like everything is coming together exactly the way it should, and for that, I am very pleased. Now, time to share some of your good luck with the rest of us.