i really wasn't going to start one of these until i had the first bun in the oven, because quite frankly i've never had anything interesting enough to blog about. however, i've recently felt an urge to start documenting things in my life and there are a few things coming in my near future that i would like to be able to look back on in years to come. so, really, right now this is for me. but, if you find yourself the least bit interested in my ramblings then feel free to read on. once the aforementioned bun is in the oven...or should i say out of the oven, i expect a much larger audience and my writings will not only be for me. i think that will be a while though. ; )
so, as i stated before, there are a few things coming in my near future that i wanted to take the time to write about so that in years to come i can look back and remember these special occasions! the first is that we are building a house! i will actually have a home to call my own soon! it's really kind of by accident that it is even happening. we wouldn't have even seen this in the plans a year ago, but it is and excited doesn't even begin to explain how i feel. the land we are building on is actually the lot right beside my parents. it is actually pretty special to me that i am going to be able to be right beside them. i pretty much knew that i would be on the same street regardless, but as fate would have it i am actually going to be next door! you may or may not know that my dad's parents live beside my parents house, so that will be 3 generations living beside each other! pretty cool! and i guess that goes to show just how important and special family is to me...to all of us.
the second reason that i went ahead and started a blog kind of ties into the first. as most of you who may read this already know, jason and i have been together for well over 5 years now and if i collected a dollar for everytime someone asked me when we were getting married i'd be paying for a honeymoon in italy. : ) i wish! but, to finally answer the question...soon! we've talked about it since the first year, because we both pretty much knew it would happen, but we wanted to make sure everything was right. i've never been one to rush into anything. i wanted to finish school and get a big girl job first and foremost. it was always important to me that i come into a marriage able to contribute. basically we were comfortable how things were for the time being, but within the last year or so the urge to start our "real" life together has been stonger than ever. i'm ready! i'm all about timing and knowing something is right in my heart before i do it. whether it's buying that expensive cheese at the grocery store or marry the man that i love. i think i get that from my dad. i remember being a kid and wanting to do something or buy something or whatever and my dad would say, "just wait a minute, let's think about this." so thanks dad...for making me think about things BEFORE i do it. it isn't always the most exciting way to live life because as a result of this quality i am not very spontaneous, but i haven't made any big mistakes from acting too quickly, so i'll chalk that quality up as a plus. so anyway, i want to be able to put into writing all of my feelings along the way. i couldn't be happier! so let the planning begin!
*note* most of this was written quite a while back. i made a few edits and additions today and decided that i need to finish what i started!
