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My How Times Fly!

Well since I have been home from Rockford, it has been like ALL school ALL the time. Oh and wedding planning. LOL! I feel as though I should review…

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School
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With Electronics, Signals and Systems, Operating Systems, and statistics, life has been full of homework and anger. It’s very hardware heavy and I am learning that I’m not interested it in. I am more of a software person. And of the software, I’m not so much a coder as I like to apply my knowledge of software and logic to other things. Don’t get me wrong, I still think coding is cool and I enjoy it. But I don’t want to be pegged a code monkey!

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Wedding (* http://www.weddingwire.com/piperandben *)
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My last post mentioned something about bridesmaid dresses. Well, apparently I wanted brown! Funny story, I now DO have the dresses and they are indeed a yummy chocolate brown. Emma and Sarah look stunning in them! Granted, I still need to get them shoes and figure out their hair.

I have a dress! Let’s just say that I look like a cloud! The dress is awesome and I just glow in it! I really can’t wait for Ben to see it! I hope everyone thinks I look as amazing as I feel in that dress!

I have my first cake tasting next week so I will let you know how that goes.

Flowers are a work in progress. Since there are going to be so few flowers, it is looking like we will just order a kit online and have a flower party the morning of the wedding. I have heard of a couple people doing this with great success. Plus, my dad’s secretary has been a florist before and said she would be happy to help. So, yay!

I need shoes and hair accessories. BUT my hair and make-up are taken care of.

The men-folk are completely taken care of. Ben will look so handsome (*dreamy stare*).

We have the reception site (*Dave and Buster’s, I know…it’s badass*) and the pastor.

It’s really coming together!

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Work
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I go back to work the day after Memorial Day! It is coming up fast. I’m trying to get more done on the wedding before I go because it will obviously be difficult to do some things when I am gone.

I am going into a new department which is actually something I’m interested in doing for my career. It is called software quality and basically I just make sure stuff does what it is supposed to do. Plus I write documents and I have discovered a real knack to make technical stuff understandable. Sadly, many people I was looking forward to working with have been laid off. Not only did I consider them friends, but i knew they had a lot of knowledge to offer me. I won’t be working with my favorite Supervisor Sue either. But at least we are in the same building! LOL! I can’t wait to see my Rockford best buds Alicia and Cheryl. I’ll feel like a girl again! My lunch buddy Mike and I will have much to discuss upon my return!

Plus my soon-to-be little sister Ali and I will have a blast! I love her to pieces!

Basically if you can’t tell I am super excited for summer. I know it will fly by and then when I come home it will be about time for a wedding!!!!!!!!!!

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Summary
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This year has been hard. With the above mentioned stressful school, wedding planning, AND having people I have been looking forward to work with, I had my first grandparent death. Then an aunt was diagnosed with cancer. There was arson at my school. My parents have been having trouble with our church. Some plans and goals I have had will be postponed (i.e. I don’t think I will be graduating when I thought I would be which would be delaying when I get a job). The only true bright spot is the wedding! I really am just getting through day by day to get to October 10th. Throughout all this stress, Ben has been SUCH and help and comfort to me. Plus we have been working on our faith together which has been a real bonding experience. I know that there will be more rough stuff ahead for the next couple of years but I know together and with God’s help we will be more than fine.

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THE END

 

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