Brett and Liv!

One of my best friends got married this past weekend! Most of you reading this were probably there, but I thought it was still blog-worthy.:)

It was a great weekend. One of the best parts was that I got to spend a lot of it with Mom. (we went out early together to make bouquets and set up for the reception, etc.) We really had a ton of fun working together, even with all of the stress and craziness.

Brett and Liv are of course adorable...but with the last name Steffen, how could you NOT be a perfect couple?:) It's actually pretty weird that Liv and I ended up with the same last name. I mean, what are the odds?

Besides the fun with the last name, I'm also very excited to have someone else to talk to about the joys and challenges of marriage. (It kind of stinks being the first of your friends to get married) So, congrats and God's blessings Brett and Liv...and let's keep these weddings coming guys!:)

Uh Oh...

So, my right eye has been bugging me lately and I found out today that it has an ulcer! (as in an open sore...eww) I didn't even know people could get ulcers on their eyes. Apparently it can happen if you wear your contacts for too many hours a day or don't change them as often as you're supposed to (oops). Yeah, and they leave a scar. The good news is that it's on the lower part of my eye...my eye doctor told me that the scar can actually end up blinding you if it's up near your cornea and all that important stuff! Lasik surgery is sounding better all the time.

Well, that's my exciting drama for the day.:) And may it be a warning to you all to remember to CHANGE THOSE CONTACTS!

Tagged

I think a couple of people have tagged me by now, so here are my "seven things":

1. My favorite colors are green, orange and cream...which incidentally happen to be the paint colors in our house. I just realized the connection for the first time the other day.:) Those colors also seem to end up dominating in my closet if I'm not careful.

2. After four years of having my hair cut short, I have finally relented to growing it out. (Bryan has been hinting at it for a while now) So here I go. Wish me luck...and patience because I'm not sure I will be able to make it.

3. I am pretty much obsessed with traveling. I'll go anywhere and everywhere. The weird thing is that I am extremely frugal but for some reason have no qualms with splurging on traveling. We all have our vices I suppose.

4. Ooh, here's a good one. I have precisely 65 days until I'm done with school. More specifically, I have 1,564 hours or 93,849 minutes until the end of my last final exam. I just figured that out on this customizable countdown thing I found online.:)

5. I love Polaroid cameras. They are so much fun...it's like every picture is instantly vintage.:) You can imagine how happy I was when my amazing husband surprised me with a camera of my very own this past summer after I had been going on about how great they are.

6. I'm also crazy about books. I love the way they look, feel and even smell. I usually buy them on trips as souvenirs. Bryan's a big fan too and we dream of someday having a house big enough to hold more than our one bookcase.:) That one is already overflowing and I'm sure we're not done with our library.

7. My new favorite sport to play is tennis (It used to be ultimate frisbee). This might have something to do with the fact that I'm married to someone who is very good...and patient enough to give me private lessons. He SAYS I'm getting much better though.:)

Fall Break

Hey everyone, it's my FALL BREAK!

That means that we're half-way through the semester. (MY LAST SEMESTER EVER!) That also means that I don't have class until next Thursday! Yep, that's right...a whole week off. I'm in heaven. Or will be once I get a couple of homework assignments done tonight and tomorrow.

Then, tomorrow afternoon, Bryan and I are leaving for a mini 4-day vacation. We're going up to see Nick in Madison and are planning on spending a day in Chicago on the way back. We're very excited.

Plus, the leaves are starting to change and the air is getting all crisp...which always seems to give everyone that happy "fall feeling." Yes, the time for hoodies and apple cider is back. :)

So...I wish each and every one of you a beautiful fall!