Adulthood is quite scary....

I dislike coming up with a title for blogs or anything. 

Pinterest may be something I have to ban myself from to get homework done.  Most definitely delete my iPhone app for it at least.  Currently taking 12 hrs, my first full-time load of classes in a long time, and it is an awesome schedule.  I go to class on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only, from 7:30am-12:30pm with an hour break from 10:30-11:30.  The best part that just makes it AWESOME is all my classes are in the same building.  I have to run up or down a flight of stairs to get to class.  That's it.  True it's fun making it on time to the 7:30 class but the rest of it I'm in love with.  Not too much written work either, I just have a ton of memorization, quizzes and readings. 

I've started my planning for the big day I guess.  Have tons of research and testing products to do.  I bought a wedding magazine and been thumbing through it.  Marked the pages of all the dress I love, all the dresses I sorta like, and all the dresses I would give a chance plus some other bits of info on random stuff. 

So far the colors I'm torn between are white, off-white(ivory), gray, green, yellow, butter yellow, a light pinky peach, and a light dusty blue.  For the bridesmaids I know the gray and blue will look the best on them.  Argh there's so much to do.  I'm actually thankful I started now instead of waiting til I had a year to go.   I already bought Clint's ring that he picked out.  I know I want the guys to wear gray and would love it if they just wore a suit.  I have 2 notebooks almost set up for all the planning - one for addresses and one for planning in general.  Not too worried about the photography or wedding/reception invites, I'm marrying a graphic designer!  Whoot whoot! 

Getting married in Ireland is looking difficult from the marriage licensing requirements.  Second option is Scotland just in case.  I just don't know if Clint can get off of work long enough to meet the Irish requirements. 

The more and more I think about this, I realize this is it.  This is the end of my young carefree immature adult life and the beginning of all the scary adulthood.  Not that I haven't had my fair share of the latter, it's just more real.  I'm on my way to becoming Mrs Elam.....eeeeekkk  that's just weird.  And yet so exciting, I just want to start dancing and jumping around!  That name change is a lot to take in. 

I have a lot to do.  A lot of shopping which isn't enjoyable for me anymore after working the sales side of it.  I don't want to become a bridezilla and that is my ultimate goal.  Job-hunting, dress-hunting, bridesmaid dress-hunting.......so much. 

So it's time for me to wrap this up - homework needs to be addressed plus I'm sickly so have some meds that will hopefully make sleep possible.  Made my first hot toddy tonight and it really helps my poor sore throat.  Not my poor sore ears though or my poor upset tummy.  Nose faucet is still running like crazy as well.  I hope and pray we get a good solid freeze so my allergies will not be awful this spring/summer.  I want to play in the sun!!! 

I'm really enjoying the main auditorium class at church on Sunday mornings.  Discussing worship and the typical mindset and how that typical mindset prevents us from having a good spiritual worship and praising God.  Giving Him glory.....not just running straight to Him  with prayers when everything is falling apart.  My main actual New Year's resolution that I actually set for myself is to work on just being an overall better person in general not just a better Christian.  What's the point of being a good Christian if you're not a good person in the first place?! It's just not possible.  Next up praising God more through prayer and not focusing on how much the singing is off or that guy two rows behind is way off or the songleader started this song way too high!! 


My advanced German communication teacher has been giving us fun common quotes for every day life - auf deutsche!!  So I figured I would post them on here as well.  Hoping to start being able to type this blog more in German and French soon!!

~ Mann muss Heu machen, solange die Sonne scheint. 
   --Make hay while the sun shines.  :-)