Lucky

Well, it's been a while since my last post, but here I am again.  Life is good and busy, hence my absence, not that anyone noticed I'm sure.  Well, let's start with the holidays.  They seemed to have flown by.  Between working about 60-70 hours a week and trying to enjoy my life with my family and friends, the whole season seems like a whirlwind, and a lovely one at that.  I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas and New Years.  Both were an absolute ball.  I was also apparently a very good girl last year or at least that's what you'd think if you see all of the presents I was lucky enough to receive.  My wonderful fiance gave me some lovely items, including a beautiful emerald palm tree necklace.  

I was also lucky enough to start receiving items for my China pattern for once I'm married.  It's Wedgwood and it's beautiful. Here's what it looks like:

Some more very exciting things happened. Very exciting and very big.  The first is that my lovely fiance moved into town! He lives less than 5 minutes away now and  I couldn't be happier.  I think it's a great thing. The second big thing is we picked a date for our wedding!!! How exciting is this?  There's actually a date for when I get to marry the greatest man I know. It's beyond exciting to me. 

So, aside from that, life has been going on as normal, as tiring as that may be.  I still work a lot and try to spend as much time as possible with my friends and family.  I did hit one major milestone while slaving away, however.  I managed to pay off all of my credit card debt, which is huge for me.  I amassed most of it while in college and have been paying it off since moving home.  It's done and it will never happen again.  I still struggle with organization. (This is said while staring at the struggles throughout my room.)   I've been steadily moving through all of the products I have collected along the way; including candles, lotions, soaps and anything else that can be used up.  If it weren't for a minor weight gain of a few pounds over the holidays, I'd be beyond impressed with myself, however the weight makes me sad.  Anyway, there will be plenty more updates in the coming days, weeks and months. Stay tuned.