I can't believe i am a senior in college already. I seriously remember moving into my doorm freshman year. I wonder where all of the time has gone? I know as i get older time even goes faster, but i would please like it to stop, now, thanks :).
Being a senior in college is bittersweet. I wish i could stay in school for a few more years. Am i really ready to be in the real world and have a real job? I don't know its kind of scary. The good part about being a senior in college is in one short year i will finally get to be with my fiance forever! No more only seeing each other on weekends here and there! We will get to fall asleep and wake up next to each other every day and this makes me very excited to get this year over with (he does have a super comfy bed). I know there will be times when I'm like Luke do you ever go away, but after a few hours i will miss him again. Graduating from college is exciting and nerve racking at the same time.
I'm excited because i feel like Lukas and I can finally start our life together and start officially planning our wedding (although Ive been looking stuff up since the day he proposed) I know where ever we will be living it will be a fun new adventure!
I'm nervous because well i will need to find a job. With the way the economy is this is not for sure. I would love to teach 2nd grade, but i will take any grade i get. I will have to learn to be a big girl and take care of myself, and this can be scary! haha I am also use to living with Janelle, so I wonder if Luke will mind if she moves in with us? haha
Regardless of the future, i still have ONE last year to live it up and i plan on doing that as much as possible. No worries i will keep in mind the whole reason i am at school! I plan on doing very well in all of my classes :)
Its a rainy day here at SR and im ready to go home from work and cook dinner with the roomies!!
<3 lyss
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Photographer
Okay, so here is my first little blurb about wedding stuff. I know i have a long time to make decisions but i like to start looking early and get ideas. To me, one of the main things I'm concerned about if photography. I think this is important because in the end all you have are pictures and the memories. I have this certain idea of how i want my pictures. I like artsy pictures that aren't your everyday angles, colors, etc. I have been searching the Internet and so far I have found ONE photographer near me that i LOVE! Her style is exactly what i had in mind and i love her creativity and personality (from what i gathered from the website). I e mailed her a few weeks ago and I think Luke and I are going to set up a date to meet with her and get to know her and for her to get to know us. The only problem is shes a little pricey, but i guess you get what you pay for. Luke and i were thinking about getting our engagement pictures done in the fall (since i love it and that's when i originally wanted to get married). But i wanted to share the link of the photographer i liked and wouldn't mind some feed back if you think the price and quality are equivalent or not.
http://www.jessicaames.com/
<3 lyss
http://www.jessicaames.com/
<3 lyss
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
new apartment
I have lived in 4 different apartments in my 4 years at college. (2 different dorm rooms and 2 different apartments). When my roommates and i went apartment hunting for our apartment last year, we said where we move is where we are staying! Well we see how much that worked out. We left our previous apartment for several reasons.
The cons about the old apartment:
The first one was that our landlord was a creeper, no joke. (he even sold my roomies bike for 10 dollars and only gave her 9) Anyways they NEVER fixed anything, our fridge was broken for the whole year and leaked water. Second we had only 2 windows and my one roommates room had no window and was the size of a closet (no joke). We lived right one main st. and we heard every car drive by and every drunk person stumble home. Also there were a lot of steps to get to our apt. ok maybe thats a good thing, but not when you have bags of groceries, furniture, laundry, and other stuff you have to lug up there everyday!
The pros about the old apartment:
We were right on main st therefore close to everything in SR. We lived above a tanning salon therefore we didnt have to turn our heat on in the winter! That was a money saver! It was close to the education building, i could be leave my apt 5 mins before class started and still be early!
The cons about the new apartment:
Its farther away from campus about 2 more blocks than my old one. My room and my sisters room is a little bit smaller. There is no AC, even tho the AC in my old apt didnt work. The fridge is smaller and there is less counter space.
The pros about the new apartment:
Our parking is right out front (no steps!) Its cheaper and its not right on main st with all of the noise. Our living room walls are painted a mint green, i mean come on this is a dream come true? There is a washer and dryer in our apartment and my roomies room is BIG! a lot bigger than her old room and bigger than my sisters and I. Our landlord has already fixed our fridge in one day! seriously awesome! haha
The good part about moving for me is that i can throw away stuff/junk that i have accumulated over the past year. This will make it a lot easier when its time to move back home when im done with school. It allows me to rearrange furniture and even redecorate a little different. Here are some pics of the new place so far:
kitchen area.
our small bathroom.
The cons about the old apartment:
The first one was that our landlord was a creeper, no joke. (he even sold my roomies bike for 10 dollars and only gave her 9) Anyways they NEVER fixed anything, our fridge was broken for the whole year and leaked water. Second we had only 2 windows and my one roommates room had no window and was the size of a closet (no joke). We lived right one main st. and we heard every car drive by and every drunk person stumble home. Also there were a lot of steps to get to our apt. ok maybe thats a good thing, but not when you have bags of groceries, furniture, laundry, and other stuff you have to lug up there everyday!
The pros about the old apartment:
We were right on main st therefore close to everything in SR. We lived above a tanning salon therefore we didnt have to turn our heat on in the winter! That was a money saver! It was close to the education building, i could be leave my apt 5 mins before class started and still be early!
The cons about the new apartment:
Its farther away from campus about 2 more blocks than my old one. My room and my sisters room is a little bit smaller. There is no AC, even tho the AC in my old apt didnt work. The fridge is smaller and there is less counter space.
The pros about the new apartment:
Our parking is right out front (no steps!) Its cheaper and its not right on main st with all of the noise. Our living room walls are painted a mint green, i mean come on this is a dream come true? There is a washer and dryer in our apartment and my roomies room is BIG! a lot bigger than her old room and bigger than my sisters and I. Our landlord has already fixed our fridge in one day! seriously awesome! haha
The good part about moving for me is that i can throw away stuff/junk that i have accumulated over the past year. This will make it a lot easier when its time to move back home when im done with school. It allows me to rearrange furniture and even redecorate a little different. Here are some pics of the new place so far:
Desk area.
sleeping area.
living area.
sleeping area.
living area.
kitchen area.
our small bathroom.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
The Beach!
The beach was soo much fun and i couldn't have had a better time. We had wonderful weather, all except for one day when we had to leave the beach because of thunder and lightning. The water was warm, but we did spot some jelly fish (no worries i had plenty of friends that would have peed on me if necessary)! We went to the party block 2 nights, and did a few bars on the boardwalk one night, and went to mackys & big peckers for dinner. We ate in the room a lot bease we were all poor college students! haha. It was fun being able to relax and spend time with my girlfriends! This had been my 3rd beach trip with my friends and i hope to keep it a tradition! After the week came to an end we were all very sad, but i was able to talk my awesome friends into driving to harrisburg to see luke for the night then to continue our trip home the next day! i was SOO very greatful they aggreed because i missed him so much and i will probably not be able to see him again till sometime in september :( But here are a few pics from the beach :)
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Beach Bound
Saturday morning my friends and I will be heading to OCMD! I am super excited because i LOVE the beach and being with my girls (jay, jam. kels)! We are finally all 21 and this could get exciting! haha. Although there is no doubt that i will be missing my fiance A LOT! I feel that its important to have some separate time. We will have plenty of time together later, because we are going to be together forever! (no doubt).
So, i tried to pack lightly and i feel like i accomplished my goal. i am ONLY taking one duffel bag, a small bag for hair and bathroom stuff and my beach bag! My motto was if it doesn't fit im not taking it! haha
welp i hop all goes well at that the beach and i am sure we will have one hell of a time!
lyss<3
So, i tried to pack lightly and i feel like i accomplished my goal. i am ONLY taking one duffel bag, a small bag for hair and bathroom stuff and my beach bag! My motto was if it doesn't fit im not taking it! haha
welp i hop all goes well at that the beach and i am sure we will have one hell of a time!
lyss<3
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Getting Engaged ♥
July 25, 2009 was one of the best days of my life!
My boyfriend/soul mate of 5 years finally got down on his knee & asked me to marry him!
How it went down:
I have been going to the beach with my boyfriend and his family for 5 years. Every year they go to Ocean City NJ. We always look forward to this vacation because it gives Luke and I a lot of time to spend together and on a side note im not ready to leave at the end. Luke and I were both looking forward to this years vacation because now Luke lives and works in Harrisburg, therefore we do not get to see each other as much as we would like. Anyways, it was the first day at the beach and somehow I was able to drag Lukas down to the beach to get in a quick tan :) I accidentally let him get burnt and im sorry about that! haha but anyways we always order take out the first night then head to the boards to see whats going on! After we checked out the boardwalk luke and I decided to walk back on the beach. We then sat on a life guard chair and he asked me what I thought he got me for our anniversary, and I said a blanket but I was secretly wishing something else. And then right then and there on the beach under the moon light he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. After I almost pushed him over, I said YES! I then made a few important phone calls and text messages. We then went back to the apartment where his family was waiting for us with banners, cake, and champagne!
The ring: it is absolutely beautiful! I actually tired it on a few months before when we went looking but now that it was mine, it was even more beautiful and perfect than what I remembered. It is a 3 stoned princess cut with the 2 side stones turned with band accents!
Luke and I are super excited about our future together and we can't wait to spend forever with each other!
The semi permanent date is July 14, 2012!
I will probably be posting different thoughts and ideas about the wedding :)
lyss<3
My boyfriend/soul mate of 5 years finally got down on his knee & asked me to marry him!
How it went down:
I have been going to the beach with my boyfriend and his family for 5 years. Every year they go to Ocean City NJ. We always look forward to this vacation because it gives Luke and I a lot of time to spend together and on a side note im not ready to leave at the end. Luke and I were both looking forward to this years vacation because now Luke lives and works in Harrisburg, therefore we do not get to see each other as much as we would like. Anyways, it was the first day at the beach and somehow I was able to drag Lukas down to the beach to get in a quick tan :) I accidentally let him get burnt and im sorry about that! haha but anyways we always order take out the first night then head to the boards to see whats going on! After we checked out the boardwalk luke and I decided to walk back on the beach. We then sat on a life guard chair and he asked me what I thought he got me for our anniversary, and I said a blanket but I was secretly wishing something else. And then right then and there on the beach under the moon light he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. After I almost pushed him over, I said YES! I then made a few important phone calls and text messages. We then went back to the apartment where his family was waiting for us with banners, cake, and champagne!
The ring: it is absolutely beautiful! I actually tired it on a few months before when we went looking but now that it was mine, it was even more beautiful and perfect than what I remembered. It is a 3 stoned princess cut with the 2 side stones turned with band accents!
Luke and I are super excited about our future together and we can't wait to spend forever with each other!
The semi permanent date is July 14, 2012!
I will probably be posting different thoughts and ideas about the wedding :)
lyss<3
Monday, August 10, 2009
So why did I create a blog?
This is a great question, is it because I have been sitting at home all day relaxing on my day off? It could be. But the truth is I have always kind of wanted one but never found the time to make one. My older sister has one and I love reading her blogs, they are interesting and fun! It is always nice to have a place to write what your thinking or feeling regardless if anyone reads it. More than likely not too many people will probably read mine, but its ok :)
I will more than likely be blogging about how I am feeling, my life, things that I like or bother me, pretty much anything and everything on my mind!
I think it will be fun to look back one day and see what i wrote!
Lets hope I can keep up with blogging, I think it will fun and give me something to do when I should probably be working on school work :)
Lyss<3
I will more than likely be blogging about how I am feeling, my life, things that I like or bother me, pretty much anything and everything on my mind!
I think it will be fun to look back one day and see what i wrote!
Lets hope I can keep up with blogging, I think it will fun and give me something to do when I should probably be working on school work :)
Lyss<3
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